Inspire a Generation!

Fed up talking videogames? Why?

I am going to try...

Swimming
6
10%
Water polo
0
No votes
Canoe/kayak
0
No votes
Cycling (BMX, Moutain, Track, Road)
8
13%
Gymnastics (Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline)
0
No votes
Volleyball (indoor, beach)
3
5%
Eventing (show-jumping, cross country, dressage)
1
2%
Wrestling (Greco-Roman, freestyle)
0
No votes
Archery
8
13%
Athletics
5
8%
Badminton
5
8%
Basketball
1
2%
Boxing
2
3%
Fencing
2
3%
Field hockey
1
2%
Judo
1
2%
Modern pentathlon
0
No votes
Rowing
2
3%
Sailing
0
No votes
Shooting
2
3%
Table tennis
2
3%
Taekwondo
4
7%
Tennis
1
2%
Triathlon
2
3%
Weightlifting
4
7%
 
Total votes: 60
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Lagamorph
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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Lagamorph » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:24 pm

Water Polo was the most exhausting sport I have ever played when I last tried it.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by emilythestrange » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:39 pm

Not sure it'll ever happen but I'd love to try Taekwondo and Handball (as long as I'm not in goal :lol: )

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Tomous » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:39 pm

Lagamorph wrote:Water Polo was the most exhausting sport I have ever played when I last tried it.


I'm not surprised that, everytime I've watched it I think how tiring it must be sustaining that movement through the water.

All the while some bastard on the other team is trying to drown you :lol:

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Floex » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:41 pm

emilythestrange wrote:Not sure it'll ever happen but I'd love to try Taekwondo and Handball (as long as I'm not in goal :lol: )


Oh, that really was the worst position. It's like getting picked last for a team and going 'yeah, just stick them in goal'

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Tomous » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:41 pm

Definitely-I think it's about 1 save for every 20 times you pick the ball out of the net on average

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by SEP » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:52 pm

I want to get back into Badminton. I used to play it quite a lot when I was younger.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Squinty » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:01 pm

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:I want to get back into Badminton. I used to play it quite a lot when I was younger.


I'm terrible at badminton. I played for about a year from 2010-2011 and never really improved at it. I just don't have the coordination.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by SEP » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:07 pm

SquintyMcSquint wrote:
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:I want to get back into Badminton. I used to play it quite a lot when I was younger.


I'm terrible at badminton. I played for about a year from 2010-2011 and never really improved at it. I just don't have the coordination.


I used to love it, but I picked up a nasty wrist injury in a drunken fall. I should be OK to play again now, though.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Lagamorph » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:12 pm

Tomous wrote:
Lagamorph wrote:Water Polo was the most exhausting sport I have ever played when I last tried it.


I'm not surprised that, everytime I've watched it I think how tiring it must be sustaining that movement through the water.

All the while some bastard on the other team is trying to drown you :lol:

It really is tiring. You're not just using your legs to run around like in something such as football, but your entire body has to move and twist in order to not only move, but move quickly. Ontop of that you've got the added water resistance which no other sport (besides other swimming type sports) has. Then you're jumping up and out of the water after a ball to try and grab it.

And if the ball lands in the water then you're strawberry floated as getting hold of the damn thing is even more difficult, since every movement you make near it causes ripples in the water that pushes the ball further away! :x Not to mention the mad rush of not only you but about 4 other guys all going for it at once as well.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Dual » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:19 pm

I'm on the lookout for a cheap second hand road bike to have a play with. I haven't ridden a bike in 10 years so I didn't want to buy anything expensive.

I'm going to start running as well. My local area has a good mix of open spaces and urban areas which I should make use of.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by BraithGwirod » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:19 pm

I'd really love to get back into horse riding. I used to compete in showjumping and I wasn't bad. Got a pretty nasty injury and don't know if I'd still be able to though :( Definitely want to try table tennis and beach volleyball though!

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Donk » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:20 pm

Well, hopefully I'll be going back to rugby (and therefore rugby sevens, in the Olympics from Rio) and I'll be swimming too.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Cuttooth » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:27 pm

I've forgotten how to ride a bike.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Slartibartfast » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:29 pm

Cuttooth wrote:I've forgotten how to ride a bike.


It's easy, you never forget, it's like riding a... oh, gooseberry fool.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Cuttooth » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:30 pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
Cuttooth wrote:I've forgotten how to ride a bike.


It's easy, you never forget, it's like riding a... oh, gooseberry fool.


What are the odds, right?

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Errkal » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:32 pm

Cuttooth wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Cuttooth wrote:I've forgotten how to ride a bike.


It's easy, you never forget, it's like riding a... oh, gooseberry fool.


What are the odds, right?


I made that same joke to the missus about an hour ago when she was saying about probably forgetting it :D

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Dual » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:35 pm

BraithGwirod wrote:I'd really love to get back into horse riding. I used to compete in showjumping and I wasn't bad. Got a pretty nasty injury and don't know if I'd still be able to though :( Definitely want to try table tennis and beach volleyball though!


If Nick Skelton can do it after breaking his neck you've got no excuse.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Bene Version 3 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:39 pm

Beach volleyball.

The bitches LOVE it.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Errkal » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:40 pm

Cuban Pete wrote:I've never understood people who don't know how to ride a bike or swim.

It's something you have to do as a child, and its wrong if you dont. I bet StayDead cant swim.

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PostRe: Inspire a Generation!
by Dark Ritual » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:41 pm

Cuban Pete wrote:I've never understood people who don't know how to ride a bike or swim.


I want to learn, but the main offputtance is that I'd probably have to learn in public, which is obv. quite embarrassing.


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