(if any) participation (other than footie) sport ?
Mine is angling, I try and go once a week rain or snow - watching cricket (used to play) & watching rugby (used to play)
Veterans rugby. Played in a Sevens tournament Easter weekend and chipped my front tooth. Still not been to the dentist as I moved to Ireland the following week for a work contract. However loss of tooth means my stage time on Jeremy Kyle is assured. Psi. I'm a rubbish scrum half.
Used to play (till I became too old) rugby, used to play squash, oddly I played a bit of bowls when in my 20s but not since, still cycle regularly, still play badminton regularly, occasionally play a bit of golf. Often play the fool. :022:
I sail quite a lot
Used to play tennis at the polytechnic tennis club in Chiswick. The grass courts no longer exist. Took up squash when about 30 and enjoyed many good years. I was ok at cricket but never played for a club because tennis was my first love in summer.
Today....sad but true....darts. I dont have to move much and can drink at the same time as playing.
Squash
Golf, but I am useless! My lad starting playing this year, so we go together and have a day of it, which is great. Also, I have just got an 'Allotment' which is not sport I know, but the digging is good exercise! I do dig to quite a high standard, not professional, but better than Sunday League I would say!!
God that makes me sound old :( 092.gif
Quote from: Fulham Tup North on September 04, 2016, 05:20:57 PM
Golf, but I am useless! My lad starting playing this year, so we go together and have a day of it, which is great. Also, I have just got an 'Allotment' which is not sport I know, but the digging is good exercise! I do dig to quite a high standard, not professional, but better than Sunday League I would say!!
God that makes me sound old :( 092.gif
I'm a martyr to my beans
Besides watching cricket in the summer (Middlesex in the County Championship), I play Table Tennis in a couple of local leagues. Also help with the running of my club and the coaching of the junior players.
Golf , golf and more golf
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on September 04, 2016, 05:48:41 PM
Quote from: Fulham Tup North on September 04, 2016, 05:20:57 PM
Golf, but I am useless! My lad starting playing this year, so we go together and have a day of it, which is great. Also, I have just got an 'Allotment' which is not sport I know, but the digging is good exercise! I do dig to quite a high standard, not professional, but better than Sunday League I would say!!
God that makes me sound old :( 092.gif
I'm a martyr to my beans
You should see the size of my Marrow.... :yay:
Tennis, weekly, for years. Although currently injured following a bad ankle sprain a few months ago. Looking to a triumphant return in 2 to 3 weeks time.
cricket, although I injured my back last year so have only played twice in the last two seasons. But I should be recovered to play again next year, although might just concentrate on batting as I don't think my back could handle me going back to being an all rounder.
Also used to play a lot of golf, then to 2-3 times a year, and back injury has stopped me. Again, will look to take it up again next year
Cricket and Golf, is finshing sport ;)
Bowls for me, trouble is due to ongoing hip problem i now can't play, but still enjoy watching.
Baseball. I live North London and play in the London mets organisation. Lost our playoff semi final this weekend. Although I haven't played in six months due to an acl injury.
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table tennis. I 'play' in a local league.
If I would have ever been trained/coached as a youngster I could have been a contender
as it is I struggle to keep up, but i do have my cunning
Skiing for me. I stopped playing competitive sports years ago, but I rediscovered my love of skiing about 10 years ago and cherish that one week every year where I can go kamikaze down a mountain strapped to a pair of planks at 50mph.
Iam 49 took up running last year and did hastings half marathon this year. Also 8 months in to kickboxing I find it hard though
Quote from: Camber cottager on September 05, 2016, 01:00:50 PM
Iam 49 took up running last year and did hastings half marathon this year. Also 8 months in to kickboxing I find it hard though
Good on you.
I was about 44 when I took up running - starting with a 10k, and soon moving on to half -marathons and marathons. I'm still running today aged 67, and now do fell races local to where I live. This weekend past I did 5.5 mile fell race on the Saturday and a 20 mile hilly bike ride on Sunday.
I know an eighty year old who still regularly completes tough fell races.
I don't think I will be able to go on that long though, but he's a great example of what you can do.
I also cycle and take part in 100k audax events -where you have to complete a challenging route in a certain time. I also took up Olympic distance, open water triathlon at age 57, and did about eight over a few years. I have put that on hold because my swimming is so rubbish, but am thinking of doing one with a pool swim.
Exercise is great and keeps me going - gives me an interest apart from watching Fulham, which I can't afford to do too often. In some ways it's better when you're older, when your boozing days are probably decreased.
Well done with the kick boxing - I don't think I've got the flexibility for that.
I pine for the heady days when i played football 4-5 times a week in various formats.
A couple of years ago (after about 4 years of virtually no exercise) i decided to get back into tennis, but tore my achilles after 3 weeks! That put me out for 9 months.
After that, i decided to take up cycling (road bikes) and that has become something i really enjoy doing with a group of similarly middle aged people in lycra every Sunday morning.
