Women and Sport

Fluorescence

So ladies, anyone here into sport? What sports do you enjoy, whether to watch or to play? Do you prefer team sports or solo sports? If you play a sport, are you interested in watching professionals play the game?

Lately, despite being the least sporty person ever, I've been thinking of taking up a team sport. Right now I'm considering rugby. It seems to me like it could be a lot of fun! Mind you I've also thought about badminton, basketball, roller derby and various martial arts in the past, so perhaps my interest won't last very long :pac:

Anyway, in general, womens' sports are only getting more and more popular - the likes of womens' boxing, for instance, is now a mainstream interest in Ireland thanks to Katie Taylor. Perhaps it's only a matter of time until we're taken as seriously as the mens' teams. And that can only be a good thing

Just a few things to think about

I am a friend

I love golf - playing and watching. I used to play a lot of tennis and watched it for years but have gone off it. Soccer and GAA are a big no no and I find rugby slightly more interesting.

I dont like classes and prefer to go to a personal trainer alone.. Dunno why. I just seem to rather solo activities.

metaoblivia

I enjoy going to almost any live sporting event, but my big sports passion is gymnastics. I was a gymnast growing up, and even though I wasn't that great at it, I still love the sport. And it's kicking into high gear right now with the Olympics just around the corner. Lots of countries are having their nationals/trials, so it's fun to watch the videos, think about who's going to make the top teams and how they'll stack up against each other in London!

As for team sports, I've never really been good at those, as I don't like the pressure of other people relying on my performance. In school, whenever we played team sports and my performance didn't meet some of my teammates' expectations, they would completely overreact. It was just a few kids and they did it to everyone, but it turned me off to team sports. I prefer participating in solo sports, like gymnastics, swimming, etc..

Polloloca

I enjoy watching GAA. My brother was very involved with it from an early age and so I grew up going to his matches or going to matches with my father. Exciting times heading to Croke park with my dad without my mother. I wouldn't be a massive fan but they hold good memories for me.

As for playing sports, I tried boxercise (and am fascinated by boxing) however due to very low blood pressure, I ended up fainting and am kind of nervous of taking up any other type of sports.

I'm not overly sporty anyway.

Mars Bar

I'm all about the soccer. I play it and watch it as much as I can!

I used to play gaelic football but gave it up for soccer. I used to do swimming a lot in the swimming club but now I just go sporadically but I still enjoy it.

I would love to play camogie.

Princess Peach

I am your stereotypical girl, haven't the faintest interest in a single sport going, wouldn't watch a match if you paid me.

Not sure why it is. My mother would be the same as me, but I grew up in a family of two brothers and a father who are into sports. I do remember being very young and my mother would take me out places while they watched sports, and I can't specifically remember being invited to ever attend a match. And I was never encouraged to play sports as a child, beyond the odd kickabout with my brothers! Probably comes from my mother's lack of interest and her separating me from it.

I do get Olympic fever every 4 years though! I will watch so many of the events, I find it fascinating! My dad is always watching triathlons and whatnot on tv, I hate them, except if its in the Olympics! Can't explain it!

Teyla Emmagan

I have no interest in sport whatsoever. I didn't even watch us playing Croatia last night. I exist in a world without sport, and I'm perfectly happy that way

Oh yeah, Princess Peach - except for the Olympics. I love the Olympics.

LenaClaire

When I was younger I did martial arts and swimming. I would love to get back into Martial arts but my work schedule is all over the place so I can't really commit to classes which is a bit annoying.

I love to watch baseball, american football, gymnastics and swimming I also get olympic fever and love watching them. I love watching the winners reactions when they are on the podium, I feel so happy for them

rain on

I do MMA and Brazilian jiu jitsu - I was never into team sports and I always got bored doing running or strength training or what not on my own - MMA and BJJ are very sociable and fun to train. I don't really watch any BJJ but I'm obsessed with watching MMA, and the more I train the more I understand the finer details of the fights. Women's MMA is pretty up-and-coming at the moment with the likes of Ronda Rousey in America, and Aisling Daly vs Rosi Sexton was a great fight on Irish soil a few weeks back.

