Not all of them are going to cause camps require safety equipment, or medical staff. So things like freeze tag or red rover might be regulated insofar as saying that, "If a concussion is at all suspected, you are required take the child to a hospital or nurse." Concussions can (and do) happen in all sorts of activities and are serious medical conditions.Hero in a half shell said:While dumb, it's not as bad as it seems. They aren't banning these sports, just saying that any recreational centres that participate in 2 or more of these 'dangerous' sports must register as a 'summer camp' so that they can be properly supervised (And properly legally protected)
While this law is a good idea for things like horse riding and scuba diving (also on the dangerous sports list) tag and dodgeball are just rediculous, they are great sports, as you are constantly moving, and require next to no equipment, including safety equipment because the worst injury I've ever heard of while playing them has been a scraped knee, or a cut hand or something simple like that.
She stressed that not every program will need to hire medical staff. Some simply need to have a plan in place to deal with medical emergencies.
Perhaps they know something you don't know. (Neener neener neener)MarkusWolfe said:Edit: just looked at the survey from the link. 83% agree with the Health Departments decision. What has the world come to?
They aren't banning these things, they are just taxing them. Hopefully they'd be cackling and casting dramatic shadows as they do so.Under the new rules, 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.
Ritchie said the regulations could cripple small recreational programs, forcing them to pay a $200 fee to register as a summer camp
TheYellowCellPhone said:This just in: running found unsafe
This just in: walking found unsafe
This just in: fun found unsafe