Re: the opening post - is angling a sport? Brings us back to that debate about what defines a sport!!
I run, cycle, swim and play golf, nothing too competitive and purely for fun. My days of competitive team sports are a distant memory
Quote from: nose on September 05, 2016, 11:01:26 AM
table tennis. I 'play' in a local league.
If I would have ever been trained/coached as a youngster I could have been a contender
as it is I struggle to keep up, but i do have my cunning
Ahh Nose that was my first love, i used to play for Essex when i was young, trouble is that was the beginings of my knee troubles.
Quote from: alfie on September 05, 2016, 03:17:31 PM
Quote from: nose on September 05, 2016, 11:01:26 AM
table tennis. I 'play' in a local league.
If I would have ever been trained/coached as a youngster I could have been a contender
as it is I struggle to keep up, but i do have my cunning
Ahh Nose that was my first love, i used to play for Essex when i was young, trouble is that was the beginings of my knee troubles.
My boy is really good but it seems to me my arms move slower and the ball comes at me faster than previously.
I am playing tonight (training really but not quite sure for what!). hot sweaty and aching at the end at least proves I am still alive.
Been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for over 6 years now, on and off with some MMA.
used to play cricket (which i loved, but good it hurts, and squash. mainly just golf nowadays
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 05, 2016, 12:50:17 PM
Skiing for me. I stopped playing competitive sports years ago, but I rediscovered my love of skiing about 10 years ago and cherish that one week every year where I can go kamikaze down a mountain strapped to a pair of planks at 50mph.
id rather snowboard than have a summer holiday. nothing beats fresh powder
Nearly 53 years old and still play cricket in the Thames Valley League weekly and football in a the Farnham and District vets league (over 35's) which works out about playing 2 out of every 3 weeks. In between times I try to run to maintain enough fitness to be able to play each weekend. Hate to think of the time when I won't be able to play anymore.
Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on September 05, 2016, 03:29:53 PM
Quote from: Camber cottager on September 05, 2016, 01:00:50 PM
Iam 49 took up running last year and did hastings half marathon this year. Also 8 months in to kickboxing I find it hard though
I have been chasing the wife round the bedroom for years, and that I can guarantee keeps you fit.
Its the wife that has chased me round for years.
I'd rather have a cuppa and an iced bun... :005:
The wife and I were good Ten Pin Bowlers in our day, used to
Go 2 or 3 times a week.
Quote from: Dixie on September 05, 2016, 02:34:30 PM
I pine for the heady days when i played football 4-5 times a week in various formats.
A couple of years ago (after about 4 years of virtually no exercise) i decided to get back into tennis, but tore my achilles after 3 weeks! That put me out for 9 months.
After that, i decided to take up cycling (road bikes) and that has become something i really enjoy doing with a group of similarly middle aged people in lycra every Sunday morning.
Re: the opening post - is angling a sport? Brings us back to that debate about what defines a sport!!
Blinking cheek....... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10870807/10-things-no-one-tells-you-before-you-take-up-fishing.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10870807/10-things-no-one-tells-you-before-you-take-up-fishing.html)
Quote from: Supermitch on September 04, 2016, 05:58:37 PM
Besides watching cricket in the summer (Middlesex in the County Championship), I play Table Tennis in a couple of local leagues. Also help with the running of my club and the coaching of the junior players.
Paul Drinkwell the English number 1 and Olympic player was at my club practicing this morning, good to watch.
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on September 05, 2016, 05:00:22 PM
The wife and I were good Ten Pin Bowlers in our day, used to
Go 2 or 3 times a week.
. A friend of mine got a job at the local bowling alley. I said tenpin, he said no FULL TIME!!
I forgot to mention, I ski every week in Vermont. 2 days a week during the season. 2 hour drive from where I live. Ben mentioned snowboarding....eeek. Dont want my feet tied together. At my age, I will stay on skis.
Quote from: jarv on September 06, 2016, 12:28:53 PM
I forgot to mention, I ski every week in Vermont. 2 days a week during the season. 2 hour drive from where I live. Ben mentioned snowboarding....eeek. Dont want my feet tied together. At my age, I will stay on skis.
Yep! I've always been tempted to try boarding, but I just love skiing too much to do it. That could be largely down to living in Wandsworth and having to plan a long time in advance to manage even a week's skiing.
Quote from: fulhamben on September 05, 2016, 04:04:43 PM
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 05, 2016, 12:50:17 PM
Skiing for me. I stopped playing competitive sports years ago, but I rediscovered my love of skiing about 10 years ago and cherish that one week every year where I can go kamikaze down a mountain strapped to a pair of planks at 50mph.
id rather snowboard than have a summer holiday. nothing beats fresh powder
I think my next trip is going to be Sierra Nevada in April. 5 days skiing, 5 days hitting the beaches and bars in Marbella.
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 06, 2016, 12:39:03 PM
Quote from: jarv on September 06, 2016, 12:28:53 PM
I forgot to mention, I ski every week in Vermont. 2 days a week during the season. 2 hour drive from where I live. Ben mentioned snowboarding....eeek. Dont want my feet tied together. At my age, I will stay on skis.
