It is h and s gone mad,  But you gotta remember where there's blame there's also a claim.    

Show this to Brett's brother and his missus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7592648.stm

Funny thing is, after I read about the rules of that game, I realised we played something like that on our PE lessons. The other game we used to play was dodgeball. I guess that would be deemed dangerous now too?

What do kids do for fun in school?  Are any physical exercises strenuous enough to burn off the high fat school lunches?  I do think rugby would be a bit intense for 7 - 10 year olds, but there is probably a "touch" version as there is for American football.  My first touch football injury at school occurred at age six...a dislocated finger.  After school was over, I went home and my mom gave me aspirin.  When my dad got home, he yanked my finger back into place.  I didn't miss any school, wasn't rushed to the ER, and did not have to testify in court.

We also got a few bruises from dodgeball and red rover.

"Red rover, red rover, send Andy right over."

                                            Youths playing red rover

I just feel sorry for Brett.  He wanted to have some fun and got a load of crap instead....

**deep sigh** Why don't we let children be children and let them play outside any game that they want.. Yes they can fall down and get a few bruises but that's life.. . I remember one when I was about 10 me and my best friend klimbed up on the roof and I fell down, didn't break anything, just limped for a few days and that was it. A week or so after that I was laying on the sofa and fell down (not very high) and then I got a wound on my chin and had to have a few stitches.. Nowadays I might have sued the sofa (bad bad sofa letting me fall down)    Accidents happen - sometime you get hurt, sometimes you don't..

You are not wrong Andy !

I was thinking of dodgeball also.  We played that a lot.  Also, we played tag, resulting in me falling on a concrete block underneath the bleachers and busting my chin.  I had four stitches and a cap on one of my bottom teeth as a result.  What happened?  Nothing.  Went back to school the next day and as you said, probably played again.  Folks are nuts!  Takes a lot away from the youngsters.  (and they wonder why so many kids are addicted to video games and such)

Thanks guys

It's a shame that kids no longer play the same games we used to when I was younger.

I have visions of the kids standing around in the playground wrapped up in cotton wool and eating a Big Mac and fries

At summer camp we played a game called Killorian (sp?). It was basically played in shallow beach water and was a no holds barred game of water rugby. It was assumed that the water would break your fall. You know it s all fun and games till someone gets hurt,but that never stopped us

No Tag, Red Rover, British Bulldogs, no dodge ball, no kick the can,( the flying can might hit someone) baseball and stick ball on the playground are out too at some schools ( they are afraid of misuse of the sticks and bats) and then they wonder why kids are overweight. For goodness sake, lets NOT LET them actually run around and maybe burn off some of those calories!