Dodge Ball, Freeze Tag, Wiffle Ball Deemed Dangerous in New Summer Camp Regs

◼ State creates “risky list” of activities to promote safety at summer camps. - NBC New York

Any indoor or outdoor recreational program that offers two or more organized activities, including one that falls on the “risky list” determined by state officials, will be considered a summer camp under the new rules and subject to the associated regulations.

The rules aim to curtail a loophole in previously passed regulations by the state Health Department that count activities like horseback riding and archery among the “risky list,” but do not include many activities like Freeze Tag and kickball featured in indoor programs....

UPDATE: ◼ NY backs off rules on kickball, tag at day camps

after a review spurred by a lawmaker's questions Friday and subsequent news reports, they've been judged too detailed and amount to micromanagement.