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(Reuters Health) - - Negative childhood experiences in physical education (PE) classes may have long-term effects on adult physical activity, a large study suggests. Researchers conducted an online survey of more than 1,000 adults, ages 18 to 45, across 46 states about their best and worst memories of their PE experiences, as well as their attitude about physical activity now. The 392 male and 636 female respondents were recruited by an internet service for monetary compensation

DETROIT (CBS NEWS) — Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a 10-year-old Michigan boy accused of assaulting another student by throwing a ball at his head during a schoolyard dodgeball game. While the boy no longer faces criminal charges, “the mother of the alleged victim had every right to go to the authorities and the authorities had an obligation to investigate,” Maria Miller, assistant prosecuting attorney at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office, said in a press release. Miller’s press release also points out, “When this case was reviewed by my office, no one paid attention the race of either party.” In...

'We're asking kids to hit other kids with an object and that’s no longer appropriate. We don’t use kids as human targets anymore,' says Judy LoBianco, former president of The Society of Health and Physical Educators. Despite the popularity of a recent celebrity dodgeball game featuring Michelle Obama, many are calling for the banning of the game among children. “We’re asking kids to hit other kids with an object and that’s no longer appropriate. We don’t use kids as human targets anymore,” says Judy LoBianco, former president of The Society of Health and Physical Educators. “The aggressors are going after...

Michelle Obama rose to "The Late Late Show" host James Corden's dodgeball challenge and led Team USA to victory over Team UK.

The moral problem is that dodgeball encourages students to aggressively single others out for dominance, and to enjoy that dominance as a victory

Thousands of academics are gathering in Vancouver for the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences from June 1-7. They will present papers on everything from child marriage in Canada to why dodgeball is problematic. In its Oh, The Humanities! series, the National Post showcases some of the most interesting research. The games children play in schoolyards are famously horrible, if you stop and think about them. Tag, for example, singles out one poor participant, often the slowest child, as the dehumanized “It,” who runs vainly in pursuit of the quicker ones. Capture the Flag is nakedly militaristic. British...

Every day it seems that our country becomes increasingly insane and the further deterioration of our country becomes move evident. Nowhere is this trend more prevalent than it is in our schools. Over the last several decades, many physical activities have been banned at schools with dodgeball being the big baddie that had to be put down. Now comes news that at the Weber Middle School in Port Washington, Long Island, have banned footballs, baseballs, games of rough tag, and even cartwheels without the supervision of a coach or an adult. Yes, the wussification of America continues its relentless pace....

WINDHAM, N.H. (CBS) – Dodgeball has been bounced in Windham. The classic gym class game has been a rite of passage for years, but dodgeball may have met its match in the form of the Windham School board, which at a recent meeting voted 4-1 to end dodgeball and other so-called “human target” activities, games with names like bombardment and slaughter.

You can not imagine just how screwed up the State of New York is. After evaluating summer camp injuries they realized that fun games like dodgeball and even wiffle ball resulted in physical injuries to children. So what did the DOH do? They issues a list to camps telling them that camps that let kids play these games will be subjected to more scrutiny. Whatever that means. The reality is that the games listed are what would be called competitive games, and what the Nanny Bureaucrats want is to eliminate all competition among our youth. The argument has changed though....

Now one of the grandstanding governors of the recession, a political chump named Scott Walker, expects everybody to believe that the only way to save the State of Wisconsin, and maybe the whole country, is one union worker at a time. Walker comes riding into office in Madison on this huge wave of anti-Obama, anti-government hysteria. He promises that he will create 250,000 jobs and now expects suckers to believe that he would already be doing that if these Democrat-loving unions would get out of his way. In a country where it seems that only Bernie Madoff does time after...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBS) ― Mug shot of Daniel Sanabria, 58, accused of assaulting a 10-year-old boy who wouldn't leave a dodge ball game at a Westchester elementary school CBS Close CBS Mug shot of Daniel Sanabria, 58, accused of assaulting a 10-year-old boy who wouldn't leave a dodge ball game at a Westchester elementary school CBS 1 of 1 Related Links * Dodge Gall: Cops Say Teacher Put Boy In Choke Hold A substitute teacher in is under fire after allegedly placing an elementary school student in a dangerous chokehold after he wouldn't leave a dodgeball game. Daniel Sanabria,...

