And we wonder why (a) we have an obesity problems, and (b) why we are becoming a nation of wimps.

In Colorado, another school bans tag.  Here's the twist: it was parents who complained about all the running and chasing and most of them don't seem to have a problem with the ban.

From "The 50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School":

RULE (11): After you graduate, you won’t be competing against rivals who were raised to be wimps on the playground.

 The Duke of Wellington once said that “the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton ” – reflecting his view that competitive sports shape a nation’s character. We sure as hell should hope that’s not true about America unless, that is, we plan on going to war against an enemy who also values non-competitive, risk-free, self-esteem building play activities for its young.