Mr Sifter Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Or was it just a Gracemount thing? We could have up to 100 laddies playin at any one time. There was a massive big rectangular alcove in the side of one of our blocks. "The Cave". So anyway, laddies would throw a tennis ball off the inside of the cave and hope that no one caught it on the way back out. This would last a few minutes, everyone spread around, havin to throw the ball at the wall from wherever they managed to pick it. Eventually, someone would get caught...and they'd be "in the cave". The purpose of the game thereafter, was to try and smash the wee dude with the ball. But if he managed to retrieve the ball BEFORE it left the shallow recess of the cave, the wee guy who'd thrown it would have to join him in the cave. And so on and so on. Depending on how long the game was takin, some one would should "tens a revvy" or somethin (meant that when there was ten or so outfield boys left, with the majority now in the cave, there would be a revvy..looshun and start again). Now, if the laddies in the cave DID get a hold of the ball, they had to try and hit one of the boys outside. Cue 70 odd boys trying to skip oot the road of wherever this wee prick fancied launchin this ball. But, and here's the money shot... If someone in the cave launched the ball out at the masses, and someone out there clean caught it, that was A FREE STING!!! Everyone else in the cave had to step into the corners, leaving this poor wee bugger alone. On the wall. With someone about to take a free shot at you from about 7 yards. It eventually got banned, but we must've got a good two years out of sting. It was magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 We played sting where if you knocked the ball wide of the goal playing crossy you had to stand on the goal line, bend over and the others took penalties trying to hit your arse. The Hyvots way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_fae_Gillie Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 mind doing same thing back in 80s against a wall at Gracie. only about 10-20 boys though cant remember how the 1st person got put against wall but throwers lined up to sting him if they miss they go against wall too. If a person on the wall gets ball then that person comes of wall, if someone on wall catches ball before bounce then it was complete turn round,,all on wall become throwers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 We played sting where if you knocked the ball wide of the goal playing crossy you had to stand on the goal line, bend over and the others took penalties trying to hit your arse. The Hyvots way. Later adopted by Sevco under Ally McCoist. Findings suggest it wasn't the most effective football training technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousset1 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 No, but we did play a charming game called 'Hunt The C***', which was basically hide and seek where the victim was paggered. Burdiehouse banter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo1874 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Played at Gracemount around early 80s. Sure there was a golf ball version for total bams!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 We played sting where if you knocked the ball wide of the goal playing crossy you had to stand on the goal line, bend over and the others took penalties trying to hit your arse. The Hyvots way. Very similar to our version in Hailesland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muiry Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 mind doing same thing back in 80s against a wall at Gracie. only about 10-20 boys though cant remember how the 1st person got put against wall but throwers lined up to sting him if they miss they go against wall too. If a person on the wall gets ball then that person comes of wall, if someone on wall catches ball before bounce then it was complete turn round,,all on wall become throwers etc. that's how I remember it but some people had big parkers on so it didn't sting so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muiry Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 No, but we did play a charming game called 'Hunt The ^^^^', which was basically hide and seek where the victim was paggered. Burdiehouse banter. also had bowes and arrows with nails in the arrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 We played sting where if you knocked the ball wide of the goal playing crossy you had to stand on the goal line, bend over and the others took penalties trying to hit your arse. The Hyvots way. This is the way we played it as well. We also played a volleyball style version, where you made a ring around one person sitting down in the middle. You had to pass the ball volleyball style around the ring of people, but you could go for a "spike" when you nailed it down trying to hit the person in the middle. If you missed, you joined them in the middle, and the game continued. If you hit them, you continued as normal. Sounds easy, but it's dead easy to miss a one handed punch down of a football, so you usually ended up with everyone in the middle. However, if someone in the middle managed to catch the ball first time (no rebounds or bounces), the person that went for the spike went in the middle instead. It was ****ing brutal with a size 4 football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSTR Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 We played Wacky 7's. You had to score from a volley or header. It couldn't bounce before you headed or volleyed it (so no half volleys) and you couldn't set yourself up. If you missed or had your attempt caught you went in goals. Whoever was keeper after 7 goals got battered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 It was either walk the plank or join the crew or hunt the ***** we played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousset1 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I actually liked playing British Bulldog, a version of tig with more paggering. Oh, and cuddieback (sp) rides, not so much paggering involved in that one, mind you. We