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child’s play

Filed under sports at 8:49 pm 

Though it’s no longer PC, many of us grew up playing dodgeball in school. I’m guessing that was the last time I played … until last night. As Jay so subtly mentioned, I’m playing on a dodgeball team comprised of other skilled athletes from our group at work. I feel I’m at least partly to blame, as the dodgeball league is at the same facility where I play indoor soccer. However, clearly there is another who is the driving force behind getting a team together.

Our first couple games last night were incredibly fun, which is a good thing considering the pain we’re all in today. My biggest problem is my throwing arm. The league uses a type of nerf ball that’s small enough to grip and throw with one hand. Unfortunately, that means it’s incredibly hard to throw with any velocity, at least for us rank amateurs. (It was painfully obvious that some of our opponents last night do not consider this child’s play, and have learned how to hurl these nerf balls in punishing fashion.) I need to know how they do it, without rendering their throwing arm useless for the duration of the season.

Any tips on how to throw a nerf ball without dislocating shoulders and elbows?

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5 Responses to “child’s play”

  1. Brian Atkinson on July 27th, 2007 11:47 am

    Oh man… don’t you just love the PTANG! sound that those red rubber balls make?

    I’ve played with the coated nerf balls. Great for throwing - rotten for sound effects.

    Study the Cricket bowler… watch the movie dodgeball… learn young padawan… learn.

  2. Jay's mom on July 27th, 2007 3:26 pm

    I am glad to know the details….but you still didn’t say who won : )

  3. bcp on July 28th, 2007 11:48 am

    Hey Brian A., I was really hoping we could use those red rubber balls. While it would hurt like crazy to get nailed by one, at least I would have some control while throwing. The coated nerf balls make me feel like I’m trying to throw wadded up kleenex. :-P

    And hi, Jay’s mom! Did Jay and I both forgot to mention the outcome of our games? That’s odd. Well, they now have our record and the scores posted. While having a record of 1 and 1 doesn’t look too bad, the actual scores show the true reality. The game we won was by forfeit because the other team didn’t have enough players. We’ll take it.

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  5. Morgan on July 31st, 2007 3:21 pm

    Point the thumb down man, thumb down. And aim for the fat kids, that’s what I always did.

    Oh who am I kidding, I was the fat kid.

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