Dodgeball started in Africa. The participants did not use large rubber balls, however, but rocks.
Dodgeball started in Africa William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-5-19
Dodgeball started in Africa William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-5-19
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Dodgeball started in Africa. The participants did not use large rubber balls, however, but rocks.
I call bull on this one. It’s from Wikipedia, for one thing, which is always going to lead us to a certain level of skepticism. For another, that particular portion of the article sounds a little suspicious. The footnotes are out of whack. I think it’s some Wiki-ite having fun with the community.
Don’t doubt the Omnibit.
History of Dodgeball: https://www.gomammoth.co.uk/dodgeball/history-of-dodgeball/
Where did dodgeball start: https://www.rebounderz.com/lansdale/where-did-dodgeball-start-a-brief-history-lesson/
The history 0f dodgeball: https://www.oratoryprepomega.org/2017/01/25/the-history-of-dodgeball/
The Fascinating History of Dodgeball: https://historydaily.org/the-fascinating-history-of-dodgeball
Notice how each page tends to have the same or similar text, almost as if they were copied or passed along from the same source.
I’m still skeptical.
If the root story gave something more specific about *where* this is alleged to have taken place, such as to say, “The Zulus played a game…” or, “Tribes in the Ivory Coast…” instead of just “Africa”, it might be a little more credible.
Here’s another one: https://dodgeball101.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/the-history-and-growth-of-dodgeball-as-a-sport/