Toronto School Bans "sports balls"

[CaptainCrunch]

Make sure you issue him the textbooks with the rounded corners, and the pencils with the rounded tips.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Make sure you issue him the textbooks with the rounded corners, and the pencils with the rounded tips.

Man, I cannot stand using a pencil that isn't sharp. Even if it's just a little bit dull, I've got to sharpen it. I don't know why I do that.

[OffsideSpecialist]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

LOL...what?

The teachers started handing out sponges before and during recess, so that we could play tag. So, we didn't have to bring them from home or anything. It was still completely nonsensical and stupid though. One time my class missed recess for two days because we decided to play a class-wide game of tag (sponge-free) one day.

Then, two years later at the same school, we had a gym teacher that let us play full-on contact football every day. It was especially fun in the winter, except when you landed on a patch of ice.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by woob

Shouldn't you be doing homework, young man!

Naahh, screw school! I'll just sell crack at the bus stop!

[drhu22]

Quote: Originally Posted by saskflames96
In grade 8 two years ago, we played tackle football in the fields at recess. When the teachers saw this and yelled at us, we switched to touch football. When one teacher who was supervising us thought we were "fondling" each other (seriously.. her exact words), they made us switch to flag football. But the school didn't have any flags so we put plastic grocery bags in our pockets and used those. When one kid forgot to pick up his flag after the recess bell went off, they gave us heck for littering and harming the environment and took away our football. So we brought our PSPs to school the next day and played Madden NFL against each other. (hey, they stole our football) Some parents saw what we were doing and complained that older kids playing video games against each other can get violent and that it was "for their kids' protection". What a bunch of F*^#!*g losers.

That is truly pathetic!
The end is near...

[TorqueDog]

This is unbelievable.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I did, I can't remember the teachers name but when he leaned into a throw you could hear the ball tearing a hole in the space time continuum.

Yep, one of the gym teachers... Mr. Coombs?? He was the big goofy gym teacher.

Anyway, I never forgot a murder ball session in the small gym there, where my buddy tried to catch him out, and totally busted his arm. His forearm looked like a lightning bolt. It was disgusting and totally awesome all at the same time. It was a mark of pride to get a murder ball war wound from him.

He was cruel too. He would go for your feet, and try and put you ass over tea kettle right on your head.

[Tron_fdc]

What the hell man. What's next, recess bell rings and you're only allowed to go outside, shuffle around, and make small talk with each other?

We used to have dodge ball EVERY noon hour in junior high, where all grades were allowed to play against each other. I still remember being in grade 7 and being mortified of one of the grade 9's. This was a guy that could do the iron cross on the rings. In grade 9. He was the Mr T of our school dodgeball; both heavily feared and revered.

Talk about learning to respect your elders. I got nervous with the guy even breathing around me.

[krazycanuck]

We also used to play tackle football, especially in elementary school. Teachers would complain, we'd play touch until they looked away. Then it was back at it. Amazingly I think the only injury that occured over all those years was a kid got a bloody nose.

We also played "redass". It was kind of like murder ball, only if you got out you had to stand face forward into the wall while whoever got you out got to launch the ball at you.

Stop taking away the fun of being a kid. Arms are supposed to get broken. Kids are supposed to play hockey in the streets. Don't even get me started on hand sanitizer.

[habernac]

we also learned important lessons playing tackle football with no gear. Like wearing a hoody is a bad idea. Really, I didn't see it, I was just trying to grab his shoulder to slow him down.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by krazycanuck

We also played "redass". It was kind of like murder ball, only if you got out you had to stand face forward into the wall while whoever got you out got to launch the ball at you.

Oh my god, I still get nightmares from playing red butt.. the worst was when we played with a tennis ball. That sucker hurt like hell.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by saskflames96

Oh my god, I still get nightmares from playing red butt.. the worst was when we played with a tennis ball. That sucker hurt like hell.

We played wall ball (same thing).

Rule #1 in wallball when you have a free throw at some poor soul lined up against the wall?

Soak the tennis ball in a puddle before throwing it. It hurts more.

[troutman]

The school shut down our marbles and hockey card casino. Some kids complained about the juice the house was taking.

A creepy guy used to lurk around the playground, selling yo-yos from a brief case. He was chased away.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by habernac

we also learned important lessons playing tackle football with no gear. Like wearing a hoody is a bad idea. Really, I didn't see it, I was just trying to grab his shoulder to slow him down.

Our games of soccer in elementary always turned into tackle football when someone would pick up the ball, and immediately get horse collared or clothes lined.

It was also perfectly legal to ankle tap the ball carrier by any means necessary (usually with a kick).

Talk about fights galore.

[krazycanuck]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

We played wall ball (same thing).

Rule #1 in wallball when you have a free throw at some poor soul lined up against the wall?

Soak the tennis ball in a puddle before throwing it. It hurts more.

Tennis ball? We used to get those giant $1 bouncy balls from the vending machines at Zellers. That's how we played in the NE though... we were pretty rough.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

We played wall ball (same thing).

Rule #1 in wallball when you have a free throw at some poor soul lined up against the wall?

Soak the tennis ball in a puddle before throwing it. It hurts more.

There is no worse feeling than getting whipped by a soaking wet tennis ball on bare skin. The second worst was in the winter when we'd use a rubber bouncy ball and that thing would be harder than steel.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by troutman

The school shut down our marbles and hockey card casino. Some kids complained about the juice the house was taking.

A creepy guy used to lurk around the playground, selling yo-yos from a brief case. He was chased away.

Did he look like this?

[Buff]

Originally Posted by OffsideSpecialist

I remember when I went through elementary school (~10 years ago) there was one year, maybe grade 4, where we weren't allowed to play tag unless we used a sponge to tag other people. IIRC, that rule only last a couple of months. Thank god.

I sorta remember when I went through elementary school (~25 year ago). The only thing we weren't allowed to do was fight, or at least get caught fighting.

[jayswin]

Did anyone go to this junior high in the 90's?

"Stop running around like a bunch of natives!!!".

[SeeBass]

I remember the monkey bars we had. Solid steel running up 20 feet shaped like a rocket and then they would build it over cement.