Ever thought something was going to
be completely stupid and boring, but turned out to be incredibly fun? That has
been my experience with broomball. I first played broomball last year in gym,
and I’ll admit, I wasn’t overly excited when I first heard we would be playing
it. At least for me, the name “broomball” didn’t really catch my excitement.
But it was one of those things where as soon as you start playing it, you can
really have a fun time. It’s especially fun when everybody playing can’t skate or
play hockey, because those are fundamentally the two components of the game. I
have always considered myself a decent skater- in one direction! My ability to
stop and turn quickly has never been my strongest aspects to the game. But that’s
ok because everybody’s in the same boat.
Today in gym we again tossed on the
skates and many protective pads, and played a very physical game of broomball.
There was aggressive checking, blocking, and even a few punches were thrown. I
don’t think anyone was seriously hurt. Although I did notice after the game had
ended that my helmet had a pretty sizable gash through the center. But that’s
what it’s there for I guess. Anyway, broomball is a lot of fun.
I remember playing broom ball last semester in gym, and it was one of the few units that people actually enjoyed and actually sort of tried during. Although it makes for a sweaty G-Block, I find gym much more fun when people are at least a little engaged in the games we're playing.
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