A Note on Dodgeball SafetyI know a girl named Cory. She thinks she's cool. I've talked about her before here.
Anyway, I was talking to my sister tonight and she informed me that Cory had broken her wrist over the weekend while playing dodgeball. The Boy and I watched Dodgeball a couple weeks ago. It was pretty funny...although I think the PG-13 rating was a little weak....
Anyway, you expect people to break their wrists snowboarding or playing hockey or football or something...but dodgeball? Completely ridiculous.
Unless of course you are Cory. She not only thinks she is cool....she is VERY competitive. I can just picture her flying through the air, checking everyone in site to avoid a ball as she fell to the ground - only to hear that crisp, clean snap of her wrist bone breaking (radius or ulna....I'm not sure) as she landed.
But I still think she could have picked a cooler activity than dodgeball if she was going to fall on her sword and break her wrist.....
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Did anyone know that there's an International Dodge Ball Federation? Wow. Who knew!
And according to them, dodge-ball is very safe:
http://www.dodge-ball.com/site/sportsinjuries.htm
If you go just to http://www.dodge-ball.com you'll get to listen to some peppy music and watch a pretty slick intro. (Not sure why you'd want to, but thought I'd point it out anyway.)
Posted by: Ben Yoskovitz on April 12, 2006 02:19 PM
when in my youth, not to mention MUCH better shape, we used to play dodgeball will a medicine ball.
Posted by: Tamara on April 12, 2006 10:23 AM
Ewww...ouch.
I know someone who knocked himself silly while bowling. *snort*
Posted by: Kris on April 12, 2006 08:11 AM