used to have some great snowball fights, too. Sadly, Burdiehouse Primary is now just a patch of waste ground. What was the name of the game where one person turned their back then had to guess who'd moved while said back was turned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Rousset1, on 11 Apr 2016 - 09:42 AM, said:Rousset1, on 11 Apr 2016 - 09:42 AM, said: No, but we did play a charming game called 'Hunt The ^^^^', which was basically hide and seek where the victim was paggered. Burdiehouse banter. You beat me to that ! lol imagine games like that now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Rom?n Riquelme Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Used to enjoy a wee game of hunt the *****, hot ass and British bulldog. Violence - the essential ingredient to young, working class boy's childhoods it would seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Used to enjoy a wee game of hunt the *****, hot ass and British bulldog. Violence - the essential ingredient to young, working class boy's childhoods it would seem. Ahh i think i was mixing hot ass up with sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We played it using one of those bouncy balls that's the size of a tennis ball. Solid lump of rubber it hurt like feck if it got you. Someone launched it off a wall and I jumped up to catch it, someone else gave me a wee nudge and I missed, cracked me right on the nose which just exploded blood everywhere. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Payton Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We played Wacky 7's. You had to score from a volley or header. It couldn't bounce before you headed or volleyed it (so no half volleys) and you couldn't set yourself up. If you missed or had your attempt caught you went in goals. Whoever was keeper after 7 goals got battered We played the same game, but the keeper was only allowed to let in 3 before getting battered- known as "3 and a kick-in" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Heads down, thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegranty Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 As someone who grew up in Hyvots/Southhouse in the 70's & 80's,I remember playing most of these games,youngsters nowadays have never lived!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 When we were in first year at secondary we used to play a game called Hammers On. Basically if you were all waiting outside a class to get in someone would shout hammers on. You then had to keep quiet and the first person to say anything got a kicking from everyone else. Eventually it was banned when one unfortunate lad said something and the guy nearest him kicked him in the face and knocked a couple of teeth out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo1874 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 When in primary school the only acceptable playground game with girls was hospital tig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabienleclerq Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sting was the punishment for losing at black marks (headers and volleys). You got ten life's each time someone scored into you you lose a life hit it wide and your in goals. Loser stands against a wall while they fire the ball at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf's Mate Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We played Wacky 7's. You had to score from a volley or header. It couldn't bounce before you headed or volleyed it (so no half volleys) and you couldn't set yourself up. If you missed or had your attempt caught you went in goals. Whoever was keeper after 7 goals got battered My memory's a bit hazy but we played it very similar to this at Orwell early to mid 80's. Only difference was last person in goal once everyone was out then had to wrap himself around a pole and the others took shots with the ball at his arse with the objective of crushing his gonads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajthejambo Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Our version was volleys from a certain distance. No tap ins from close range. If you conceded the certain amount of goals then everyone playing got to hit the ball at you from 10 yards. 7 and it was bend over, 14 and it was bare arse and 21 was the aptly named "crucifixion" which involved standing facing forward with your arms out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 was at Gracemount in the 70's can remember playing miss a kicky and pitch and toss also if somebody wasn't too popular or cliped to the teachers they were put through the "lines" basically they had to run between to lines of ;lads who kicked the shit out of them a lot of us played golf in the school field as well as massive sided games of fitba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 No, but we did play a charming game called 'Hunt The ^^^^', which was basically hide and seek where the victim was paggered. Burdiehouse banter. We did this in Loanheid. Character building game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendly_jasper Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 suicide fitba... played with a tennis ball vigorously kicked about if it hit you above the knees you got paggered..... forrester high school early 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JyTees Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sting with a mitre mouldmaster. Volleys and headers only. 7 successful strikes and you'd get stung from all competitors. Miss the target and you were in. A lot of shitebags scared to shoot when you got down to 1. Some severe bruising and burst blood vessels were par for the course. 5 and a kickin was another favourite. Great days growing up in the Hailes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JyTees Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 suicide fitba... played with a tennis ball vigorously kicked about if it hit you above the knees you got paggered..... forrester high school early 80s. Was still keenly contested in the late eighties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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