Fives
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Fives
Fives seems to be a longstanding tradition of a compulsory sport for uncoordinated people like me who aren't good at whatever the main teamsport is for the relevant time of year. I was just wondering what everyone's opinions are of this weird and pretty rare sport, and whether anyone who played it at CH has ever played it since leaving; or just anyone's general experiences of fives and whether they have a +ve or -ve view of it.
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Crikey - never thought fives could possibly illicit such an aggressive response!tbs wrote:Too true. They just take it way too seriously, and give you evils if you say anything bad about it.Fives players were always pointless and dull too, if I remember.
Never played it myself, but I guess if fives is pointless, then the same applies to all racket sports??!??
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Didn't say it (involve a racket). Just that if you criticise fives, then squash is the next logical victim, followed by............
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Hey! I used to play fives and I can assure you all that it was a most enjoyable past-time! Once, I even managed to slam the ball into Hammer's chest when we were having a pupil vs staff game.
Playing against Mr Keely was always the best though. He liked to play craftey little drop shots - a trick that I quickly picked up! Having him run accross the court, yelling MINE in his distinctive voice was always a giggle.
Playing against Mr Keely was always the best though. He liked to play craftey little drop shots - a trick that I quickly picked up! Having him run accross the court, yelling MINE in his distinctive voice was always a giggle.
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I broke my opponent's nose with a fives ball within 5 minutes of my first ever fives match for the school. I won the match because he conceded!Hey! I used to play fives and I can assure you all that it was a most enjoyable past-time! Once, I even managed to slam the ball into Hammer's chest when we were having a pupil vs staff game.