Gaga (game): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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{{Short description|Variant of dodgeball}}

{{other uses}}

[[Image:Gagawik.jpg|right|thumb|Octagonal Ga-ga court in [[Bennington, Indiana]] at Camp Livingston]]

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Gaga is most frequently said to have been brought to the United States by Israeli counselors working at Jewish summer camps, arriving in the northeastern region as early as the 1950s, then spreading nationwide over the ensuing decades.<ref name="GagaSaga"/>

Gaga in the modern day is frequently played at summer camps and on school playgrounds, as the means for a pit's construction are typically less expensive than other games requiring structures (i.e., steel [[Football pitch#Goals|soccer goals]]).

===Mainstream gaga===

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==In popular culture==

* In the season 8 episode of ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', "[[Bob's Burgers (season 8)|Y Tu Ga-Ga Tambien]]",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wellen|first1=Brianna|title=Bob's Burgers returns from a weeks-long hiatus with a schoolyard sensation|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-belchers-fall-victim-to-a-fad-in-a-middling-bobs-bu-1823688938|website=The A.V. Club|date=12 March 2018 }}</ref> the students of Wagstaff become obsessed with gaga after it is introduced by guidance counsellor Mr. Frond. The game quickly takes over recess, becoming the only thing anyone wants to do or talk about. However, Gene feels that just because something is [[Fad|fun and popular]] doesn't mean it should be the only thing you want to do, and that others shouldn't be afraid to dislike it or want to do something else.

==See also==

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[[Category:Sports originating in Israel]]

[[Category:Jewish sports]]

Gaga ball is played at many camps and the champion is Lucia Lozano