Yep! I've always been tempted to try boarding, but I just love skiing too much to do it. That could be largely down to living in Wandsworth and having to plan a long time in advance to manage even a week's skiing.
Must admit boarding is probably a younger man's game. Purely for the way you have to get up and down off the floor when you stop and start. Really starts to make you ache after a day or two. Probably ready to go back to skis if I'm honest. Plus button lifts are tricky and somewhat embarrassing if you get it wrong. Which I did alot.
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 06, 2016, 12:39:56 PM
Quote from: fulhamben on September 05, 2016, 04:04:43 PM
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 05, 2016, 12:50:17 PM
Skiing for me. I stopped playing competitive sports years ago, but I rediscovered my love of skiing about 10 years ago and cherish that one week every year where I can go kamikaze down a mountain strapped to a pair of planks at 50mph.
id rather snowboard than have a summer holiday. nothing beats fresh powder
I think my next trip is going to be Sierra Nevada in April. 5 days skiing, 5 days hitting the beaches and bars in Marbella.
niiiiiicccceeee
Quote from: fulhamben on September 06, 2016, 12:47:54 PM
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 06, 2016, 12:39:03 PM
Quote from: jarv on September 06, 2016, 12:28:53 PM
I forgot to mention, I ski every week in Vermont. 2 days a week during the season. 2 hour drive from where I live. Ben mentioned snowboarding....eeek. Dont want my feet tied together. At my age, I will stay on skis.
Yep! I've always been tempted to try boarding, but I just love skiing too much to do it. That could be largely down to living in Wandsworth and having to plan a long time in advance to manage even a week's skiing.
Must admit boarding is probably a younger man's game. Purely for the way you have to get up and down off the floor when you stop and start. Really starts to make you ache after a day or two. Probably ready to go back to skis if I'm honest. Plus button lifts are tricky and somewhat embarrassing if you get it wrong. Which I did alot.
What you insinuating? I'm only 40! :dft011:
Quote from: filham on September 05, 2016, 05:24:18 PM
Quote from: Supermitch on September 04, 2016, 05:58:37 PM
Besides watching cricket in the summer (Middlesex in the County Championship), I play Table Tennis in a couple of local leagues. Also help with the running of my club and the coaching of the junior players.
Paul Drinkwell the English number 1 and Olympic player was at my club practicing this morning, good to watch.
Which club? Paul practices at my club as he lives close by.
Tennis for me, twice a week now and been doing so for over ten years. If anyone fancies a game in Bounds Green, give me a shout.
I used to be The Napkin Folding Champion of
West Suffolk.
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 06, 2016, 12:51:11 PM
Quote from: fulhamben on September 06, 2016, 12:47:54 PM
Quote from: The Equalizer on September 06, 2016, 12:39:03 PM
Quote from: jarv on September 06, 2016, 12:28:53 PM
I forgot to mention, I ski every week in Vermont. 2 days a week during the season. 2 hour drive from where I live. Ben mentioned snowboarding....eeek. Dont want my feet tied together. At my age, I will stay on skis.
Yep! I've always been tempted to try boarding, but I just love skiing too much to do it. That could be largely down to living in Wandsworth and having to plan a long time in advance to manage even a week's skiing.
Must admit boarding is probably a younger man's game. Purely for the way you have to get up and down off the floor when you stop and start. Really starts to make you ache after a day or two. Probably ready to go back to skis if I'm honest. Plus button lifts are tricky and somewhat embarrassing if you get it wrong. Which I did alot.
What you insinuating? I'm only 40! :dft011:
I'm 36. It used to hurt back when I was 20
Still playing reasonably competitive volleyball despite being nearer 60 than 50 - with a spot of angling whenever I can.
I was lucky enought to play a walking football torunament on the hallowed Cottage turf a couple of months ag0 - wouldn't mind taking that up, a good way to continue playing footie. Surprisingly tough on the legs though!
Played football, rugby, cricket and ran 440 yards !!! (at school)
Got to admit now I prefer watching Rugby than football (except us of course
Quote from: rogerpinvirginia on September 07, 2016, 01:44:48 PM
Played football, rugby, cricket and ran 440 yards !!! (at school)
Got to admit now I prefer watching Rugby than football (except us of course
Quote from: rogerpinvirginia on September 07, 2016, 01:44:48 PM
Played football, rugby, cricket and ran 440 yards !!! (at school)
Got to admit now I prefer watching Rugby than football (except us of course
Ran 440 yds from the police more like, till they
caught you..lol
Never had much sporting talent but I really enjoy a round of golf and still get down the ski slopes.
Yes ray Smith i have firmly got the running bug. My dad has run all his life or was on a bike clocking up 20 odd miles when he got home rm work. think I got it from him but a bit late Haha. Kickboxing is good but hard and iam not really that flexible too.thing is i still like my beer too
