| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? 06:34 - Sep 7 with 5125 views | bobbyramsey |
Been told to do a bit more exercise and this was mentioned.
Any good? |  | | |  |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 06:44 - Sep 7 with 5112 views | ChateauWines |
My mate Terry who is a Town fan runs the Colchester side. They reached National Finals. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 07:59 - Sep 7 with 5046 views | BlueBadger |
ITFC attempted it under Paul Jewell with the famous 'pensioners, loanees and racists' midfield set-up. It was rubbish, apart from one game against West Ham. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:14 - Sep 7 with 5025 views | cbower |
Give Jonathan Douglas a call. He got paid for playing it a few years back. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:26 - Sep 7 with 5001 views | footers |
If you need a bit of extra exercise, may I recommend the tango between the sheets? Not only is it good exercise but most enjoyable. My wife and I run a specialist club dedicated to the pleasures of the flesh. PM if interested... |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:32 - Sep 7 with 4990 views | hoppy |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:14 - Sep 7 by cbower |
Give Jonathan Douglas a call. He got paid for playing it a few years back. |
Did he do the ‘walking’ bit though? |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:33 - Sep 7 with 4982 views | Dubtractor |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:32 - Sep 7 by hoppy |
Did he do the ‘walking’ bit though? |
"Resists urge to dig out that video from Newcastle away as it is a bit mean...." |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:35 - Sep 7 with 4975 views | TractorWood |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:33 - Sep 7 by Dubtractor |
"Resists urge to dig out that video from Newcastle away as it is a bit mean...." |
That video. Priceless. The never ending banter era. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:50 - Sep 7 with 4946 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:35 - Sep 7 by TractorWood |
That video. Priceless. The never ending banter era. |
The best bit about that video is that we were all laughing at him.
Oh, sorry no, it was because he laughed at himself. I always get those two mixed up. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:23 - Sep 7 with 4828 views | hadleighboyblue |
Walking football is great , not just for the exercise , but for the banter as well …...give it a go ! | | | |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:23 - Sep 7 with 4829 views | MattinLondon |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:26 - Sep 7 by footers |
If you need a bit of extra exercise, may I recommend the tango between the sheets? Not only is it good exercise but most enjoyable. My wife and I run a specialist club dedicated to the pleasures of the flesh. PM if interested... |
Tango in the sheets? I think you must be overstating your prowess. You come across as more of a dad dancer |  | | |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:27 - Sep 7 with 4820 views | footers |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:23 - Sep 7 by MattinLondon |
Tango in the sheets? I think you must be overstating your prowess. You come across as more of a dad dancer |
Hey Macarena | |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:32 - Sep 7 with 4803 views | hoppy |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:23 - Sep 7 by MattinLondon |
Tango in the sheets? I think you must be overstating your prowess. You come across as more of a dad dancer |
7-up, I heard... | |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:50 - Sep 7 with 4778 views | Ryorry |
It's fantastic, I love it! Started about 6 month ago, hadn't played football before apart from a short spell 15 years ago training with a local women's team.
It's a mixed, very inclusive group of fairly elderly crocks like me, run by a lovely guy who's an FA coach, but there's no coaching, just playing on astro-turf - anyting from 5 a side to more usually 7-10 a side, regular length game - which I must admit I find pretty demanding, I usually run out of steam after 30 mins each half - and that's mentally as well as physically.
With our lot (and another group I've seen) "walking" is very deceptive - think Olympic walking! it's far from a gentle amble round, very competitive, and coach often blows people up for jogging. It is however also very gentlemanly, people look out for each other, and in any case it's no heading, no balls above head-height, and non-contact (tho shin-pads are a requirement).
From the fitness point of view it's superb - you're very quickly out of puff, it very much sharpens up your reactions, concentration and thinking - where to move etc. That's probably more so for me as a beginner, because I'm still trying to work out my best position, so I tend to try & cover a lot of the pitch. The less fit people tend to stay up front, in goal, or at the back.
As someone else said, a huge part of the fun is the bantz, we have some great wits in the group!
Just be sure to do proper warm-ups before you start any game, as we've had a couple of quite bad injuries through people arriving late & skipping them - an achilles and a knee. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 11:45 - Sep 7 with 4708 views | hadleighboyblue |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:50 - Sep 7 by Ryorry |
It's fantastic, I love it! Started about 6 month ago, hadn't played football before apart from a short spell 15 years ago training with a local women's team.
It's a mixed, very inclusive group of fairly elderly crocks like me, run by a lovely guy who's an FA coach, but there's no coaching, just playing on astro-turf - anyting from 5 a side to more usually 7-10 a side, regular length game - which I must admit I find pretty demanding, I usually run out of steam after 30 mins each half - and that's mentally as well as physically.
