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>>> new york state health officials reversed themselves tonight and backed off a list of summer camp activities they first said present a significant risk of injury and should have subject to regulation. some of them were pretty obvious. archery, which is dicey. arts and crafts involving nail guns. again, dicey. and horseshoes, which after all features flying hunks of metal. but the rest of the endangered sports bordered on the absolutely ridiculous. tag in all forms, capture the flag , red rover , and wiffle ball . again, considered to have a significant risk of injury. this whole movement, as you may know, started when they outlawed dodgeball.

Freeze tag, red rover ok to play

Campers across the state of New York are breathing a sigh of relief after state officials backed down from a proposed plan to regulate classic kids' games like tag, red rover and wiffle ball at day camps. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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