Olympic Events

[Calzone Lord]

We would play indoor team handball in gym class at my high school.

Basically, we would use a volleyball, two hockey goals with nets, 6 players to a team (5 position and 1 goalie) and you could only take two steps with the ball or else it's a traveling -- once you stop and start again -- it's also a turnover.

I was so good -- that people would ask to go to the bathroom, snag the hall pass, and hurry down to the gym to watch me play.

Before me, all of the other people who played goalie "stayed at home" and guarded the net. I was technically a goalie, but also a forward on offense who would leave the net wide open at the other end of the gym.

If I ever get rich -- I have made a vow to have a bronzed statue erected of me playing handball in gym class -- and I will pay the school to let me put it on the front lawn.

[Cannon Shell]

Dodgeball could be an olympic sport.
Easily

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Dodgeball could be an olympic sport.
Easily

Highest ratings ever.

How about a charity game at the end featuring all of the leaders of the teams participating.

Ahmednajad and Netanyahu as captains drafting the teams. It would be HUGE!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Dodgeball could be an olympic sport.
Easily

loved dodgeball..

they could add tetherball. that was always fun.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Danzig

loved dodgeball..

they could add tetherball. that was always fun.

Is "tetherball" what we urban types used to call "4 Square" ......which was the ultimate schoolyard nasty where you stand in line for 15 minutes waiting to play this one point and done version of rectangular singles ping pong with your hands. Defend your square against a higher square, you knock them out and move up......lose a point your at the end of line again.

The Olympic version would be a ratings bananza.

[Heels1989]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Is "tetherball" what we urban types used to call "4 Square" ......which was the ultimate schoolyard nasty where you stand in line for 15 minutes waiting to play this one point and done version of rectangular singles ping pong with your hands. Defend your square against a higher square, you knock them out and move up......lose a point your at the end of line again.

The Olympic version would be a ratings bananza.

Doc

Here is one of the best tetherball examples

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DuIGFC88wFo

[slotdirt]

How do red-blooded Americans not know what tetherball is? What has happened to this country?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

How do red-blooded Americans not know what tetherball is? What has happened to this country?

and rather than baseball, they could add kickball. i really think they need to clean up some of the 'sports' that are included. synchronized swimming?! seriously? that's a sport? i think they are confused between sport and event. anything that is judged should be kicked out.