Does playing dodgeball promote bullying and gang behavior?

Question

Because dodgeball encourages accurate hitting of individuals by groups of people, does it promote bullying or gang behavior that is undesirable?

Answer 1

That games fun...

Answer 2

It's primarily a boy's game. Yes I know all about equality between the sexes. But if the girls are going to play with the boys she should consider this. TESTOSTERONE Here you will always find bullying,undesirable behaviour, and ganging up on one or another. That's what boys do. We grow up in it. Not just with it, or because of it but "in it" It being aggressive behaviour of any kind.
As for the crying of the pollitically correct about all this growing up hard; and hurting feelings, all I can say is accept the human race people. This has been going on in one game or another for over 70,000 years!.!. You aren't going to be able to legislate it away in a few decades.
The best you can do is allow the games to teach control in your actions and reactions.

Answer 3

I guess you are right. I hated that game because I was always the last person on my team left because I refused to participate. I just kept dodging but refusing to throw the ball. I'd have my whole team on the sidelines screaming at me for not playing the 'right' way. It brings on a lot of anxiety when you're the only person standing there and you're staring at 12 kids all aiming at you at once.

Most school sports encourage bullying when there are kids who are forced to play who don't want to. Dodgeball in particular seems to have a lot of cruelty involved since you always see kids ganging up on the 'fat kid' or throwing the ball too hard to purposely hurt someone they don't like. I wouldn't go so far as to say schools shouldn't allow it because then they'll start saying all sports are bad and suddenly things like badminton will be banned too.

*I'm guessing the person that gave me a 'thumbs down' was one of those jerks (usually boys) that used to aim the ball at my face while calling me an 'ugly' loser who 'ruined' the game.

Answer 4

No yet my brother is a plumber and used to throw extremely some wrenches at me whilst i might bypass an annoy him at artwork, mockingly after seeing the dodgeball action picture, i found out that my wrench dodging information confirmed me my real calling

Answer 5

No, because it's a team sport.

Bullying involves one or more bullies but only one individual (in most cases.)

Sports are a good way to get out excess energy and decrease aggression because you're too dang tired to fight afterwards.

I mean, I hated dodgeball, but I hated practically everything in gym class besides the Maypole dance and folk dancing until I took gym in high school.

Then, we got to play, like, tennis and rollerblade and lift weights. Much better.

Answer 6

Of course not, it's a fun game for kids to play. Did the ACLU start that? As far as I'm concerned, it's a children's game that promotes getting outside and getting exercise. There are too many fat kids sitting around playing video game, eating chips, and getting diabetes. Let them play all the dodgeball they want.

Answer 7

no, most see dodgeball as a fun sport, plus you can hit people back

Answer 8

I highly doubt it, we had dodge ball tournaments in High school and it was very fun, we could pick our own team names and everything.....and I am not in a gang lol.

Answer 9

Depends on the group of guys.

Answer 10

It was just part of growing up which today far too many kids aren't allowed to experience because they might get hurt.

Answer 11

I think it can. It kind of put a socially acceptable stamp of approval on that kind of behaviour.