The "Official" Non-Traditional Sports Thread...post about those sports

[joeybee12]

you enjoy that aren't so mainstream.

Badminton is an example. How about curling? Perhaps rowing. Skeet shooting?

Just wondering if anyone out there is into these.

[mr_hat]

1. Rugby (Union, not that League twaddle).

I played for 35 years, all over the world. Wonderful sport, wonderful fraternity.

[joeybee12]

2. What country?

I tell you, I can't think of rugby without thinking about Monty Pyhton's The Meaning of Life. Do you know what I'm talking about?

[AllyCat]

5. Hahaha! The teachers against the students...

...oh that was devilish!

[joeybee12]

11. And all those professors jumping up and down on the sidelines...

...as each little kid got pummeled!

It was sick!

I loved it!

[mr_hat]

21. I lived it -- went to boarding school in England in the '70s.

[joeybee12]

26. Well, I'm glad you're still alive!

MP's Meaning of Life is my only connection to sports for English kids, so I'm assuming the movie is accurate, and that a lot of kids were killed! :)

[MaineDem]

31. I never have figured out the difference

I enjoy Tri-Nations. Love the All Blacks. Is that Union or League?

I was reading within the past few weeks that the two groups may be merging their rules.

[muriel_volestrangler]

35. That's Union

I haven't heard anything about a merge of the rules. While players are travelling between the codes, now that Union has given up the snobbish 'amateur' rule, I'd have thought both organising bodies were too proud to give up their own versions.

[T_i_B]

32. Six Nations coming up soon

Hopefully I might even do a thread on that subject here in the future.

And it's nice to know that the current World Champions in rugby are..............ENGLAND!

[frylock]

3. wiffle ball..

I have an 0-2 screwgy that breaks 6 feet and is untouchable. Not very acurate, mind you, but untouchable nonetheless.

[joeybee12]

10. I'll take your word for that!

Are there leagues that you play in?

[frylock]

19. if you consider me and my drunk-ass, thirty-something friends..

playing in the driveway a league, well then, yes. :P

[joeybee12]

27. Hell, you're more of a league, than Dumbo is a President!

[AllyCat]

4. Love to play badminton

Personally, I am an eventer (Olympic sport--although I don't compete at that level). It's an equestrian triathlon with dressage, show jumping, and the best part, cross-country jumping. Whoever has the lowest score at the end of the three phases wins.

It's not as popular in the U.S. as it is in most European countries, New Zealand, or Australia, even though we regularly medal in this sport. My take on it...men and women compete equally and I have had more than one guy tell me he would never participate in a sport where a woman could beat him :eyes:

[joeybee12]

9. Was this the team event the US was recently awarded the gold in, because

a German rider was disqaulified for doping? Apparently, they subtracted his score, which put the US in first, and dropped the Germans down to third because they used the next German rider with the highest points.

Happened in the last couple weeks or so.

[AllyCat]

24. Actually, she was first penalized for a technicality:

she went through the start flags twice before starting her showjumping round. There was this huge debacle about whether or not she should be faulted for it. For any of us who have been in her spot in a local competition, we would want the rules upheld as written. But suddenly, the Germans wanted it forgiven because it was the Olympics. Well, I've had bats flying my stomach at a novice competition and made dumb mistakes and been penalized. Rules are rules.

So after the whole uproar about her losing the individual and team medals for Germany and how unfair the whole thing was, they ended up positive for doping their horses!!!

[joeybee12]

28. Didn't hear about that part of the story...

...still, it's too bad that the medals were changed later--I'm sure having them presented at the Olympics is more special.

[u4ic]

39. It's Ludger Beerbaum they're referring to

in team show jumping. He and Goldfever were DQ'd for a drug infraction.

[gater]

6. Ultimate Frisbee.

Played a bunch at Cornell. Does anybody play any Frisbee games other than golf now?

[joeybee12]

12. Are there leagues for that?

Just curious!

[Sufi Marmot]

25. Yes, there are organized leagues in most major cities...

Here in Vancouver, the VUL has over 200 teams and takes over a huge chunk of the available playing fields in Vancouver during the summer and fall.

-SM

[underpants]

33. Several years ago I played in a league in Richmond

I was in pretty good shape then but ultimate is a real lung burner. I finally learned HOW to play without windsprinting everywhere and about the same time I quit playing. Very fun really nice people.


DOG!!!!!!!!!!!

[idiosyncratic]

7. Do you consider Geocaching a sport?

I recently got a GPS unit and have had great fun hiking to remote geocaches. Yesterday, I climbed to the top of a local peak and even found a benchmark up there.

Geocaching

[joeybee12]

8. Why not? It certainly takes physical ability!

[idiosyncratic]

13. It does! After yesterday's climb, I have sore muscles today.

I looked for, and found, two easier caches today.

[joeybee12]

14. Ah, but it's a good kind of sore!

Makes you feel like you accomplished something!

[The empressof all]

15. Whirly Ball or Stoop Ball

Anybody else ever play? Sort of like Lacrosse in Bumper Cars. The only Whirly Ball arena I've ever seen was here in the Seattle Area. Has this gone national yet?

I'm also still looking for Stoop Ball players.

[joeybee12]

16. Is whirly ball the lacrosse in bumper cars, or stoop ball, or both?

Whirly ball sounds familiar.

Stoop ball is completely new to me!

[The empressof all]

17. Well,

Whirley ball is played in Bumper Cars

Stoop ball is played on a stoop with one of those pink rubber balls.

[joeybee12]

29. Oh, a stoop AND a ball! Now I get it!

[zbdent]

18. Why haven't I seen a good Curling event on ESPN?

I always thought that was kinda interesting . . .

[joeybee12]

30. A "good" curling event? Hell, you'll be lucky if you see ANY curling

on ESPN--good, bad or indifferent! Surprising since they show a lot of poker these days.

[democracyindanger]

20. MotoGP

World Superbike?

Isle of Man TT?

Anyone?

*sigh*

[mr_hat]

22. Only the most fabulous motorsport on the planet. >

WRC excepted.

[democracyindanger]

23. Yes!

I am not alone.

I'm guessing you've seen "Faster." In the words of Rossi, "Dee first time you try dee MotoGP...is like, faaack!"

[ronzo]

34. Darts.

I'll kick your ass.

[joeybee12]

36. I like this post so I'm kickin' it!!!!!!!

[KitchenWitch]

37. LaCrosse

Nothing like combining hockey, football, and rugby!

[AmericanErrorist]

38. Curling!

The Darts of the Ice...