Doing MMA is a bit of an acquired taste depending on how much you can tolerate being punched in the face and thrown around the place - my current main sparring partner is lovely but very pointy and I'm covered in inadvertent bruises from catching knees to the shins while drilling takedowns and what not. I would definitely encourage other ladies to give it a go if you have any interest in it at all though. BJJ is easier to get into as there are no strikes allowed, and the whole principle of it is based around using technique rather than brute force to overwhelm your (potentially larger) opponent, which makes it good for the ladies too. It's a surprisingly tough workout too - great for your fitness levels!

username123

Im not remotely interested in or usually even aware of sporting events. Very far below my radar. Didnt watch the match last night, didnt even know it was on only a friend mentioned it on the phone.

Although I do enjoy the tribalism of the flags and bunting hanging out and I did briefly consider getting a flag today.

Same as 'I am a friend' I like to exercise solo. I swim 3 times a week and I run 3 times a week. Sometimes I cycle.

I used to do a pilates class and I hated it. I dont enjoy exercise as a group activity!

I do enjoy watching snooker, gymnastics, wrestling and body building competitions - the latter 3 all for the same reason, just enjoy watching the physical prowess of the athletes. Snooker - I just like watching the physics of the balls

rainbow kirby

Currently on a bus at the end of a week which involved pacing a half marathon, watching Diamond League athletics in Oslo and a certain football match in Poznan. Nuff said!

Sport is one of my true passions in life. I have quite broad sporting interests, I run quite a bit and also enjoy cycling, and like to watch football, rugby, GAA and athletics, but will watch just about anything. I did martial arts for 12 years too, wouldn't mind going back but I worry about injuries.

solerina

I love sport and will watch almost any sport...not as keen on the slower moving sports as much as fast stuff....have played/tried most of the main sports you could mention and enjoyed the vast majority of them....sport is huge in my life !! The first thing any of my male friends will say to me is....'what did you think of the ----match ???'

Malari

I'll get into almost any sport on tv. I used to REALLY be into soccer. Premiership, cups, Italian league. Now that has wained a bit and I just watch international tournaments really. I have to check my interests or I'd do nothing but watch sport on tv :pac:

So now I like rugby, motorsport (WRC, MotoGP, F1, Dakar), cycling, cricket and the Olympics and Wimbledon and any major stuff of course. They are the main ones anyway.

I personally found team sport more engaging for me, but I usually exercise alone. Rowing, tag rugby, cycling, pilates (that probably doesn't count as a sport!).

BUT I don't like watching women's sport I don't know why I just have no interest. Apart from the odd triathlon. They fall over a lot...:pac:

Hope O_o

I love playing sports ...was on a school basketball and softball team. Enjoy tennis, golf, tag football and sand volleyball with friends.
Love playing in racquetball (squash) tournaments (it's stimulating). I've never been on a rowing team, but would love to someday.
I used to bike and run short distances for the endorphins, but now stick to swimming. Team and individual sports are great fun

I was lousy at soccer.. ..don't think I'm strong enough for Rugby.

analucija

I'm absolutely crap at team sports. During volleyball game in school I stepped on friends hand. She was great swimmer with couple of national records and was out of training for three weeks because of me. Luckly there were no olympics or other big competitions at that time. Actually I'm not much better at solo sports. I crashed into another cyclicst riding a bike once. He had to skip some local marathon because of me. I like running and I was always ok at it but nothing special.

I watch f1 and soccer on TV and very little else. I think ice hockey is probably my favourite sport to watch live (not half as exciting on TV).

Daisy03

I love tennis and rugby. I went to Wimbledon for the first time last year and it was one of the best experiences. I grew up watching it every summer and sitting there watching some of the best players was unreal. I would be a big Munster fan as well . There's nothing like standing in Thomond Park on a freezing cold day.

