what is your favorite sport?

John The Ax · Post by **John The Ax** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 2:42 pm

Has anyone else noticed that most bowling alleys have, you could say, seen better days?

webmaster from hell · Post by **webmaster from hell** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 5:58 pm

Yeah, most of em here in calif are dumps

Post by **Dogbreath** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 7:08 pm

'Tis a bad sign when you go into a bowling alley and suddenly realize the bearded guy behind the counter is female...

Da_Goat · Post by **Da_Goat** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 10:35 pm

John The Ax wrote:Has anyone else noticed that most bowling alleys have, you could say, seen better days?

The one in Prescott Valley is nice, but the one in Prescott sucks....

nastypoisonspikes · Post by **nastypoisonspikes** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 1:31 am

...not another old thread! :Angry: ........................

Da_Goat · Post by **Da_Goat** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:50 pm

It honest to god was an accident, my cookies were off so I just posted on topics where I didn't remember the last post.

nastypoisonspikes · Post by **nastypoisonspikes** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 3:32 am

Sometimes all the new post icon things turn normal after I click back or something, I can't remember how it happens.

born in fire · Post by **born in fire** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 6:10 pm

I love sports! I have always loved sailing, but never had the money to get into it, even though we lived on the beach. I have tried most things that New Zealand has to offer. Basketball, Netball, indoor netball, softball, swimming, cricket, Touch rugby, water polo.
I love swimming, have done it from when I was tiny. I played basketball for 6 years and Netball for 8. I have carried on with indoor netball (combination of basketball and netball, VERY fast) although I have only played it for 3 years now.
Watching the Louis Vitton Cup at the moment is wonderful, I can't wait for the Americas Cup, I want to go up to Auckalnd and watch it.

Sport is sooo much fun, I'm taking up shooting in Winter, so that is going to be interesting!

Da_Goat · Post by **Da_Goat** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 8:18 pm

what exactly is netball? It sounds kind of like soccer..........or maybe Tennis........I don't know, I'm just guessnig sports that have nets and balls...

born in fire · Post by **born in fire** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 5:53 am

Netball, the court is slightly smaller than a basketball court, and it is divided into thirds. At each end there is a hoop, smaller than a basketball hoop and no backboard ( a-huh, skill to actually get a goal!) The ball inturn is also smaller. At the end of the back two thirds there are shooting circles that the goals are in, these are semi circles. There are seven people on the court for each team (14 on the court at a time.) The goal is about the same height as a basketball hoop. People have designated places on the court, you step out of these and it is offside and a turn over to the other team.

Positions:
C - centre (runs alot, very useful person, allowed everywhere but shooting circle.)
WA - wing attatck (basically the same, but only allowed in two thirds.)
WD - wing defense (defends the WA.)
GA - Goal attack (shooter, also allowed in the middle third and shooting circle)
GD - Goal defense (defends the GA, aslo allowed in middle third and shooting circle.)
GK - Goal keep (defends goal, only allowed in one third and shooting circle.)
GS - Goal shoot (shooter, only allowed in one third and shooting circle, not always good at defending, that is a bonus, they just have to be able to shoot.)

I hope that I have confused you at all. I could go into all the rules but 1. that would be very boring and 2. without a diagram, wouldn't mean all that much.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 7:32 am

i play basketball in one beginners club....

Da_Goat · Post by **Da_Goat** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:21 pm

BIF, that sounds pretty fun....but what do WA or GA stand for?

born in fire · Post by **born in fire** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 6:48 pm

Sorry about my spelling, I was on here quite late last night.
WA is Wing attack
GA is Goal attack

The attack positions basically have to get the ball to the other end of the court, while the defenders are trying to stop the other teams attackers from getting it. Unlike Basketball you can't dribble, once you have the ball in your hand you can only pivot on the foot that touched the gound first.

Da_Goat · Post by **Da_Goat** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 8:04 pm

sounds fun!

born in fire · Post by **born in fire** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 11:43 pm

It is, nice and fast.
I guess a lot of guys like a lot more because of what we have to wear, I would say that it is like a cheerlearder outfit, pleated skirt and top. The top teams (represent country type people wear tight,short dresses tho.)

webmaster from hell · Fri Dec 20, 2002 11:48 pm

I like Golf and Tennis

born in fire · Post by **born in fire** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 5:02 am

I have never had urge to play golf, I can't watch it on tv either.
Tennis on the other hand I do love. For P.E last year we had to do it for about half a term as one of our units for Bursary (university entrence). We had to video orselves before we had lessons, then an instructor came in for a couple of days and then we just had to practise and video orselves again for our exam.
I actually got way better, it was a good learning curve.
I didn't like it all that much before i started either.

julie124 · Post by **julie124** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:15 pm

I love soccer and basketball.. its the best

nastypoisonspikes · Post by **nastypoisonspikes** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:23 am

Stop reviving dead posts.

Cakephatt · Post by **Cakephatt** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:04 pm

They are going to have to revive you after I defocate in your face, Nasty Poision Spikes. JUST KIDDING!!!! I like playing Football and watching German Soccer, ha ha. Those silly German people.