Throwback Thursday – School Sports & Activities
This week Maggie asks us some questions about our school days concerning things we did as sports and extra curricular activities. Thanks, Maggie! 🙂 https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2022/03/10/throwback-thursday-29-sports-and-extracurricular-activities/
Questions:
- Did you belong to any clubs? When I was little I was a Brownie and then a Girl Scout. I played field hockey for a couple years in college. I remember I did make-up for the drama production of Man of La Mancha in high school. That is all I really remember. It is one thing I wish I had done more of.
- Did you stay after school for activities? If so, how did you get home? I remember staying for different things. When I was too young to get a ride from a friend my mom usually came to get me. Once in a while I remember getting rides home from other parents but mostly I remember my mom picking me up.
- We’re you involved in sports? If so, which ones? Were you good at them, mediocre, or at least trying? I was awful at sports. I played field hockey for two or three years. I stopped when I was the only senior that didn’t make varsity, when there were freshman who did. I ran track a couple of seasons. I was not good at that either. I’m not fast. I was typically able to do distance but never did the cross-country track because they did such long runs, it made me too scared to try. I loved dancing. I took Jazz and Ballet. I don’t know why I ever stopped. That is a big regret I have.
- What was your favorite school related sports or physical activity? I always wanted to try cheerleading but wasn’t very good at cartwheels…obviously that is what I thought would be the decider. In high school I started taking aerobics at this one new place. That I loved and used to go almost every day. I think I stopped going because the classes started getting really popular and busy and it wasn’t as fun being packed in.
- Did you hold any leadership roles in school? I don’t think I ever did. Looking back I don’t think I had the confidence to do that.
- Did you play football, basketball, or some other sport or were you a cheerleader? I tried them all, well many of them. I tried basketball, track (long jump, high jump, 500m), soccer, and field hockey. I wasn’t good at any. I was too timid and slow.
- Did you travel after school, on weekends, or in the summer for any activities? Where did you go? I didn’t do that much during the school year but for about four or five years I went to summer camp up in Maine. I remember loving it and making some really good friends. I remember learning to swim, learning to sail, canoeing, hiking, tons of things…I remember sleeping in the cabins, trying to decide if the upper or lower bunk would be best.
- Did you receive letters, awards, or certificates for your involvement? Any of the awards or anything I got were related to academics.
- Did you belong to any organizations that were not associated or sponsored by your school? Dance, jazz and ballet.
- Were you on any school committees such as yearbook, prom committee, etc.? I don’t really remember. I remember doing some stuff and I can sort of remember being part of some club but I honestly can’t recall!
You had some broad experiences. I think that is so good for an adolescent. I envy anyone who had the chance to take dance classes. Nothing like that ever existed in our environment. I lived in Maine for years and I know how popular it is for summer camps. My daughter was a camp counselor every year she was in college. The is for participating in the challenge.
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You’ve had many interests, and in this posts you say you regret stopping some of them. Do you think of going back to any of them?
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I have but some of them wouldn’t really be feasible. Dance for instance…I would love to try ballet again but I have had a hip replacement and need my knee done so my legs are not really ready for something like that. I have explored more art forms which is something. I think my biggest regret is not trying more.
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You could try creating videos of animated dance online.
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Thanks for joining in Christine. I think if you played for two or three years you still had to be pretty good. But I get being a senior and not making varsity as an end point. I envy your ability to do dance, tap, and ballet. I have two left feet. My spouse and I signed up for some dancing classes before we got married. We were so bad, that after a few classes we were asked stop coming.
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Oh no!!! I love to dance but stick more to the kind that is in my house when I am all alone! Hahaha!
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I don’t even do that
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