The Senseless Game Called Dodgeball
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I understand a lot of things in this world. One thing that I just do not understand, though, is dodgeball. How is dodgeball fun? It consists of kids pelting each other with hard balls! I don’t know why this is a game, to me it is a publicly endorsed form of violence.
I had experience with dodgeball in school. On the playground, that field of fear and angst for some of us non-athletes, gym teachers used to have us play a special type of dodgeball. The students would all circle around, and some newbies, those poor unlucky kids, were put inside the circle as targets. No one ever wanted to be a target, and I’m sure you can understand why.
These kids in the circle were the targets for other kids to try to hit with the balls. The kids would have to bob and weave and try to keep from being hit as long as they could. It was impossible to successfully dodge for long. The first time I played, I got hit smack in the face.
It was horrible. The ball hit me so hard it knocked me down and I passed out. When I woke up, the pain was terrible and it made me cry for a good while.
Why do schools still have kids play this game? What benefit comes from learning about dodgeball? What does this teach kids other than to be brutal?
Kids learn to try to stay alive while being attacked by their peers. Is this really the type of thing that we want children to be learning while in school?
When I look back to my own childhood, I am astounded to think about kids being able to play this way. There are so many other games to play while on recess. Why would schools want to encourage a game that is based on being violent?
I truly cannot think of any benefit that can possibly come from dodgeball. I’m so glad that I won’t ever have to take a gym class ever again.
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