[red irish]

I think most of this stuff is because of law suits,the school does not want to have a kid hurt themselves and then be sued by the parents.

[Freedom4US]

Exactly correct. Trampolines are pretty much extinct because of that. Years ago families were much less litigious. Our “monkey bars” in grade school were constructed over asphalt! People got hurt, but nobody got sued. Oh well.

[Think free or die]

I'm sure lawsuits are a big part of it. There are also a lot fewer places to go horseback riding for an afternoon, and ski lift tickets are very expensive, thanks in part to high insurance costs. We've lost a lot for the illusion of complete safety, which of course never existed and never will.

It isn't good for our nation to have such coddled youth. Times aren't always peaceful and prosperous.