At least this way they stay in a pen.

Kids LOVE this game. It provides some of the fun of dodgeball without the lawsuit potential. It's one of the few ways some some of these kids ever get excercise. Plus, it's inexpensive to build a pit.

Adults can play too, but you have to bend over the whole time to reach the ball and you can go from feeling like you're in good shape to feeling like an old man with your back killing you.

I'm a youth counselor at College Station ISD.. the 5th and 6th graders play that **** all the time. I love it.

You let them set up the stupid pit and it keeps them entertained for hours.

This game would be more fun if two fighting roosters were in there too.

Been a boy scout thing for awhile.

https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/08/09/who-invented-ga-ga-ball-someone-might-have-solved-the-mystery-for-good/

20+ scouts in a gaga pit. I'd prefer to take my chances in a regular dodgeball game with croquet balls. On the other hand, it's kind of a scout magnet. Can't find a scout at camp? Start a game in a pit. He'll be along shortly.

I played this in middle school. It was pretty fun

Why would anyone complain about kids these days WANTING to go outside and get some physical activity?

Your late to the game bra. Been around for a while and its here to stay.
I have played quite a bit with the kids. Perfect game imo. If all athletic kids are in the pit it requires speed, quickness, hand eye coordination, and endurance. When fat/lazy/unathletics kids take over the pit the 1 athletic kid wins 95% of the time and the game gets boring and the kids usually end up doing something else. But none the less its a game for everyone.

And yes, if played correctly, the game should appease Old Army. Ive witnessed multiple twisted ankles, numerous head smashes, 1 confirmed concussion, and one dinner fork arm break. Great fun and can be pretty violent. Its most similar the blood bath we all love and use to call dodge ball than any other game they play now days.

Kids today are such sissies. We would have played it with a bowling ball.

StringerBell said:

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my kids school calls it rumble ball

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I like the name

Woody2006 said:

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Kids these days. Lawn darts or GTFO

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