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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (85953)	11/13/2004 1:38:57 PM
From: mistermj	Respond to of 794008

Thats very true. Back then, we figured out how to survive the ordeal and have fun with it...now its automatically victim status. The secret was to get a hold of one of the small balls that you could palm in your hand and use for blocking and defense. And of course it was very handy for hunting down those you hated with the cross court diagonal throw to the blind side of someones cheek. That was the "holy grail" of high school murderball paybacks. I don't look back with bad feelings about this stuff...its ridiculous. We loved it. I would argue it offered lessons and allowed venting of aggressions that could be displayed in much worse ways.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (85953)	11/13/2004 2:53:15 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 794008

Yes but when you got a black eye from being hit in the face your father said stop whining and catch the damn thing next time. Today it's off to the attorney. Kristel was taught by her father, who was a minor league baseball player, to play ball by repeatedly throwing the ball at her with her hands at her side. After you get hit with the ball enough times, your fear of the ball goes away. My father wasn't quite that "immersion method", but close. We lived. Today, the neighbors would call Protective Services on you. Derek