I've recently gotten into Formula 1. But I think that is just an excuse not to study on a Sunday.

deisedude

Hello ladies, stumbled across this thread but this may be of interest to some of you are hoping to take up sport and live in Galway. I'm on a tag rugby team in Galway city and we need ladies so whether you are a seasoned pro or have never thrown a rugby ball before PM me if you are interested

Sorry mods if this is against the general nature of the thread

Lia_lia

I did gymnastics for years when I was younger, loved it. Was never amazing at it, but was a big passion of mine! Really looking forward to the Olympics, especially the Rhythmic Gymnastics!

I have been doing martial arts for 11 years (with a few years break because of knee injuries...they can't be avoided!)...did karate throughout my teen years and just took up Taekwondo last year...love it. Also do Kickboxing now once a week with my Taekwondo instructor.

I run. I go through phases, sometimes I run almost everyday for weeks but a lot of the time I don't have time with work/college. Shame about my knee though...it gets very sore if I run too much. Trying to get running a bit more now...I have a 10K in a month and hope to do okay in that! Did athletics when I was in school too.

Did rowing for 5 years...only team sport I ever really liked! It's a big thing where I am from...6 rowing clubs in my town. Would love to go back to it again! Very big commitment though. I used to go rowing before school and then after when regattas were coming up...I still have scars on my hands from the blisters

Oh and loved badminton when I was in school...was the only sport in school I was good at!

Oh and I swim a lot. Not so much recently, but I like too. I'm also a trained lifeguard. Splishy splash. I go surfing with my cousins the odd time too. Haven't been in years though.

Was really into downhill mountain biking for a bit...my Brother used to be one of the top in Ireland at it! Very dangerous though. Bit scary.


That's it really. Don't really watch sports. Well, I do...but that's because I work in a Sports Bar and have to be involved a bit.

SarahBeep!

Love watching the rugby, the football (mostly now just when Ireland play or big matches, loved the premiership as a kid but it's nothing compared to what it was 12-15 years ago), LOVE hurling.

Did Kickboxing for a few years and would LOVE to go back to it, just trying to improve my fitness at the moment before I do.

I played soccer and a small bit of basketball in school. Would have loved to have gotten more into basket ball but the teacher running it HATED my guts.

Zero interest
watching gymnastics can be fun if I see it on
was running and doing c25k for a while which I loved but I don't have the time anymore, I have way too much crammed into my evenings

i was mad into horseriding as a kid until a particular bad fall, loved basketball in secondary

OakeyDokey

When I was younger I was mad into sports. 2 basketball medals, 12 running medals and a few for camogie league medals. I'm not really bothered with sports but I don't hate it, I'd gladly sit down and watch an All Ireland or even the Euros when the home team is playing or if we were having a craic in the pub with a few pints.

I love swimming, when I start college in September I'm going to be going for 7am swims before classes. I'd also love to get back into my running as I really enjoyed that

confusticated

Did athletics, long distance and crosscountry, for years and years, was pretty good at it, but it took an awful lot of time and commitment so I stopped. Go for a run every so often now but I should really do it more. I played camogie and basketball for a while too but I have dreadful hand-eye coordination so they didn't go so well. I found running handy in that you just get up and go whenever you want, you don't need to have a team organised or anything. Flip side is you sometimes have to force yourself to get up and go!

borderlinemeath

Malari wrote: »

I'll get into almost any sport on tv. I used to REALLY be into soccer. Premiership, cups, Italian league. Now that has wained a bit and I just watch international tournaments really. I have to check my interests or I'd do nothing but watch sport on tv :pac:

So now I like rugby, motorsport (WRC, MotoGP, F1, Dakar), cycling, cricket and the Olympics and Wimbledon and any major stuff of course. They are the main ones anyway.

I personally found team sport more engaging for me, but I usually exercise alone. Rowing, tag rugby, cycling, pilates (that probably doesn't count as a sport!).

BUT I don't like watching women's sport I don't know why I just have no interest. Apart from the odd triathlon. They fall over a lot...:pac:

Are you....Me??

I used to love soccer, went to the UK to watch matches, idolised players such as Eric Cantona, and later on Zinedine Zidane. I actually met Eric Cantona 15 years ago and had a conversation about grand prix racing rather than soccer:D
I also used to go to a lot of rugby matches, back in the day when following Leinster Rugby was about standing on an open terrace at Donnybrook in the drizzle, rather than the stands in the RDS or Aviva. Still love the atmosphere at the smaller matches. Going to the Aviva is very 'sterile' iykwim.

