Why Dodgeball Should Be a National Sport

As I look back on one of the greatest sports movies ever made, cleverly named Dodgeball, I find myself wondering why there isn't any coverage on television of this fantastic sport. Then, as I rack my brain, I remember. It's because the sport doesn't exist outside of playgrounds and day camps. Grown men and women do not run around with little red rubber balls pelting each other into submission.

And why not?

I don't know, but c'mon. How many people honestly would not watch a dodgeball match on ESPN while flipping channels at night. Or tune in to see the annual U.S. vs Mexico game, which of course the Americans have won since the beginning of the glorious sport.

Dodgeball builds character. If you can get back up and in the game after being on the receiving end of polyurethane meeting your face, then you can get up after anything.

Need to blow off some steam? Join a pick up dodgeball game. You can throw something as hard as you want and someone without getting in any kind of trouble for it, and even get congratulated when it hits them.

Not to mention, I'm sure dodgeball is the sport to play to impress the ladies. Forget about football or baseball. Real men play dodgeball.

Who's with me? I'll start taking donations to start this idea up, just send them to the address in my profile and you are all set. All donations are nonrefundable, of course.