Former Vice President Al Gore, makes a diving catch, during a game of kickball with children from an area YMCA. bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI | License Photo

ALBANY, N.Y., April 19 (UPI) -- A New York state effort to keep a closer eye on summer camps has deemed kickball, freeze tag and Wiffle ball among the activities considered risky.

The Health Department says any indoor summer camp that offers two or more activities, with at least one appearing on its risky list, will be subject to state oversight, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.


State Sen. Patty Ritchie, R-St. Lawrence County, said the regulations would force small recreational programs to provide medical staff and pay a $200 fee to register as a summer camp.

"It looks like Albany bureaucrats are looking for kids to just sit in a corner in a house all day and not be outside," Ritchie said.

"I don't think Wiffle ball is a dangerous sport."

Susan Craig, a spokeswoman for the New York City Health Department, said the regulations will not have much effect in the city as most programs there already meet the state's requirements.