There is a theory of 3sided football that suggests that all games are in fact the same game being played in a state of "quantum superimposition". So I knew that the second match would be harder to organise than the first! But after alot of to-ing and fro-ing about what time the match would be.. (1pm or 11 am??) we finally fixed it at 11am.
In the event there was Rumi, Zevi and me along with Solomon, Amelia and Marco on for the day. We bought a set of 12 cones - grabbed the football and headed down to Parkers Piece.
We decided on 3 thirds of 10 minutes a side before changing goals. During the first third, we were joined by some passersby who had stopped to look at our game. And also some lads who were playing near by joined us. So by the end of the slightly longer first third, the final teams were:
Solomon, Rumi, Natalia and Adam
Amelia, Marco and Andy
Mark, Zevi and Asim
We didn't name our teams but the final score was : 3-5-6
This week again, the pitch was a pedagogical space - teaching about team work especially - as an adult trying hard against other adults and older kids, easing off with the younger ones - all of us allowing some space and encouraging the youngest of us to have at least some time with the ball.
A final word on our location. Parkers Piece I thought was perfect as it's the site of many UFO sightings and of course is home to REALITY CHECKPOINT. I had considered ringing some paint to draw on the hexagonal pich. The last 2 weeks we have just used some of the existing white lines inside a running track, presumably drawn out for Parkside school who use the field as a sports ground...
Next week is off - we are in London and there's a Milton Rd school fun run on Sunday... But if you would like to join us for the next match, please get in touch by leaving a comment below or emailing me : asimkhairdean AT gmail dot com. Cheers!
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