Motorsport was always a passion, from when I was a kid watching the Circuit of Ireland Rally, when it actually was a circuit of the country. Going to Mondello or the Phoenix Park Races when I was a teenager was the highlight of the year, rather than discos or going to my debs:D. Have been watching F1 for over 20 years, I remember watching the San Marino Grand Prix when Senna had his accident and died, so upsetting, he was a legend. Was in Monaco in the build up to the Grand Prix this year (we couldn't go the weekend of the GP) and the atmosphere was brilliant.

My OH is a motorsport fanatic, he has a rally car so I get up close and dirty going to the rallies he's competing in. We've gone to a good few WRC and IRC events in Europe and plan to go to Sardinia (fantastic Rally to be a spectator) and Spain at the end of the year.

I also love watching Golf, tennis, even cricket. Will watch a bit of GAA but I'm not that into it unless it's a big final. I like the olympics but love the winter olympics as I love to ski. Back in 2006 I was in Italy just prior to the winter olympics based in Turin and skied the downhill slope in Sestriere which was brilliant. I made it down in one piece while my three companions all fell at various stages.

coco_lola

I love watching Football (It's not "Soccer"!) and Rugby

Horses have been part of my life since I was about 10, I spent all my spare time with them. Dont get to do it as much as I'd like since I moved to Dublin and have to PAY for it But I still love doing it!

Mysteriouschic

I really like watching football I don't watch every game , and I don't mind watching it. It's the only sport I'll watch. I can't watch tennis/rugby/gaelic or anything else I just find it boring to watch.

I love swimming . I want to start playing tennis sometime. I'm not good at badminton but recently found out I'm actually pretty good at tennis.

Malari

Borderlinemeath...I was obsessed with the Premiership in the 90s. Ob-ses-sed :pac: I could tell you all the players, managers, transfers, I bought Match magazine every week and listened to 5-Live commentary if I couldn't watch the matches on tv. I was in deep, I tell ya

borderlinemeath

Malari wrote: »

Borderlinemeath...I was obsessed with the Premiership in the 90s. Ob-ses-sed :pac: I could tell you all the players, managers, transfers, I bought Match magazine every week and listened to 5-Live commentary if I couldn't watch the matches on tv. I was in deep, I tell ya

I used to play fantasy football back when it was in the Irish Indo:D. I featured in the top 10 scorers of the day when Andrei Kanchelskis scored a hat trick against Man City in the derby in the mid nineties:D. Cos he was a winger he got extra scoring points and i think he assisted in another goal.

It was much better back then. Players were just players as opposed to 'brands'. Teams weren't owned by Russian oligarchs or Oil magnates. WAGs didn't hog the limelight back then either.

analucija

Everything was better 20 years ago.

I used to follow F1 religiously, I actually met my boyfriend trough F1 (long story). I still watch it but I don't plan my day around Friday practice or qualifying anymore.

Malari

Oh god yeah! Fantasy football, where you actually fill it out in the newspaper instead of doing it online :pac: Andrei Kanchelskis - the original Russian in the Premiership He was brilliant, even though I was ABU at the time

I was a Blackburn fan and remember being very excited when Chris Sutton transferred from Norwich, making him the most expensive player at the time - £5 million! :eek: You wouldn't get much for that now, hah!

pajunior

analucija wrote: »

Everything was better 20 years ago.

I used to follow F1 religiously, I actually met my boyfriend trough F1 (long story). I still watch it but I don't plan my day around Friday practice or qualifying anymore.

Have you watched motogp? Like F1 but more exciting and competitive.

analucija

Occasionally. Never really got into but I'd leave it on sometimes. I actually like the boring aspect of F1 and I am a bit skeptical of some changes that were introduced in last couple of years. I also saw couple of local rally events but that was mostly as a kid. I was the one dad would take to ice hockey games or to some other sports, my brother became interested in any kind of sport a lot later.

