Over 50's club
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Jul 2018
9:51am, 11 Jul 2018
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HowFar?
Are you sure the whole website is real, HB? All the names on the fixture list sound made up. And £150 for the wickets seems extortionate. If it's true, I think a Fetch team needs to be formed as soon as possible.
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Jul 2018
9:57am, 11 Jul 2018
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GregP
It's real - I followed up on the Gray-Nicolls picture. gray-nicolls.co.uk |
Jul 2018
10:04am, 11 Jul 2018
343 posts
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um
Sharkie - why football with a tennis ball? They fitted in a pocket & were easy to take to & from school. And wouldn't (in theory) damage anything - or disrupt the girls skipping .... (This was pre-school and in breaks - and as I remember, not supervised or watched by staff) (The cricket with a cap, was I think, a response over many years, to 'no ball games inside' rules) |
Jul 2018
12:24pm, 11 Jul 2018
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hillstrider
We played football with a tennis ball in the playground at Primary School, at playtime. We did high jump in PE in the playground, with just a coconut mat to land on. The technique was the scissor kick. Health and Safety would be horrified these days. We did handstands, headstands and cartwheels at school. I wouldn't attempt any of them these days. |
Jul 2018
12:31pm, 11 Jul 2018
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Sharkie
HellsBells - yes yes yes to 'Music and Movement' (hilarious). And I'm glad to hear soomeone else whose primary school played Shinty. (lethal) Rounders for all in summer at mine - but that stoolball thing sounds a bit like 'French Cricket' which I think we mainly played on beaches on holidays but sometimes in the street or indoors.
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Jul 2018
3:24pm, 11 Jul 2018
1,185 posts
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Flatlander
At my secondary school, we sometimes played shinty, but rarely hockey. I liked shinty, possibly because I was (for a schoolboy) quite good at it whereas I didn't really take to hockey, probably because hockey has to be played right handed and shinty with either hand :-). We also played rounders at school and work. I loved that because, again, I was quite good since I could sprint around for rounders and as an outfielder run quickly after the ball and return it. I was frequently the last batter in, because not only could I run, I could hit the ball quite well. I could hit with either hand (see the earlier discussion on L and R handedness) which was a huge advantage. I'd stand with the bat in my R hand and the outfielders would position themselves for a R hander, then just as the bowler released the ball, I'd switch the bat to my L hand and hit the ball into the empty space. The next time with the bat in my R hand, the fielders would line up for a L hander assuming I was going switch hands again but I'd fool them by not switching and again hit into empty spaces. Eventually, the 3 fielders decided to set themselves for both L and R handed hitting which left huge gaps between them so I'd just hit the ball into those gaps with whichever hand I used :-). I think they probably hated playing against me! Especially the bowler, because often I would hit the ball straight back at them and they'd have to duck :-o. I wasn't targeting the bowler it was just that I was aiming for the open field space behind them. I haven't played for years so I don't think I'd be anywhere near that good again :-(. However, I was totally useless at cricket! |
Jul 2018
3:38pm, 11 Jul 2018
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jabberknit
Another primary school shinty player here. I could never do handstands or a crab, and still can't. Doubt I'll ever do either, I'm extremely inflexible, and my wrists and thumb joints are showing distinct signs of wear and tear. |
Jul 2018
3:45pm, 11 Jul 2018
17,937 posts
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Lizzie W
Under 50 sneaking at the mention of stool all: although not mentioned on HB's link, it's a traditional Sussex game, historically played by women (probably instead of cricket).
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Jul 2018
3:55pm, 11 Jul 2018
104,382 posts
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GregP
I played indoor bandy in my twenties, if that helps. It’s sort of 5-a-side football for a cold climate.
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Jul 2018
5:41pm, 11 Jul 2018
38,600 posts
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Velociraptor
I remember Music and Movement being A Thing at primary school, but not what we actually did when we were doing it.
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