With our lot (and another group I've seen) "walking" is very deceptive - think Olympic walking! it's far from a gentle amble round, very competitive, and coach often blows people up for jogging. It is however also very gentlemanly, people look out for each other, and in any case it's no heading, no balls above head-height, and non-contact (tho shin-pads are a requirement).
From the fitness point of view it's superb - you're very quickly out of puff, it very much sharpens up your reactions, concentration and thinking - where to move etc. That's probably more so for me as a beginner, because I'm still trying to work out my best position, so I tend to try & cover a lot of the pitch. The less fit people tend to stay up front, in goal, or at the back.
As someone else said, a huge part of the fun is the bantz, we have some great wits in the group!
Just be sure to do proper warm-ups before you start any game, as we've had a couple of quite bad injuries through people arriving late & skipping them - an achilles and a knee. |
Agree with that Ryorry , sounds just like our group .
It's a brilliant way to get some good exercise but also have great fun and banter ….love it ! | | | |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 11:58 - Sep 7 with 4696 views | jeera |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 11:45 - Sep 7 by hadleighboyblue |
Agree with that Ryorry , sounds just like our group .
It's a brilliant way to get some good exercise but also have great fun and banter ….love it ! |
How does someone warm up for walking football though?
A jog, a sprint? |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 12:24 - Sep 7 with 4674 views | factual_blue |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 11:58 - Sep 7 by jeera |
How does someone warm up for walking football though?
A jog, a sprint? |
On a comfy sofa with a nice cup of tea.
And a hobnob, obviously. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 12:51 - Sep 7 with 4654 views | BigManBlue |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:26 - Sep 7 by footers |
If you need a bit of extra exercise, may I recommend the tango between the sheets? Not only is it good exercise but most enjoyable. My wife and I run a specialist club dedicated to the pleasures of the flesh. PM if interested... |
Is this "tango" the one where she wriggles away from your lecherous embrace until you're both so knackered you fall asleep?
Maybe just me, then. |  |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 13:31 - Sep 7 with 4597 views | Ryorry |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 11:58 - Sep 7 by jeera |
How does someone warm up for walking football though?
A jog, a sprint? |
All the stretches - calves etc, straight leg kicks, hip rotations for groin, volley-kicks etc. I also just do a couple of mins v. fast walking in straight lines.
On astro-turf, stopping suddenly means your foot can "stick" so muscles can get strained that way too. | |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 16:09 - Sep 7 with 4509 views | bobbyramsey |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:26 - Sep 7 by footers |
If you need a bit of extra exercise, may I recommend the tango between the sheets? Not only is it good exercise but most enjoyable. My wife and I run a specialist club dedicated to the pleasures of the flesh. PM if interested... |
Forget the footy, I'll have a bit of this... | | | |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 16:11 - Sep 7 with 4507 views | bobbyramsey |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 10:50 - Sep 7 by Ryorry |
It's fantastic, I love it! Started about 6 month ago, hadn't played football before apart from a short spell 15 years ago training with a local women's team.
It's a mixed, very inclusive group of fairly elderly crocks like me, run by a lovely guy who's an FA coach, but there's no coaching, just playing on astro-turf - anyting from 5 a side to more usually 7-10 a side, regular length game - which I must admit I find pretty demanding, I usually run out of steam after 30 mins each half - and that's mentally as well as physically.
With our lot (and another group I've seen) "walking" is very deceptive - think Olympic walking! it's far from a gentle amble round, very competitive, and coach often blows people up for jogging. It is however also very gentlemanly, people look out for each other, and in any case it's no heading, no balls above head-height, and non-contact (tho shin-pads are a requirement).
From the fitness point of view it's superb - you're very quickly out of puff, it very much sharpens up your reactions, concentration and thinking - where to move etc. That's probably more so for me as a beginner, because I'm still trying to work out my best position, so I tend to try & cover a lot of the pitch. The less fit people tend to stay up front, in goal, or at the back.
As someone else said, a huge part of the fun is the bantz, we have some great wits in the group!
Just be sure to do proper warm-ups before you start any game, as we've had a couple of quite bad injuries through people arriving late & skipping them - an achilles and a knee. |
Sounds great, where is this group located? | | | |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 17:05 - Sep 7 with 4460 views | Ryorry |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 16:11 - Sep 7 by bobbyramsey |
Sounds great, where is this group located? |
PM'D you. | |
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| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 17:48 - Sep 7 with 4421 views | Bluebell |
It can be quite strenuous!
Mr Bluebell loves it having played at quite high level football in his younger years. He is now suffering from a torn hamstring and hates having to miss it. |  | | |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 18:15 - Sep 7 with 4400 views | itfc_bucks |
| Anybody here ever played Walking Football? on 08:33 - Sep 7 by Dubtractor |
"Resists urge to dig out that video from Newcastle away as it is a bit mean...." |
Do you have it to hand, I fancy a bit of a giggle. | | | |
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