Fluorescence

I'm not much of a sports fan myself. While I enjoy playing various sports (usually a bit of craic!) I don't like sitting down to watch. My favourite sports are solo ones - I've enjoyed running, swimming (BIG swim fan!), roller-blading, cycling and martial arts. I'm seriously unfit at the moment though (gradually easing myself back into running after an extended absence due to knee injury last January). So I'm thinking of holding off joining a rugby team till I'm at least partially fit again.

OakeyDokey wrote: »

I love swimming, when I start college in September I'm going to be going for 7am swims before classes. I'd also love to get back into my running as I really enjoyed that

I'd love that. There's a swimming pool about 10 mins walk from my house that I used to swim in every day for an entire summer when I was 14. Bliss. I might start doing that again in the mornings before college next semester. I'd be a bit embarrassed to get into a swimsuit at the moment :pac:

Malari wrote: »

I personally found team sport more engaging for me, but I usually exercise alone. Rowing, tag rugby, cycling, pilates (that probably doesn't count as a sport!).

Nah yoga/pilates totally count. I really wanna take up yoga. VERY expensive though - finding reasonably priced classes in Dublin is tough, and the ones that are affordable are too out of the way.

Malari wrote: »

BUT I don't like watching women's sport I don't know why I just have no interest. Apart from the odd triathlon. They fall over a lot...:pac:

Lots of people are like that, I wonder why? Perhaps because women are given less coverage for the separated sports like football, their matches are seen as less important? I dunno. It's a puzzler.

rain on wrote: »

I do MMA and Brazilian jiu jitsu - I was never into team sports and I always got bored doing running or strength training or what not on my own - MMA and BJJ are very sociable and fun to train. I don't really watch any BJJ but I'm obsessed with watching MMA, and the more I train the more I understand the finer details of the fights. Women's MMA is pretty up-and-coming at the moment with the likes of Ronda Rousey in America, and Aisling Daly vs Rosi Sexton was a great fight on Irish soil a few weeks back.

Doing MMA is a bit of an acquired taste depending on how much you can tolerate being punched in the face and thrown around the place - my current main sparring partner is lovely but very pointy and I'm covered in inadvertent bruises from catching knees to the shins while drilling takedowns and what not. I would definitely encourage other ladies to give it a go if you have any interest in it at all though. BJJ is easier to get into as there are no strikes allowed, and the whole principle of it is based around using technique rather than brute force to overwhelm your (potentially larger) opponent, which makes it good for the ladies too. It's a surprisingly tough workout too - great for your fitness levels!

BJJ is one I've always wanted to try too. I did kenpo jiu-jitsiu for a few years a while back, but I think BJJ might be more fun.

misswhat

I'm a retierd soccer/ camogie player through injury! Great to see this thread!! I'm now a ladies soccer coach! Would be great to meet more ladies soccer coaches/players on here and talk the game/tactics and what not Really nice to see this thread today

The Lovely Muffin

I'm useless at sports. I loved tennis, swimming and cycling as a child.

After two big falls off bikes when I was younger though, I stopped cycling as much as I used to, and have cycled in years.

Now that you have to cycle on roads just puts me off, I just couldn't cycle on roads, never could, I was always worried a car or motorbike would mow me down.

I've often seen impatient drivers beeping and giving the fingers to cyclists for whatever reason, which is something else that puts me off.

I loved tennis, when my friends weren't around I would use play tennis against the wall in my back garden, I enjoyed it so much. I never joined the tennis club though and even though I was useless at tennis, it's something I enjoyed and would take up again.

I love love love swimming, again I'm useless as it, but I loved it. I won't swim in my local pool though. Don't know what it is, but something puts me off it.

I'm going to take up running in the next few weeks as I need to do some sort of exercise and running seems like fun.

As I'll be running on my own I can run where I want and when I want, no having to organise teams/groups to go off with or having to wait around for anyone etc.

I can't watch sports on TV, I find them very, boring. My mother and boyfriend would happily sit looking at the TV for an entire day if there were matches on.

The boyfriend loves sports, all kinds of sports. He plays hurling twice a week, sometimes he'll play soccer/five-a-side, sometimes he'll go off biking or whatever with his friends for a day. He'd sit for hours and hours just watching sports on TV.

