Fairhaven Recreation Center’s Kool Kids take a breather to pose for the local free sheet along with Rec Center employees Michaela and Jake, during February vacation week on Tuesday, 2/20/24.
By Beth David, Editor
The Fairhaven Recreation Center’s Kool Kids program had the kids running around letting off steam inside the gym, playing “Jailbreak,” a dodgeball game.
Groups of kids are behind the partitions in “jail” while their teammates throw the ball to them and guards try to block them. If a prisoner catches a ball, the whole cell block goes free. The game ends when everyone is in jail. You end up in jail when you get hit with a dodgeball.
It’s a bit of controlled chaos, with balls flying around, kids running around, and lots of hooting and hollering.
“They love it, and they’re tired afterwards,” said Michaela, one of the Rec Center workers keeping an eye on things (and playing, too).
No one is ever “out” in Jailbreak, which means everyone is always in the game.
Jayce catches the ball, freeing all his teammates, playing Jailbreak at the Fairhaven Recreation Center during February vacation week on Tuesday, 2/20/24. Photo by Beth David.
The Kool Kids of the Fairhaven Recreation Center play Jailbreak, almost catching the ball, during February vacation week on Tuesday, 2/20/24. Photo by Beth David.
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