That is because they don't have a ball, when the throwing team throws the ball, the dodging team has the opportunity to gain control of the ball if there is a miss or they should catch the ball.
In baseball the team playing the field can't score any runs. At 12:10 PM 1/30/2002 -0900, you wrote: >in dodgeball the dodging team cant' throw the ball back. > >--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop >Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike >Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) >Anchorage, Alaska > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:43 AM >Subject: Re: Church and State > > > > A sport can't be unsportmanslike. Conduct is unsportsmanlike. If one > > team were not allowed to throw the ball back or be able to "dodge the > > ball" then that would be unsportsmanlike. i.e. not fair. If the winners > > gloat, that is unsportsmanlike conduct. If the losers blame the refs or > > the other team mates, then that is unsportsmanlike conduct. This is > > where it is terribly important to have good teachers and coaches so as > > to teach the kids how to conduct themselves in victory AND defeat, > > because those lessons permeate through so many aspects of one's life. > > Of course there are a number of other sports that can teach the same > > lessons but the rules of dodge ball are very easy to learn and one > > doesn't require much more skill than to be able to throw the ball and > > the only resources needed is a ball. > > > > Michael Corrigan > > Programmer > > Endora Digital Solutions > > 1900 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > 630/627-5200 x-136 > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: BethF > > To: CF-Community > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:17 PM > > Subject: Re: Church and State > > > > > > Challenged sure! But a game whose premise is to hit other folks as > > hard as > > possible with a ball isn't what I would call challenging, its what i > > would > > call unsportsmanlike. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
