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Wiffle Ball is killing our children!

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/04/19/new-york-state-health-officials-declare-war-on-wiffle-ball-kickball-and-dodgeball/

Some New York state bureaucrats believe beloved childrens’ games, such as Wiffle Ball, kickball, dodgeball and freeze tag, pose a “significant risk of injury.”

Many adults scoffed at the idea, saying they made it through childhood in one piece.

A man from Bensonhurst told 1010 WINS’ John Montone when he was a child everybody played Wiffle Ball. “It’s a harmless game, it’s a piece of plastic,” he said. “It’s not going to do that much damage.”

“We played everything. Nobody got hurt significantly at all,” another man said. “The people today are cry babies about everything.”

Following new state health department guidelines, both indoor and outdoor day camps will be inspected and then subject to state regulation. According to the rules, if a day program has at least one physical activity on the “risky list,” it will be deemed a summer camp and then regulated.

And the fat kids stay fat!

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It's honestly a miracle that me and my friends survived childhood... demolition derbies on our bikes... playing with knives and machete's... WD-40 and lighters... and these people think that wiffle ball is dangerous???

How about kill the man with the ball? We always used to play that.

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There is a bit more to it.

Adam Langbart, president of the New York Camp Directors Association, thinks indoor programs should be subjected to the same rules as outdoor ones.

Regulating Wiffle Ball And Kickball...

“There really shouldn’t be a difference. You’re operating a camp, you’re operating a camp, whether a camp is in a gymnasium or out in a field,” Langbart told WCBS 880′s Sean Adams.

Langbart says those who are protesting miss the point: “People are dissecting the law and dissecting the rules and regulations and basically taking things out of context. You gotta look at the big picture and not just say, ‘Oh. The state wants to regulate Wiffle Ball.’ They don’t.”

He says what the state is really concerned about is “that the camp is performing background checks, that the camp is screening their staff through the New York State sex offender registry, that the camp has a proper staff-to-child ratio – in not just counselors, but CPR and first aid.”

Some small indoor camps may need to increase costs since they would be required to hire a medical staff and pay a registry fee if they are designated as a summer camp.

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Let's not forget everyone has to get a participation trophy when they do something too. When I was a kid, getting a trophy meant you were badass in something....nowadays every nose picker gets a trophy, no matter how bad they suck.

I hated that when I was coaching my kids teams... everybody is a winner... BS. How about we teach kids about real life instead of fantasy land?

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yes...please...let's coddle the poo out of them some more!

children....get in your bubble and stay in there.

I don't think they are saying they can't play it just that the daycares need to be licensed differently so they meet the correct requirements like having school nurses etc.

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