I've watched a few football, hurling, tennis matches when I've been over in his house and I could not tell you who was playing or what the score was. I wasn't the least bit interested in it.

Even though I don't have a huge interest in sports, I'd happily go to a hurling match or whatever if my bf was playing, just to support him and to watch him play.

Id really like to join a pilates class though as when I've tried doing bits of it at home alone, I find I got very bored and gave up. I tried a workout DVD and stuck at it for a couple of weeks and then gave up because 1) I got bored doing it on my own and 2) I got lazy.

I like walking too, well no one in my house drives so I have to walk :pac: I enjoy it though, often enough I'd be heading into town or whatever and would see queues of traffic, I could be half way to the supermarket and the cars would barely have moved.

I don't power walk or anything, I just walk at a leisurely pace. I once went on a six or eight mile walk with a cousin of mine, she told me she was going on a slow short walk, grand says Muffin, she ploughed along, I was puffing and panting trying to keep up with her. I was absolutely shattered after it. It was the only power walk I have ever been on :pac:

metaoblivia wrote: »

I don't like the pressure of other people relying on my performance. In school, whenever we played team sports and my performance didn't meet some of my teammates' expectations, they would completely overreact.

+1 to this. This is mainly why I disliked doing sports in school and rarely took part in P.E and never took part in sports days.

I remember one incident in national school where were playing football, I kicked the ball towards the goal and whoever was in goals caught it and one of the girls in my class literally tore strips off me because of it, it sound stupid but that is one of things that put me off playing sports in school.

In secondary school, the very first day we had P.E the teacher turned on me for absolutely no reason whatsoever, again, that was another thing that put me off joining in in any sports in school. That teacher and I never got on, not once.

One time I was out of school due to bullying, one of the girls in my class (who I had known long before I started secondary school) said I'd helped her with something for school and the teacher turned around and said to everyone "why is Muffin helping others when she can't even do her own school work" :eek: We had that teacher for two subject, I absolutely hated her, she was the crankiest person I ever came across in all my life.

I've never really been interested in motor sports or martial arts or anything, basket ball or hockey or water sports (bar swimming).

Sometimes I wish I was more sporty as sports seems like a great way to get out there and meet people etc.

Fluorescence wrote: »

BJJ

I read that as BJ

Twee.

Crap at sports, poor spatial awareness, clumsy. I did dance a lot though (ballet mainly) through childhood until I was 19, wish I didn't quit I was never any good at team sports unfortunately! But I think that runs in the family, my parents and brothers were mainly be into running, cycling, badminton, tennis. The lads play a bit of 5-a-side, but nothing serious.

I have just started a ladies' MMA fitness class though, and I love it! It's general fitness, core, cardio, but we're also using the pads and gloves so there's some skill to be learned there too. I like the idea of learning the skills/sport, along side a more generalised workout. I did aerobics type classes before but found them boring, you did the same thing every week.

cynder

I do kickboxing as most of you know, im up for my white belt test next month, ive been doing it for 3 months.

I go horse riding, i love playing soccer but dont get the chance. Any time on go on holidays i play water polo. Im a savage goal keeper my 5 foot 4 .5 frame saves goals from 6 foot men, in lanzarote last year (my hubby didnt go) i was goal keeper and the team was all male on both sides, i saved more goals than the other team with a male goal keeper, the lads were very happy to have me as a goal keeper It was great fun. Some of the big guys could push me out of the way but i fought back and they couldnt even cheat and win. They told me after that i was a really good goal keeper.


I watch the F1 have done since i was 7 or so and became very addicted when michael schumacher started, my self and my dad went to silverstone in 1995 it so happened my now hubby was there too after he won some big junior golf championship, we didnt meet then we met 2 years later, I HATE GOLF. I plan on going with him one day to watch to F1. I even used to get up at 3am and watch it with my dad. I subscribed to F1 news and autosport.

I love rugby playing and watching ( dont get much chance to play, i used to play with the lads when i was younger).

I like snooker and darts but i have to be in the humour to play and watch.

