Blog: The Wussification Has to Stop

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First there were youth sports leagues that stopped keeping score for fear of someone having hurt feelings. Then there's the football league in California that does keep score, but penalizes the teams that win by too much. Now, it appears we've reached a level of softness even Charmin can't match.

A middle school in Long Island, New York has banned footballs, baseballs and even cartwheels at recess in the name of safety. Even tag has been ruled out unless supervised by a coach. Tag!

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