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Were you popular and sporty in school?

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Gotanewlife20 Tue 12-Apr-22 07:44:48

Great conversation with the teacher.Good to stand up for yourself at 14.If I'd done that with my sport teacher I'd have got his shoe across my backside.Sports teachers were not usually the smartest.Hope Civil Service or a profession worked out.

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denbylover Tue 12-Apr-22 05:45:01

I loathed PE, loathed compulsory sport at High School. By the time we got to the 5th form hallelujah no PE. On the other hand loved tennis, swimming and now walking. Those ghastly rompers didn’t do anything to endear me to PE. The nearby boys school came over in the winter to do folk dancing and later ballroom with us, they were as awkward as we were I think! Dancing wasn’t too bad, no rompers which was a plus. Loved the classroom, library and the friendships which have endured.

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BlueBelle Tue 12-Apr-22 05:11:31

I think I was very middle of the road was certainly towards the end for for being chosen in sports if there was 10 people I d be about 7
What a dreadful process that was, nothing like knocking every bit of confidence out of you I think I was just average at sports I was probably average at most things
I was fairly shy and diffident although I had my small group of good friends I liked art best and was mediocre at everything else Never good at maths and sciences much better at English art history and geography
I did enjoy school though

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CanadianGran Tue 12-Apr-22 04:30:16

No and No!

I think I was one of those girls that nobody remembers! Not popular and outgoing, but had my own little group of friends. I was a bit shy so didn't have a huge circle. I envied girls who could talk to anybody on the bus home.

Sporty - I was one of the last picked for teams. Not the very last, but close! Ugh, how awful. But I was picked for teaming up on a project, since I loved to go to the library to research. I was a bit arty as well, so good for posters and drawings.

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biglouis Tue 12-Apr-22 01:07:46

I was a swotty kid and hated sport. There were other subjects I did not particularly enjoy (maths, science. housecraft) but was around the middle of the bunch in my class. I was always slow and clumsy at sport.

I especially hated the way the two most sporty girls were named team captains and had to pick their teams turn and turn about.

Yes - I was always the one left standing at the end.

In contrast my sister was good at sport but not academic. Her life was made difficult because she was not top of the class.

When I was 14 the following conversation took place:-

Sports teacher: your not interested in sport are you Biglouis?

Me: No miss, Im not good at it and I dont see the point

Sports teacher: You cant go through life ignoring the things you dont like Biglouis

Me: Look Miss, Im top of the class in 5 academic subjects and its those I will be putting down on the application forms when I look for a job. Im going to be going into the civil servise or one of the professions. Im not looking for a job as a sports teacher,

Sports teacher: youve got an answer for everything Biglouis. Your a cheeky girl.

Me: no miss, you asked me a question and I answered you.

In spite of being top of the class and always representing my house in various competitions (and mostly winning) I was never chosen as a prefect. I suspect that not being "popular and sporty" had something to do with that.

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