Orkney ba game 2011

How do you prepare yourself to play? Try to keep reasonably fit, although the older I get the harder it seems to be! Do players meet beforehand to discuss strategies? Both teams tend to meet before the event to catch up and discuss recent games. One or two but all worth it in the long run! How can you tell who else is on your side!? Over the years you get to know your team but there are occasions when you are unsure and sometimes need to get confirmation from a team mate.

If I was in doubt I would take no chances which may affect the outcome of the game. Also certain players wear the same jumpers for years and years — I have worn a black Adidas jumper for over a decade.

Yes — bear in mind the game is played all across the town! Someone who is deemed a good player that has also played for a number of years comes into contention when their team is fortunate enough to win the game.

It was hugely emotional for me as I knew how much it meant to my Father, Mother and Wife that I had been presented with the coveted prize. I think that put it into context quite clearly for them. The players maniacally move the ball with the hope of keeping it in the desired direction. As it journeys throughout every nook and cranny of the town, the goal has to be hit just once for the game to end. Goals can resemble anything from the harbor water to a stone wall. So that surrounding architecture remains intact, the locals barricade their premises in preparation.

Shops transform into wood adorned forts and windows show no peepholes. Instead, an immense amount of camaraderie and self-regulation is displayed, stemming from the game being so deeply ingrained into local culture. Like every sporting event, a few scrapes, bruises and broken bones are inevitable as collateral damage due to the sheer masses involved. Similarly, the game is a tradition for those in Duns, Jedburgh, Roxburgh and Scone.

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