ted sheckler Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 We'd go through 2 week sections then Fridays was gym class picks. 2 week sections was baseball basketball hockey volleyball. Then tournaments at the end. Those were easy to dominate Although not great at hockey. would just bully people. dodgeball, matball, sooter races. Dodgeball was brutal for everyone else except about 5 or 6 of us. Some kids could throw hard, but couldn't catch for shit so get them out first. HORRIBLE at kicking the kick ball. Some kids would rocket the ball. I liked playing defense more than kicking. throwing the ball at people running bases, catch anything in the area. They were just talking on the radio about old gym class games and how they want to get a kickball team together. had no idea that was a thing in cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housepicks Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Steal the bacon. Something hurry still plays at a high level to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Dodgeball was no joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsouth Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I could hurl a dodgeball. Baseball player and decently high level pitcher thru middle school and even into high school. Would dominate dodge ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Downsouth said: I could hurl a dodgeball. Baseball player and decently high level pitcher thru middle school and even into high school. Would dominate dodge ball Do they even allow Dodgeball in school now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterman Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I never threw at the girls in dodgeball because I knew what could happen to them. My future high school pitcher teammate was a sadist and used to try to hurt them and he did on numerous occasions. There were even smaller rubber balls that you could throw just like a baseball and just crush the defenseless screaming girls. Bloody noses, broken glasses, sprained wrists from getting knocked off their feet and this fukshow just went on and on until 6th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterman Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, IAG said: Do they even allow Dodgeball in school now? I think it has been banned for a long time here in CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, shooterman said: I never threw at the girls in dodgeball because I knew what could happen to them. My future high school pitcher teammate was a sadist and used to try to hurt them and he did on numerous occasions. There were even smaller rubber balls that you could throw just like a baseball and just crush the defenseless screaming girls. Bloody noses, broken glasses, sprained wrists from getting knocked off their feet and this fukshow just went on and on until 6th grade. Wow. Hard to believe this game used to be commonplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Hoffa Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, IAG said: Do they even allow Dodgeball in school now? No chance. When we were in school the term "liability" hadn't been invented yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The X Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Elite at everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterman Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 This was mid to late sixties time frame and every single male played baseball so they pretty much all could throw at least adequately. Like jimmy said. No liability is a powerful thing. I went to my son's gym class one time when he was in 6th grade and in just 20 years it was all about"inclusion". There was a bar on some mats and each kid would walk up to the bar which was about a foot and a half or 2 feet off the floor and the teacher would say under or over. If under the kid would crawl under the bar and get a pat on the head, if over he would step over the bar and get a pat on the head. Us fathers watched dumbfounded. We made a few under/over jokes but even though we were relieved our kids were not getting crushed in a dodgeball game we were not happy with a pointless horribly boring exercise in fuk I don't know underfukingover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I was huge at dodgeball, i caught everything and had a strong arm to pummel the weaklings who would be crouched down with their hands over their heads. The best was near the end when the phy ed teacher would yell "free throw line" and you'd team up with another guy to pelt some poor sap at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi_Archie Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 shower horseplay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Hoffa Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, Chi_Archie said: shower horseplay Did you attend Sandusky Elementary School? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdalert447 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Wiiffle Ball. With Steve Carlton or Mike Scott on the cover of the ball box. Holes down for a rising fastball, holes to the right to curve left, holes to the left to curve right. I was like Dr K his rookie year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybagadonuts Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Whiffle ball is one of the greatest games ever invented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsouth Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, joeybagadonuts said: Whiffle ball is one of the greatest games ever invented. Really is. The neighborhood kids have fired up playing lately. Have stepped out a few times to take some swings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike499 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Played on soccer traveling teams through middle school. Fn dominated matball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybagadonuts Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 9 hours ago, ted sheckler said: We'd go through 2 week sections then Fridays was gym class picks. 2 week sections was baseball basketball hockey volleyball. Then tournaments at the end. Those were easy to dominate Although not great at hockey. would just bully people. dodgeball, matball, sooter races. Dodgeball was brutal for everyone else except about 5 or 6 of us. Some kids could throw hard, but couldn't catch for shit so get them out first. HORRIBLE at kicking the kick ball. Some kids would rocket the ball. I liked playing defense more than kicking. throwing the ball at people running bases, catch anything in the area. They were just talking on the radio about old gym class games and how they want to get a kickball team together. had no idea that was a thing in cities. Played a corporate kickball team a few summers ago. Was pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiseThese Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 I took wrestling in Jr High one time(we switched every 6 weeks)....my first match and I cut a big fart and my opponent complained....coach said "leave that farting at home'''....I did not have to wrestle again for the the entire 6 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiseThese Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 I took archery one time because the girl I had a crush on took it as well....after one week she got some kind of medical exemption and was allowed to "attend" PE by sitting in the library.....I forged a letter from my mother claiming a medical condition so I could join her in the library each day.....it was a great 5 weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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