[xeno]

I agree, but does anyone really believe dodgeball is a sport? In my elementary school it was downright vicious. Why dont the PE programs focus more on teaching kids basic fitness and how to have a healthy body and lifestyle no matter what their athletic ability?

[ladylib]

That's fine, but let kids who WANT to play dodge ball play dodge ball. I hated it myself when I was a kid.

[Renegade]

Physical Fitness????? Our PE people teach our kids how to play checkers, Chinese checkers, chess, bowling, and minature golf at the middle school level.
While this goes on, our multi-million dollar gym sits idle.
This program actually has a name--" Lifetime Activities "
All the things WE did with mom and dad , instead of being parented by an institution.

[southern rock]

I agree, but does anyone really believe dodgeball is a sport?

It's more of a game than a sport. But then again, so is baseball. What's your point?

[Dr.Deth]

Dodgeball is just a nice respite from hockey and lacrosse... they need to start those in gym right around 3rd grade.

[ohioman]

"I agree, but does anyone really believe dodgeball is a sport? In my elementary school it was downright vicious. Why dont the PE programs focus more on teaching kids
basic fitness and how to have a healthy body and lifestyle no matter what their athletic ability?"

Your comments make me wanna barf. Typical response from a wimp.

[MEGoody]

I was the chunky, unathletic kid way back when I was in grade school, and I absolutely LOVED to play dodge ball. For some reason, it was the one athletic activity I excelled at. (And it ended up making me much more inclined to be active, because I knew there were SOME things I could do.) Of course, the game was played with adult supervision, and anyone who purposely tried to hurt someone was yanked out of the game.