School sports/PE/Games

[George 1978]

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I actually enjoyed the running about outside more than the indoor exercises, even in the cold - especially dry crisp weather with a clear but sky. Often enough it would be a grey damp cold which was less enjoyable until you got warm.

I can remember a PE master admitting that his balls were 'bloody freezing'!

It reminds me of George Layton's short story The Fib where the protagonist is forced to play football for the school team (goalkeeper) on the coldest Monday mornings of the year, has to put up with bullying, and had to endure a cold shower afterwards. He tried to get out of it by saying that his uncle is Bobby Charlton!

The sadist PE teacher Hicks in the 1981 series of Grange Hill also fits into this category as well.

[George 1978]

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I think most kids found it embarrassing getting changed showered in front of each other.

Teacher is right run up and down and you will build up good sweat and warm up.

That reminds me of having to shower after the lesson, probably after cross-country running or something - one didn't want to get one's uniform wet when one was in there of course. Another reason for wanting to opt out.

I am certain that someone pinched my towel when we were showering, which shall we say, even more embarrassing than just getting changed. Kids were making comments because of how I was at the time, shall we say.

At least you feel as if you have more privacy in the local swimming baths where we went for our swimming lessons than at school.

[Silver Bear]

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I think most kids found it embarrassing getting changed showered in front of each other.

It never occurred to me to feel embarrassed about this because in PE it was just the other boys in my class, whom I knew well and saw all the time. In Rugger, it was the chaps in my team, so we all 'knew' other. The changing rooms were a great place for joking and mucking about despite the schoolmaster supervising us.

[Silver Bear]

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I hated PE - having to change in the same room as everyone else. My poor coordination was exposed due to my difficulty in catching balls - in other words, I wouldn't have made a very good goalkeeper.

I remember on Wednesday mornings in Junior School, we had to go to this open space park for PE. It was freezing on most weeks, but the teacher who was prepared for the coldest day of the year, and had a nice warm coat on, often said "run up and down, you'll soon keep warm".

You couldn't get out of it, otherwise it would be "vest and pants" or "lost property" in order to make you do it. It was pure torture.

I actually enjoyed the running about outside more than the indoor exercises, even in the cold - especially dry crisp weather with a clear but sky. Often enough it would be a grey damp cold which was less enjoyable until you got warm.

I can remember a PE master admitting that his balls were 'bloody freezing'!

[darren]

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I think most kids found it embarrassing getting changed showered in front of each other.

Teacher is right run up and down and you will build up good sweat and warm up.

i hated pe - having to change in the same room as everyone else. My poor coordination was exposed due to my difficulty in catching balls - in other words, i wouldn't have made a very good goalkeeper.

I remember on wednesday mornings in junior school, we had to go to this open space park for pe. It was freezing on most weeks, but the teacher who was prepared for the coldest day of the year, and had a nice warm coat on, often said "run up and down, you'll soon keep warm".

You couldn't get out of it, otherwise it would be "vest and pants" or "lost property" in order to make you do it. It was pure torture.

[George 1978]

Re: School sports/PE/Games

I hated PE - having to change in the same room as everyone else. My poor coordination was exposed due to my difficulty in catching balls - in other words, I wouldn't have made a very good goalkeeper.

I remember on Wednesday mornings in Junior School, we had to go to this open space park for PE. It was freezing on most weeks, but the teacher who was prepared for the coldest day of the year, and had a nice warm coat on, often said "run up and down, you'll soon keep warm".

You couldn't get out of it, otherwise it would be "vest and pants" or "lost property" in order to make you do it. It was pure torture.

[Silver Bear]

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Thing was wit me i was always picked last althou thats not really being picked..

We used benches as the goals for indoor footie.

It’s often said that it’s the playing and trying hard that’s the most important thing and I’m sure that’s true.

[Silver Bear]

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Yer true and thanks, most Sports at School was rubbish - though at my 2nhhd Secondary we got to pick from the Local Swimming Pool or Local Lesuire Centre though - which had a few pros, like skiving the afternoon off as I lived on the Coast then, so Chip Shop/McDonalds for Lunch lol

Btw ur in-box is full Silver mate!!

80sChav

Living on the coast must have been nice but a pity about the sports facilities being so poor.

[darren]

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Thing was wit me i was always picked last althou thats not really being picked..

We used benches as the goals for indoor footie.

[80sChav]

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Cheeky young so-and-so!

I’m sorry you didn’t always get your turn mate but at least you had your Footy and you played some Rugger at college.

Yer true and thanks, most Sports at School was rubbish - though at my 2nhhd Secondary we got to pick from the Local Swimming Pool or Local Lesuire Centre though - which had a few pros, like skiving the afternoon off as I lived on the Coast then, so Chip Shop/McDonalds for Lunch lol

Btw ur in-box is full Silver mate!!

80sChav

[Silver Bear]

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sADLY YER - THOUGH i always recall it being said we would all have a turn - though it never came to friution!

Though I guess I am talking to the Master here, huh Mr Silver!!!?

Btw - check ur inbox please mate!

80sChav

Cheeky young so-and-so!

I’m sorry you didn’t always get your turn mate but at least you had your Footy and you played some Rugger at college.

[80sChav]

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It didn't really work like that. If you were good enough to be on the team, you played and that was pretty much that.

sADLY YER - THOUGH i always recall it being said we would all have a turn - though it never came to friution!

Though I guess I am talking to the Master here, huh Mr Silver!!!?

Btw - check ur inbox please mate!

80sChav

[Silver Bear]

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Each year group had one entire afternoon off doing games. E.g. Year 7 on a Wednesday from 1 to 4pm.

I recall in the winter we use to go cross country running at Morden park in Surrey. It was horrible. The pe teacher use to accompany us too. He'd say, "if my students have to go through this hell, I will do too!" After a minute he would complain about a 'stitch in his abdomen and stop running and meet us at the finish line.

The PE master sounds a bit of a wimp. There's a thread about cross country and it's more or less divided between those of us who actually enjoyed it and those who hated having to do it.

[Silver Bear]

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Master's Degree??!! lol

Well, it would be more useful than many degree courses these days. ...
... My post-match farts used to amuse and appal my teammates: the changing room provided an excellent opportunity to release atrocious sounds and smells, as did the minibus on the way back from away games (with the added advantage that the master driving us could do nothing about it). So, a Master's Degree: why not?

[Moonraker]

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Each year group had one entire afternoon off doing games. E.g. Year 7 on a Wednesday from 1 to 4pm.

I recall in the winter we use to go cross country running at Morden park in Surrey. It was horrible. The pe teacher use to accompany us too. He'd say, "if my students have to go through this hell, I will do too!" After a minute he would complain about a 'stitch in his abdomen and stop running and meet us at the finish line.