I dont really like watching football but i will watch it if my hubby has it on.

My mother likes the motogp she is a rossi fan, i watch it now and again.

I love watching ice skating and skiing and high diving.


I hate watching tenis but like playing squash. My worst hate other than golf is WWF.

My number one wish is to drive a F1 car

Mars Bar

misswhat wrote: »

I'm a retierd soccer/ camogie player through injury! Great to see this thread!! I'm now a ladies soccer coach! Would be great to meet more ladies soccer coaches/players on here and talk the game/tactics and what not Really nice to see this thread today

Yes, I'm your person!!

Just completed my Kickstart 2 and have applied for a coaching position for Emerging Talent with the Galway FA!

Abi

This thread is making feel rather angry with myself


Horse-riding, golf and tennis I was coached in and grew up with, and continued with into my twenties. I suppose I let life push them into the way side. I'm going back to them all, even it kills me. I remember how much I used to enjoy them all =[


/mission

Fluorescence

Abi wrote: »

This thread is making feel rather angry with myself


Horse-riding, golf and tennis I was coached in and grew up with, and continued with into my twenties. I suppose I let life push them into the way side. I'm going back to them all, even it kills me. I remember how much I used to enjoy them all =[


/mission

I hope you do! Either a new sport, or an old favourite - if you enjoy it's worth giving an honest try.

Malari

Malari wrote: »

Borderlinemeath...I was obsessed with the Premiership in the 90s. Ob-ses-sed :pac: I could tell you all the players, managers, transfers, I bought Match magazine every week and listened to 5-Live commentary if I couldn't watch the matches on tv. I was in deep, I tell ya

Twins I tell ya!
I was a huge huge man utd fan.
I was big into F1 racing aswell. Had posters of Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill on my wall, would get up at stupid o'clock to watch all the grand prixs.

I did kenpo to brown belt level, played basketball (as into the NBA too), played badminton, and was in the athletics club - though I wasn't very good at that!

I still love football, I've seen all bar three of the Euros matches so far. Love watching leinster and Ireland play rugby. Watch the snooker and the golf.

Unfortunately I don't actually participate in any sports these days, though I am on my way to my kettlebell class in an hour!

Abi

Deleted User wrote: »

I was big into F1 racing aswell. Had posters of Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill on my wall, would get up at stupid o'clock to watch all the grand prixs.

That would have been my era too. I've gotten back into it in the last few years. Was watching the F1 with my Dad when Senna crashed, I was in so much shock but then to look at my Dad.. he was a colour I'd never seen him in before =/

Do watch the rest of it this year hon. I was happy for Vettel last year, but there were too many moaners about how predictable it all was. This year has seen some big changes, well worth the watch and some very deserving wins

British GP in 9 days 14 hours 48 minutes and 59 seconds.

I might have the app :pac:

Fluorescence wrote: »

I hope you do! Either a new sport, or an old favourite - if you enjoy it's worth giving an honest try.

Pinky promise

cynder

Deleted User wrote: »

I was big into F1 racing aswell. Had posters of Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill on my wall, would get up at stupid o'clock to watch all the grand prixs.

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I hated damon hill, hated him (my last name was hill and everyone thought i should follow him) I loved schumacher, and senna, i watched it when mansell was in it 1st and 2nd time, i didnt like mansell. I didnt like eddie irvine, oh and i remember when jenson button was a newbie.

I named my puppy sauber mercedes and called my gold fish michael jean claude van damm schumacher.... when schumacher left i lost interest, but now his back im back to watching it, i loved the fun side to F1 in the 90s when schumacher would win and give a lift to the benneton boss or a fellow f1 driver would pick up a retired drive and they would sit on top of the f1 car, thats all gone now safty reasons

Maple

Rugby is my passion. Love, love, love it. Was lucky enough to get a ticket for an international back in 2003 and was hooked. I've had a season ticket for Leinster ever since and always try to make a couple of the international games.

Mind you I don't always understand the rules but I have the best craic shouting at the ref.

