Do you play sports?

[LilySmash]

@DiscountedArtist You have to dye your hair blonde? Huh, I wonder why. And it seems like a lot of these sports have varsity and junior varsity sections too :D.

@MorganaMevil Wow, that seems really tough, but that means you're living the life! Well, I hope you're not struggling too much . And thank you, I'll definitely ask if a question crosses my mine

@pilot-obvious I got it ... I want a trophy D:

[R.n.P]

Oh no, i mainly train jiu jitsu during the week, then i rotate the others from week to week to supplement my jiu jitsu training

[LilySmash]

oooh, ok! Then that's manageable! A little bit of experience in everything

• I just came to realize. Did high school track have separate track teams based on gender? Like there was a girls track team and then a separate boys track team? Or did they play together? If they did, did they have a half/half ratio for who joins varsity? I'm doing something similar in my comic, hmmm.

[sushiroll_woofwoof]

I play boxing, muay Thai and taekwondo!! I was also a Taekwondo athlete when I was in junior and high school!
And now, as a college student, and an employee, I almost have no time to play boxing or taekwondo anymore:pensive:
That's why, in my novel, the female MC is able to play those martial arts!
wait a minute.... those are also sport right?
ah btw, I play volleyball and tennis too sometimes...

[KizKat]

I do Karate. I started in school then went back to it after uni in order to start doing exercise again. It's great fun, and I love my club very much. I even get to teach from time to time. It can be daunting with some of the higher level kids, especially when they're so GOOD compared to me, but I know that my experience can help their natural talent go further (They can jump so high and move so fast my adult body just can't keep up with that energy spike )!

[KhanSpring]

It's included in the Olympics and people still question it

[Shanny8]

Nope. I watch sports, but no play...I had no interest in playing, plus I suck.

When I was in high school, I took weightlifting class(coz I was so skinny and wanted to gain muscle) and tried out for the track team...other than that, I just left sports alone altogether after high school.

Now days I'll walk when motivated- and go to my company's gym to get in some exercise(when they were open before Covid); but aside from those two, no sports.

[MorganaMevil]

Did high school track have separate track teams based on gender? Like there was a girls track team and then a separate boys track team? Or did they play together? If they did, did they have a half/half ratio for who joins varsity? I'm doing something similar in my comic, hmmm.

Traditionally, they are separate—a men’s and a women’s Track & Field team. Although they usually compete during the same track meet, their are waves for men and women separately and there are different regulations governing each. For instance, the hurdles are a different height for the men vs the women. Furthermore, the totals for each school are tabulated separately (men’s and women’s) and the teams can move on past District separately. For instance, only my school’s Men’s 400 meter relay team and two girls who ran Women’s 100 meter dash went to state.

Things all Track kids probably know but wouldn’t think to mention:

1. The 100, 200, and 400 meter races are called “dashes”

2. 100 meter hurdles are for the tall kids who can jump but might not be quite as fast off the blocks as the regular 100 meter kids.

3. The 800 meter race is neither a sprint nor a long distance run. It’s the worst distance in existence and often ends with several heaving kids.

4. The kids running the long distance event like the 2400 or the 1600 are often also in cross country, and used to running much longer events. The track coaches probably made them do track in the spring because nobody else is willing to run a mile quickly.

5. Track meets are in the spring and last forever (like 4 to 6 hours) so people bring lots of clothes and supplies and often are supposed to be working on school work (but don’t). Most of the time, you aren’t competing. Your just chilling or walking around the football stadium chatting, watching your friends compete, or whatever.

6. It’s not a school track meet if there’s not a pile of stuff either on or under the bleachers where everyone meets up. It’s also not a track meet if a coach doesn’t come up to you at least once looking for someone who needs to warm up for their event but is MIA.

7. We subsist on concession stand food, and it’s not always a great idea. Coaches warn you, but then you eat M&Ms right before a race because you think it will give you extra speed. Instead, it just makes you sick to your stomach.

8. We use a pop gun to start the event. It always scared me, but it’s just shooting blanks and that how that works.

9. At the finish line, there is usually a set of bleachers that’s been drug out onto the field and is line with coaches with stop watches who’s job is just to time you.

10. Every school is going to have the list of events somewhere on their shirt so that kids have no excuse not to know what event is next. Every school.

I think that about covers it

[R.n.P]

Ours is separated by genders

[LilySmash]

@sushiroll_woofwoof Wow, so you got to train your arms and legs! Nice! Of course time for leisure goes away when you gotta work D:. Hmm, well even if martial arts isn't officially a sport, I'll consider it one! I'm really not sure if it is though. And yessss, a female MC who can fight!

@KizKat ahhh nooo, but at least you're helping them get better. That's what teaching is for

@Shanny8 everyone has their own interests, but it's good you're at least getting your exercise...unlike me

@MorganaMevil Oh that definitely sounds like a comedy comic already xD. 6 hours?? Whoah, that's at least twice as long as I thought it would be....and really?? on the shirt? Is it a mandatory shirt you have to wear for a track meet right before you run? Or is it a shirt you get for free and wear at school? Also, I would be that person who eats a snack before running and then suffering from stomach cramps, yup....That's a lot of good info. there, thanks!

[MorganaMevil]

Whoah, that's at least twice as long as I thought it would be....and really?? on the shirt? Is it a mandatory shirt you have to wear for a track meet right before you run? Or is it a shirt you get for free and wear at school? Also, I would be that person who eats a snack before running and then suffering from stomach cramps, yup....That's a lot of good info. there, thanks!

It’s not on the uniform, but it’s on the mandatory travel shirt. Coaches don’t want to lose kids, and there are quite a lot of kids (like 3-4 girls per women’s event (though some athletes do multiple events (I think the max is three)). Therefore, they make us all wear t-shirts and usually sweat pants (unless it’s v-hot) over our uniforms. They say the school name and the list of events. One year, our list of events was printed upside down on the front of the shirt to make it easier for the wearer to read. Track events run a lot like a cat circus. Everyone is everywhere, a lot of people are places they aren’t supposed to be, very few people are where they are supposed to be, most of them are just sitting and socializing, and the coaches are running around frantically trying to herd the cats.

It’s a beautiful time. I love chaos, so track meets we’re always my favorite. Qualifying meets like District, Regionals, and State aren’t nearly as fun because people are acting more “serious”.

[kyupol]

Basketball and did mixed martial arts for a bit

[Jenny-Toons]