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Summer Camp Tag, Wiffle Ball Will Come With a Warning, Thanks to New York Politicians
I'm guessing this has more to do with trying to make money off of the camps than anything else. Anything you do comes with some level of risk, and these games are no different. I don't know a single person who was ever injured by any of these games unless a small bruise or skinned knee counts. Harmless fun that doesn't need gov't envolvement. Hell, we played tackle football at recess. I remember being a 2nd grader playing with 5th graders. It was no big deal.
I guess the only safe things for these "camps" to do is hook up the video games and let the kids sit down with as little movement as possible. Probably shouldn't invest in any Wii's...
Under the new regulations, any program that offers two or more organized recreational activities -- with at least one of them on the risky list -- is deemed a summer camp and subject to state regulation.
"People talk about how we're less and less active and that we're concerned about the increasing waistlines, so to kind of limit what kids do for activity and recreation is somewhat ludicrous," Mullany continued.
Mullany also noted that Wiffle Ball is the only activity identified by brand name.
"It catches you off-guard when you see something like this, and especially as the only brand name mentioned," he said. "I'm sure I'll be hearing from friends who are parents."
The games are not banned at camps, but they come at a play-at-your-own-risk cost. Camps that want campers to play the games will be required to pay a $200 registration fee and have medical staff on hand. There are roughly 2,300 regulated summer camps in New York that are required to be under permit and be inspected twice a year by the state's Department of Health.
"People talk about how we're less and less active and that we're concerned about the increasing waistlines, so to kind of limit what kids do for activity and recreation is somewhat ludicrous," Mullany continued.
Mullany also noted that Wiffle Ball is the only activity identified by brand name.
"It catches you off-guard when you see something like this, and especially as the only brand name mentioned," he said. "I'm sure I'll be hearing from friends who are parents."
The games are not banned at camps, but they come at a play-at-your-own-risk cost. Camps that want campers to play the games will be required to pay a $200 registration fee and have medical staff on hand. There are roughly 2,300 regulated summer camps in New York that are required to be under permit and be inspected twice a year by the state's Department of Health.
I guess the only safe things for these "camps" to do is hook up the video games and let the kids sit down with as little movement as possible. Probably shouldn't invest in any Wii's...
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