Used do cross country running but screwed my knee and haven't done it in years. Considering himself had the bright idea of signing us up for a half marathon at the end of the year I need to start training again.

rainbow kirby

Maple wrote: »

Used do cross country running but screwed my knee and haven't done it in years. Considering himself had the bright idea of signing us up for a half marathon at the end of the year I need to start training again.

Come run with me

(My main goal race for the year is a half-marathon in September... )

Ginny

Did gymnastics for 5 years as a child, loved it and so regret giving it up. Played Football and Hockey in school. During College I really let sport go by the wayside, I used the gym instead and started running. I also took up Bushido, but had to give it up when I left college...:(
Since then I've only really used the gym, last year I did the mini marathon and found out I really like running. I'm currently 8 and a bit months pregnant and I actually can't wait to get back out running, and hopefully back swimming and getting some weight lifting in too.
Spectator wise I love love love rugby, I've spent many a Saturday watching Super 15s, then some Aviva premiership with some Rabo pro to finish off. We're big leinster supporters, season ticket holdersand we've been to all the Heinekein cup finals, including this years one (that I had to waddle to...:D).
I also love football and gymnastics, I'd actually watch most sport with the exception of golf and snooker. I think growing up with a sports mad father influenced me, I am the eldest and could kick a ball before I could walk I seem to have married another sports mad man, which is great!

misswhat

Ohhhhhhh how exciting!! Fair play to ya doing both your kickstarts! Gruelling and repetitive, you are a much more patient person than me I can tell ya

When will you know if you get the coaching position? I wish ya all the luck in the world for it

When will the Galway girls hit back pre-season training? The team I'm coaching this year havnt met me yet, and think they will start pre-season training in September, the league is starting mid-September, I'm afraid they are sadly mistaken!

Delighted to see another female in the coaching bizz, great to have tactic chats

Mars Bar

misswhat wrote: »

Ohhhhhhh how exciting!! Fair play to ya doing both your kickstarts! Gruelling and repetitive, you are a much more patient person than me I can tell ya

When will you know if you get the coaching position? I wish ya all the luck in the world for it

When will the Galway girls hit back pre-season training? The team I'm coaching this year havnt met me yet, and think they will start pre-season training in September, the league is starting mid-September, I'm afraid they are sadly mistaken!

Delighted to see another female in the coaching bizz, great to have tactic chats

The Kickstarts were done through the course I'm doing at the moment which is very handy.
I dunno when I'll find out as it doesn't start until September. Thank you!

Galway womens league is a summer league so they are actually in season at the moment. You need 4-6 weeks pre-season training at least.

I'm actually coaching in the Football For All camp in Tallaght next week which means I will be working with children with differing abilities (we don't say disabilities). That will be an experience so it will.
The week after I'm coaching in my home town of Tuam in Galway and then I'll be in Salthill Devon the week after that. I hope to get the girls only camp in Terryland in August too.

misswhat

Mars Bar wrote: »

The Kickstarts were done through the course I'm doing at the moment which is very handy.
I dunno when I'll find out as it doesn't start until September. Thank you!

Galway womens league is a summer league so they are actually in season at the moment. You need 4-6 weeks pre-season training at least.

I'm actually coaching in the Football For All camp in Tallaght next week which means I will be working with children with differing abilities (we don't say disabilities). That will be an experience so it will.
The week after I'm coaching in my home town of Tuam in Galway and then I'll be in Salthill Devon the week after that. I hope to get the girls only camp in Terryland in August too.

Busy little bee eh!!! Fair play to ya! Not an awful lot of women as young as ourselves with the burning interest! Yeah I was manager of a soccer dome for a while and though Football For All was a great programme! I really liked Coerver Coaching too, great tactics and skills!

Yeah 4-6 weeks max! Done a bit of history o the team I'm being brought in to coach and theyre good enough by the sounds f things!

At the minute im doing up a few coaching plans, and an introduction, not sure how theyre gonna take the age difference as im your age i'd be younger than a few of them, it's always the hardest part eh?

Malari

Tour de France starts this weekend Woohoo!

rainbow kirby

European Athletics Championships on from today until Sunday too

misswhat

Spain vs Porto tonight 7:45