- Location
- Isle of Man
It's icy again this morning. We have bowed out of a slippy dog walk. They have gone back to sleep.
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Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Beautiful views from the patio thisevening, but what a cold looking sky!
- Location
- SW London UK
I’ve had to persuade stubborn children that they DO need a coat to go out to play all day.
I took my ski mittens to teach games outside despite disapproving looks from the sports teacher.
I took my ski mittens to teach games outside despite disapproving looks from the sports teacher.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
I always found sports teachers pretty scary!
Me too!I always found sports teachers pretty scary!
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Sports teachers were my favourites!! 
So much fun to get out of the classroom!
So much fun to get out of the classroom!
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
Me tooSports teachers were my favourites!!
So much fun to get out of the classroom!
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
We've just got incredible frost .
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Flicka's whiskers and tips of her ears were white with frost!
Not in the days before tracksuits, shorts, etc. Having to play hockey in the winter on a misty field, wearing a house T-shirt, thick brown knickers, a white knitted jumper (if it was icy), long socks and hockey boots was not my idea of fun. We also had to walk to the field along the A3 wearing just those clothes and a school hat! I usually had to play defence on the winning team and spent most of the time standing peering through the mist or rain, unable to see all the goals our team was scoring!
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
I used to love being in my brown knickers, little pleated skirt and long socks and hockey boots
However, the playing field was on the school premises, so not a long walk on the A3 
PS I played right inner.
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- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
I loved hockey, by far the best part of school for me 
I don't remember brown knickers.
I think we had culottes.
Left winger/inner was my position.
I don't remember brown knickers.
I think we had culottes.
Left winger/inner was my position.
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
That was me too and I loved hockey. We had brown knickers and a very short skirt with pleats at the back (like a mini kilt!). We had to cross the road to get to the playing field but we also had a lot of away games going by small coach
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Wow it is so beautiful where you live @Cath
- Location
- Isle of Man
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
We had navy knickers and a short navy kilt type thing, as Alison @Atemas describes, but we played lacrosse, rather than hockey, which I found completely terrifying. Apparently it was originally played by the Native Americans, who used to leave each team half dead on the pitch after the game and I always felt that was likely to happen to me! Also, it being a boarding school (although I was a day pupil) we had games every day, to make sure the boarders got enough fresh air and exercise, so daily torture and humiliation for me.The best times were when it snowed too heavily for games and we had to go for a walk in the snow instead. I absolutely loved this and still have fond memories of those snowy walks.
I played Left Winger too, and loved it! I was particularly good at dribbling. We had long hockey socks, navy gym knickers and a pleated navy short skirt, with a white aertex polo shirt. And thankfully we caught a school coach to and from the pitch, it would’ve been a long walk.