To think that girls weren't allowed to do triple jump at school in the 90s?

[ImRonBurgandy]

Just that. I definitely remember (secondary 1990-98) being told that we couldn't do triple jump as it could damage our insides?

This and also told we couldn’t play rugby, box or play cricket (first two as two violent last as it was too complicated for girls apparently 🤣)

Hockey and childbirth were fine though

Secondary a school 90-95 definitely did 1500m, I was less bad at that than most other track events.

We did high jump and long jump but not triple jump. Same for boys though, we all did the same for athletics.

We didn't do Javelin unless being considered for a team due to safety issues and there was no hammer, just shot put and discus.

Sure, if I remember. I've really never given it enough attention. The boys plays Rugby which the girls don't and the girls play Netball and Lacrosse which the boys don't so there are other differences. I think they also run different distances (boys do 400m and I don't think girls do).

Both sexes do Hockey, Football, Tennis and Cricket. And most Athletics are the same.

Oh yes! I'd forgotten all about that.

We did this, alongside every other Olympic category (except boxing/horses etc) in the early '80s

We did it all, including triple jump in the 90s. Nothing was off limits however we had the fear of god put in to us as the PE teacher had once had a child with a javelin stuck in her head because she wasn't looking where she was going. None of us dared move when anyone was throwing that thing.

I was great at long jump, I used to compete. Miraculously my displaced womb managed to bear 2 kids but I do have endo 🤔

Born 1083 - definitely did triple jump at school.

I did hop skip and jump in the 80s

No issues in the mid 1980s

Started secondary in the mid 90s and we definitely did triple jump as part of the athletics programme - along with 800m, 1500m, high jump (not very high tbf). The only thing I don't remember doing was hurdles?

In the winter we did cross country, touch rugby, lacrosse, hockey and netball. I think the only things the boy's school did that we didn't were cricket and football.

Wow you are doing well

Yes, I think my PE teachers were probably very good in retrospect although they scared the shit out of us!

Me too: no triple jump at my school. No football, cricket or rugby. No javelin or shot put. Running up to 800m ok.
No Woodwork or metalwork.
The physics & chemistry teachers 'didn't like girls' so, although you could take those subjects it was made quite difficult. Computer Studies was one single Computer in classroom with loads of boys at the front. Girls were supposed to take Typing, Cookery & Sewing. Depressing.

All PE teachers, since the beginning of time, will tell about the child with a javelin stuck in their head because they weren't being careful. They probably shared the ambulance with the child who had their face smashed in by a discus, who were also not being careful. 🤣

What the heck’s the triple jump?

Im pissed off we weren’t allowed to do the poll vault! Never seen it done by anyone in reality and it looks so fun - as long as the fucking poll doesn’t snap!!

We did triple jump in the 80s at my school (and it was called hop, skip and jump!).

To be fair, most sport is designed around male bodies, so it may be that there is significantly more chance of injury for girls.

We did pole vault. But it wasn’t anything like the stuff you see on TV. The poles were rigid metal tubes that your hands slipped down if they were sweaty.

No one managed much over their own height. I think the school record for high jump was higher than the record for poll vault!

Thank goodness there’s someone else! Never heard of triple jump, or hop skip and a jump. I have no idea what it is (but don’t feel
Ive missed out).

Hop, skip and jump. In the 80s at a mixed comprehensive. I was crap at it.

Once we hit 13 we couldn't do it any more at school - something about it stretching our ovaries or something?!

I had completely forgotten about that until I saw this thread, how ridiculous 😂

This was late 90s early 00s.

I actually did get hit with a discus. Luckily not yet thrown, but another pupil hit me with it during their spin. For some reason we were in the sports hall and it was a bit crowded in there.

In hindsight I have no idea why we were doing discus inside. Very weird.

What?! I did triple jump in highschool in the 1980’s-1991.

We did hop, skip and a jump. Late eighties/early nineties.

I definitely did it 95-2000. Wasn’t allowed to do football or rugby though as that was just for boys. We did hockey and netball instead

To be fair there is increased risk of injury due to the high impact nature of triple jump and the technical aspects (e.g. your knee 'locking' during the middle phase, which isn't a concern with long jump).

This is probably why it wasn't traditionally taught in many schools and has only been introduced for girls more recently. Many PE teachers will not have experience of doing it themselves.

Even today young participants (male and female) are only supposed to use a shortened run-up to reduce the risk of injury.