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halfpint 27 Sep 1:31pm, 27 Sep 2024 41,653 posts	0 halfpint Diogenes wrote:Good news, HP. Perhaps the lump could go to Ireland next to be sure to be sure?
Eynsham Red 28 Sep 10:45am, 28 Sep 2024 11,373 posts	0 Eynsham Red Witney parkrun share a playing field with a juniors football club. This is the first time I’ve seen this sign. I hope that it has an impact on those to whom it aimed.
Diogenes 28 Sep 10:56am, 28 Sep 2024 88,466 posts	0 Diogenes That sign has been common at kids and youth football for years. Unfortunately, not everyone reads, comprehends, and remembers.
Diogenes 28 Sep 10:59am, 28 Sep 2024 88,467 posts	0 Diogenes Another thing they do is have “silent weekends” where coaches, parents, and other spectators are not supposed to coach or give any verbal instructions, only to clap and cheer good things. I found this almost impossible to follow when coaching.
ITG 🇮🇸 28 Sep 11:01am, 28 Sep 2024 17,985 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸 They are quite strict in Iceland, Dio, or at least try to be. Parents also police each other a bit. There was a lot of outcry in the national news one year when one teams' parents (of 10-11yo) were totally overdoing it and even shouting abuse at opposing players.
Chrisity 28 Sep 12:06pm, 28 Sep 2024 24,903 posts	0 Chrisity Today was my first sub-30 parkrun for 13 months. It is only the second time that I have not had walking breaks (or more often, running breaks).
Ocelot Spleens 28 Sep 12:24pm, 28 Sep 2024 39,625 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Shopping in John Lewis
Night-owl 28 Sep 2:58pm, 28 Sep 2024 46,506 posts	0 Night-owl [Well done @Chrisity ]
Rosehip 28 Sep 3:14pm, 28 Sep 2024 33,295 posts	0 Rosehip I ran for 60 minutes without a walk break, can't remember the last time I did that (actually it made my eyes leak a little)
Eynsham Red 28 Sep 3:32pm, 28 Sep 2024 11,374 posts	0 Eynsham Red Well done @Chrisity and @Rosehip