The SANFL Today

[am Bays]

The SANFL should do some stuff in the schools to help. I dont just mean footy clinics or whatever, because they only work for about 2 weeks then the students forget about it. The SANFL should try to get the teachers in schools to promote the competition. I know this works in a few classes at Northfield PS, where the teachers are passionate about the SANFL, it rubs off on the students. Have SANFL tipping comps, or in general lessons where footy can be used as a theme, use stuff to do with the SANFL.

I taught an English lesson to a year 7 class where I had to teach them strategies for answering multiple chioce questions. To practice the strategies, I used the history of the PAFC at the reference text, then made the multiple choice questions from the info in the text. The kids in the class loved it because they followed the SANFL comp and had a few Power players in to do a clinic a couple of weeks before. They loved hearing about the different teams that were in the comp in the late 1800s, and asked me questions about the SANFL after the lesson finished. The kids loved it and so did I!

I thought there were laws against using propoganda to brainwash the minds of the innocent young. Force feeding kids the history of the Port Adelaide footy club, sounds like the German youth having to read Mein Kamph!!!

[RustyCage]

The SANFL should do some stuff in the schools to help. I dont just mean footy clinics or whatever, because they only work for about 2 weeks then the students forget about it. The SANFL should try to get the teachers in schools to promote the competition. I know this works in a few classes at Northfield PS, where the teachers are passionate about the SANFL, it rubs off on the students. Have SANFL tipping comps, or in general lessons where footy can be used as a theme, use stuff to do with the SANFL.

I taught an English lesson to a year 7 class where I had to teach them strategies for answering multiple chioce questions. To practice the strategies, I used the history of the PAFC at the reference text, then made the multiple choice questions from the info in the text. The kids in the class loved it because they followed the SANFL comp and had a few Power players in to do a clinic a couple of weeks before. They loved hearing about the different teams that were in the comp in the late 1800s, and asked me questions about the SANFL after the lesson finished. The kids loved it and so did I!

I thought there were laws against using propoganda to brainwash the minds of the innocent young. Force feeding kids the history of the Port Adelaide footy club, sounds like the German youth having to read Mein Kamph!!!

Yeah, if they are going to learn about a club, why not learn about the best!!! Obviously, if I was doing a whole unit I'd do more clubs.

[godoubleblues]

up until a couple of years ago I was taking my boy to see the Double Blues play
but he got to that age where other distractions take over, he turned 16 and started working
part time (mostly on sat arvos), doing other things with his mates
but he still has an interest in what is going on, the scores, hoping Port lose etc, etc
I can only hope he carries on that interest as he moves through his teens and into an adult

and he does have Double Blues supporters stuff hanging around his room
including a flag with most of the 02 players signatures

[GWW]

[quote="Dissident
My Dad used to take me to Thebarton in the 80's to see Torrens (I'm a 3rd generation Torrens man) and then Footy Park as you said.

what happened with your brother the Bulldogs

He was a Westies man.... because our grandma was (Mums side, not Dad's Torrens Side) because she loved Knuckles.
Then knuckles moved to CD and so did Grandma, and Scott![/quote]

I hope they didnt try diving into 3 inches of water in the River Murray as well.

[spell_check]

One good thing that has changed this year is the scrapping of the Coca Cola Mini League team. I was thinking that now they've got the two teams playing like what used to happen, they should bring back the mini league ladder and have the finals during the major round of the league. The ladder and the previous weeks results can be put in the Football Budget the next week, and it might bring some interest into the primary school age to see how their area is going.

[MagicKiwi]

Lucky the telly didn't pick up that MK had too many beers.

[doggies4eva]

I tried following the Crows and attended the first few matches (as well as going to the doggies games) but found I missed the banter with the opposition supporteres. For me this is a great piece of Aussie culture that is under threat. And I got the shits with a parochial crowd screaming "holding the ball" every time a Crows player laid a tackle. I found myself defending the umpires against the crowd shame.

SANFL has got supporters who are there because of the true passion and not because of the bandwagon. That's the ingredient the SANFL marketing people should be promoting.

[JK]

up until a couple of years ago I was taking my boy to see the Double Blues play
but he got to that age where other distractions take over, he turned 16 and started working
part time (mostly on sat arvos), doing other things with his mates
but he still has an interest in what is going on, the scores, hoping Port lose etc, etc
I can only hope he carries on that interest as he moves through his teens and into an adult

and he does have Double Blues supporters stuff hanging around his room
including a flag with most of the 02 players signatures

Very pertinent post GOD ... Whereas years ago my mates and family (and I'd imagine many here) shared the same interest, ie, the SANFL ... Today it would be hard for the youngsters as probably only 1 in 10 finds it interesting but is swayed into doing whatever the rest of his/her mates choose ...

[Dog_ger]

Not on this subject...... Hey Diss.... Congrats on leading the footy tips...! Bum..... I will catch you.......

[Dissident]

Not on this subject...... Hey Diss.... Congrats on leading the footy tips...! Bum..... I will catch you.......

LOL
It's been an easy year - 11/12 so far and most others aren't far behind.

My luck will run out shortly.

[TroyGFC]

[quote="Dissident
My Dad used to take me to Thebarton in the 80's to see Torrens (I'm a 3rd generation Torrens man) and then Footy Park as you said.

what happened with your brother the Bulldogs

He was a Westies man.... because our grandma was (Mums side, not Dad's Torrens Side) because she loved Knuckles.
Then knuckles moved to CD and so did Grandma, and Scott!

.[/quote]

What team didnt your grandma support then if she followed Knuckles?