Talk:Ga-ga

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Contents 1 removal of "I love Camp Livingston AU 06" 2 question 3 Coleman Country Day Camp 4 The name 5 refrain from mentioning your summer camp 6 "black mumba" technique 7 Changes 8 Pali 9 Appropriateness

[edit] removal of "I love Camp Livingston AU 06"

Is there any real reason for this comment? Untill i get a decent answer, im removeing it. Eds01 03:10, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] question

how big is a regulation size Ga-Ga court?

• I don't hink there is anything official, but my camp has roughly 5 by 3 yards. I'm bad at estimation so I may be off by a yard. I can get measurements on the 31st.--Metallurgist 22:23, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Done.--Metallurgist 03:11, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Coleman Country Day Camp

IS there any need for the Coleman addition?--Metallurgist 23:32, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

• I dont think so. I'm removing it for now. Eds01 04:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

-- Acutally, there is quite a need for the Coleman Country Addition. As the flagship facility for GaGa in the ACA-NY section, it is a trendsetter in today's Long Island GaGa scene.

[edit] The name

Is this really the only name? When I was in Scouts we played this exact same game under the name "Venturer ball", mostly with a basketball. Don't recall the three bounces or elimination for dribbling though. Stevage 07:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] refrain from mentioning your summer camp

Just because somebody makes up a variation at his or her summer camp does not mean that it needs to be on Wikipedia. Please resist the temptation to turn this entry into an advertisement for your favorite summer camp. Doing so is unethical and contrary to the purpose of an online encyclopedia. Statements like "The game is primarily played by staff, in the dining hall, after lights out" is not only poorly written and rife with grammatical errors, it is really only applicable to a small number of people. In addition, terms such as "lights out" are undefined. "Loud music adds to the excitement of the game" is also inconsequential and subjective. The purpose of this entry is to use its information to learn about the game of ga-ga and apply that information; It shoud not serve as a summer camp message board.Furthermore, hall of fame statistics are more appropriate for that particular camp's web site. Also remember to spell "ga-ga" in the entry the same way it is listed by Wikipedia.

Well, slightly less dramatically, we have Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day. The advertising aspect is less important. Stevage 08:01, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

On this note, is the "In most circumstances the injury is treated with a quick trip to the camp nurse, who may apply some hydrogen peroxide to the wound and cover it with a bandage (a pretzel may also be provided to the wounded in an effort to take their mind off of the pain)" really necessary? I'm not that knowledgeable about ga-ga, but unless it's a consistent practice to give out pretzels, this doesn't seem relevant to me. Sam927 20:24, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "black mumba" technique

Could the author of this please elborate on the technique, as i know ga-ga enthusiasts would enjoy reading about learning/improving their abilities with this technique. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.235.19.85 (talk) 07:11, 11 January 2007 (UTC).

ANSWER: The Black mumba technique is very succesful when used correctly. With less than 10 people still in play, one runs up to the rolling ball and fakes hitting it, but stops it instead. A team mate then comes from behind or from the side of the first person and quickly, but powerfully hits the idle ball. I use this move often, with a mediocre success rate, but it is awesome when it does work.

At my camp that kind of block or stoping the ball in general would be considered a "baby block" and would be grounds for removal.Sgcgirl52 09:30, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Changes

As original creator of the article I strongly advocate keeping mention to specific camps off of this entry. Everybody thinks their camp "created ga-ga", but without proof it's unsubstantiated. It's better to provide a link to your camp's web site. For this reason I am removing any mention to specific camps (i.e. Idylwold and Coleman). Lippsjo 00:49, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pali

This game is also played at Pali Institute. I would like a link of it so it may be added to the article.--RyRy5 ^{Talk to RyRy5!} 04:19, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Appropriateness

I agree with what Sam927 is saying. Although I have played gagaball and it is an enjoyable game I don't believe this article is appropriate for Wikipedia in its current state. It does not cite any of its claims and seems to be merely people trying to get their summer camp mentioned. I feel the claims need to be referenced and the article cleaned up. MTWCaputo (talk) 03:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)