San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues
And the only reasonable thing to say to that is: WHY?
Chicago, for instance, plays host to both the World Dodgeball Association and the National Amateur Dodgeball Association, which attract hundreds to their tournaments.
Leagues. There are national and theoretically international dodgeball leagues. Centered here.
This is just SO embarrassing.
Such a forgiving playing surface simply won't do for Lloyd Rivera, a 25-year-old San Francisco resident who has formed his own league called the S.F. Blood Warriors (who, he's quick to note, have not actually spilled any blood yet). The league meets every other Sunday at 1 p.m. on a blacktop at Presidio Middle School, at 29th Avenue and Geary Boulevard; the next game is scheduled for Sept. 1. "We play in this sunken blacktop area," Rivera says. "So it's kinda like Rollerball, except no wheels and no neoprene/latex jumpsuits." Rivera says he formed the league because he was tired of so many basketball games degenerating into dodgeball matches. And he thinks it's a shame the sport doesn't occupy a more prominent place in the adult world. "You're not supposed to hit people in the face or slam into each other at work -- that's looked down upon now," Rivera laments. "Well, this is a nice way of pegging people in the face and getting away with it."
"Nice". Rollerball without wheels and jumpsuits is "nice". I see. Clearly this is some definition of the word "nice" heretofore unknown to mankind. I mean, traditionally, the word "nice" has not involved the desire to hit people in the face and shed their blood, or even merely the desire to call yourself the "Blood Warriors."
"Nice". Hmm. Yes. Quite.
Posted by iain at August 21, 2002 09:50 AMComments
I'm not seeing the problem here. Why is dodgeball less worthy of being treated as a serious sport than any other one? It's a heck of a lot less bloodthirsty than boxing or wrestling (not to mention football and hockey), and it's no dumber than any other sport, baseball and basketball included. When you come down to it, all sports are arbitrary and silly...
Posted by Shmuel at August 23, 2002 01:49 AMWHY? How can you ask why? Because it's fun! That's why! And it adds to the fun to have names like Blood Warriors.
Posted by Scott Chaffin at August 25, 2002 06:36 PMI for one actually participate in dodgeball tournaments that seem to bring your scorn. I play in NADA tournaments and i'm looking forward to competing in the world dodgeball tournament on oct. 5. Dodgeball isn't as blood thirsty as it seems. Sure there is a natural attraction to hitting a person in their more vulnerable spots, but the human race as a whole loves violence. That's the main reason people go to car races, they want to see a crash, a spectacular crash. In football people are excited by hard hits. The only thing they do in the former WWF is inlflict (fake) pain on others, and that is embraced. Dodgeball is just another wonderful game that should be developed. After all, Japan has professional dodgeball players and leagues.
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