PLAYGROUND TO CAMPUS

By Jeremy Caplan

BUOYED BY THE CULT STATUS OF THE HIT SUMMER FILM Dodgeball, playground and park games are rapidly gaining enthusiasts on college campuses. And not just in intramurals; intercollegiate leagues are popping up for the sort of sports you thought you outgrew at age 11. --By Jeremy Caplan

FRISBEE GOLF

Playing on golf courses, devoted college players use as many as 13 different disks to throw for drives, chip shots and putts

IN-LINE SKATING

Miami University of Ohio has the first collegiate racing team. The University of Akron and Ohio State may soon provide competition

DODGEBALL

The sport's burgeoning rivalries include Kent State University vs. Ohio State. Game Show Network even has a new show, Extreme Dodgeball

PAINTBALL

This fall 57 schools are fielding teams that shoot paint capsules at opponents on the run. Iowa State recently tore up campus tennis courts for a paintball field

KICKBALL

The World Adult Kickball Association has 20,000 playing members. A new campus spin-off: Frisbee kickball, with a disk in place of a ball