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Subject: Broomball
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Broom Ball.
It has taken over my son's life. . .Please explain
this new infatuation
with a broom.
He was going shopping for another one because his
just wasn't right. . .I
know he wasn't cleaning with it. What are they doing ??
C.
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From: "Beth L. Wagner" <blwagner@mtu.edu>
Hello all,
Broomball is one of our many winter activities here at Michigan
Tech!
Inter Residence Hall Council organizes broomball, which
is the overall
Residence Hall Council for the halls. We have an ice rink set up right
outside the Walker building. Every player has a broom (instead of a hockey
stick), which is intricately wrapped with some sort of tape, usually duct
tape. They use a broomball (instead of a puck), which is about the size
of
softball, but feels like a dodge ball. Then they get out on the ice,
wearing sneakers, and PLAY. It is alot like hockey... and believe me...
it
is tough at times for them to remember it is not really hockey! Don't
worry, we make them wear helmets. Each team is made up of about 10
people...some teams are co-ed....some all women or men. We have about
2000
+ students playing. The students all buy jerseys with team names. It is
alot of FUN, a wonderful community builder and a great stress releaser!
Check out their website...www.broomball.mtu.edu.
Beth Wagner
Residence Life
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If you'd like to know more about Broomball, here is a website
that explains
some of the basics:
http://www.me.mtu.edu/~mglaming/broomball.html
I decided to look into it when my son took the oldest, most
worn broom we
had. When I saw what he did with it, I understood why he took that broom.
It
looked like a whisk broom, all taped up, on a long handle. He had a ball
playing last year.
L. F.
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thanks
so much for the web site. . .!!!
C.W.
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I appreciate the site too. One note however. I asked my
daughter what teams
she and her boyfriend are on and she directed me to the other site that
Beth
Wagner mentioned as being the current one for this year (www.broomball.mtu.edu)
with the current teams, stats, etc. Hopefully they will have some pics
up
before long, too!
She also thinks it's great.
L.S.
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The broomball season is short but much anticipated. My
daughter really got into it last year. Then when we visited, out of broomball
season, I noticed it was carefully stashed underneath the top bunk and
held in place with her best bungee cord. I wonder how many brooms the
local merchants have to stock up on each year....
Here's to all the fresh air and exercise with lots of fun---makes my yoga
class seem kind of tame.
J. K.
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From: Dennis Walikainen <dkwalika@mtu.edu>
I haven't driven through downtown Houghton for the past week and
one-half without seeing at least one student carrying their prized possession.
As a former broomball goalie, I have fond memories of the games. And my
guys used to soak the broom in water and then let it freeze overnight
to get more umph on the shots!
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With regards to soaking the broom in water and letting
it freeze, wouldn't
that be considered to be an illegal broon according to the rules on one
of
the web sites published earlier, the one about how to make a broom where
it
says something about the broom being illegal if it does not allow ANY
give
with applied force and that any foreign materials will not be allowed
on the
broom? :) Seriously, my daughter is in her fourth year of playing and
wouldn't miss it.
W. N.
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From: Dennis Walikainen <dkwalika@mtu.edu>
Alas, I've been found out.
I played broomball for that school 100 miles east of here.
We played on a snowy field, not on ice, and we used no padding or helmets.
Crazy. And no rules to speak of.
And, as a goalie, I also took two consecutive warm-up shots
in the nose before a game. Ouch.
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