The stupidity of the Massachusetts school decision to 'outlaw' such children's games as "tag" at school has hit the news in Japan. (VIDEO REPORT ON TONIGHT'S NEWS IN JAPAN)There is a slight tone of incredulousness.Clip at above URL link and here:http://meta.cdn.yahoo-streaming.jp/cgi-bin/yahoo/news.asx?cid=20061020-00000066-jnn-int-movie-001&media=wm300kPuzzled parents interviewed, too. The clip will be up for a few more hours...

LIBERTY, Mo. -- A youth minister in Missouri has been charged with assault for allegedly knocking down a 16-year-old boy and kicking him in the groin during a dodgeball game. Authorities said the teen had missed David M. Boudreaux, 27, with one throw, but then knocked his glasses off with another. The boy apologized, but authorities said Boudreaux pushed him backwards and then kicked him in the groin when the teen got up again. Court records said the boy suffered whiplash, post-concussion syndrome, had blood in his urine and other injuries. Prosecutors said Boudreaux later apologized, but an administrator at...

Girl Charged With Battery After Dodge Ball Game POSTED: 6:08 pm PST February 15, 2006 UPDATED: 7:06 pm PST February 15, 2006 ALTA LOMA, Calif. -- What started as a version of the schoolyard game of dodge ball has apparently become a legal ordeal for a 12-year-old girl and her family.Complaints by the parents of a student injured during a game at Hermosa Elementary School prompted authorities to charge Brittney Schneiders with battery. Five other students also accused of battery stemming from the May 8 playground game opted to take probation, but Brittney Schneiders and her parents refused. "I don't...

What started as a version of the schoolyard game of dodge ball has apparently become a legal ordeal for a 12-year-old girl and her family. Complaints by the parents of a student injured during a game at Hermosa Elementary School prompted authorities to charge Brittney Schneiders with battery. Five other students also accused of battery stemming from the May 8 playground game opted to take probation, but Brittney Schneiders and her parents refused. "I don't think I did (commit a crime)," Brittney told NBC4's Mary Parks. "I thought I was just playing a dodge ball game. I never thought it...

Personally, I blame Bill Clinton Bill Clinton was an incredibly skilled politician. He mastered the five "D"s of political dodgeball (deny, deceive, denounce, distract, and deny) better than any national figure in my lifetime. He redefined what it means to be great at politics. He also convinced an entire American generation of the uselessness of politicians. The one-two punch of the irrelevance of the Clinton presidency, followed so closely by the profound power of 9/11, has created a climate in which being good at politics is a political negative. We don't want Huey Longs or LBJs or even Ronald Reagans....

The sting of a red rubber dodgeball, the shame of being the first struck out, the rapture in being the last player standing. Though nostalgic Baby Boomers and a subsequent generation might recall sensations such as these, children in Palm Beach and Martin County schools might not have the chance. "Not as long as I can help it," said Kevin Sterling, program planner for physical education for Palm Beach County grades K-12. "It's an extremely aggressive, dangerous game." Dodgeball is not officially banned in Martin County, according to Delores Calloway, the director of school improvement and curriculum for the Martin...

Dodge-ball, the return Posted: May 21, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com There is a slight tremor in liberal America this morning. An institution that has been loved by millions in the past and had been systematically destroyed by the types who would believe that such institutions are mean is back. No, I'm not talking about marriage between a man and a woman. I'm talking about dodge-ball. Recently, intellectual "know-betters" have been telling kids they can't play dodge-ball because it's immoral. This from a bunch of people who think Jim and Bob should be allowed to fornicate on the steps of...

Why Dodge Ball Is Good For You The moral component of the playground game By LANCE MORROW Thursday, May. 17, 2001 Let's discuss the dodge ball problem for a moment. A headline in TIME this week alerts us: SCOURGE OF THE PLAYGROUND. The subhead reads, "It's dodge ball, believe it of not. More schools are banning the childhood game, saying it's too violent." Tamala Edwards' article reports that "in a growing number of school districts in such states as Texas, Virginia, Maine, and Massachusetts, circles of kids dodging and throwing balls at one another have been banned from gym class...Opponents...

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- If you were one of those kids who never got picked for the dodgeball team, you get a second chance. The grade school game is now hot among young adults. "It's ridiculously fun. It's high-energy, you don't stop moving. There's sensory overload," said Colleen Finn, who founded the Portland adult dodgeball league this year. And throwing a ball hard at someone can be fun, too.