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Sarah Doyle's avatar

So Ben I have to ask... is E-sport Gaming? I can’t say I’ve ever heard of the expression. That’s not to say that it doesn’t drive me crazy that at least 2 of our 4 boys do it. And if they weren’t out there training through the week & playing on the weekends in winter (& playing touch footy & or Oztag through the the week in summer) I’d be extremely concerned!

When I was a kid I didn’t play any sports whatsoever as I didn’t consider myself coordinated enough to, but I lived at Jindabyne & unless it was raining, we were virtually never inside. We would be swimming in the lake, building cubbies, exploring the creek or keeping ourselves entertained with our friends in some other way. It was an idyllic childhood. I saw a hint of it through Covid lockdown with kids off their gaming and out building some cracker cubbies which was awesome to see

Thank goodness all our boys loved their sport & have played since under 9, but I think our involvement has definitely been a good thing. And something we have enjoyed immensely.

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Matt Ward's avatar

Intelligent response to the ignorant tweet from Voss. We certainly do have problems with Union but as you say, looking at the bigger picture, we aren't alone. I do believe Union has added problems - perception (and reality) of Private school focus, rules making the game too slow, power based in England etc etc. Always good to read your thoughts thanks Ben!

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