Crossbar Challenge

sam3110

LargeAddick said:

sam3110 said:

On my standing leg, not the swinging leg! Anyway I'm not actually doing it, I don't want to spoil the so called "surprise" though

Is Andy Hunt doing it for you?

Haha no, but my sister is doing it, first female to ever attempt it I believe?

up_the_valley

I play this with my 3 young sons. A few weeks ago I got 4 in a row. I'm not a Valley Gold  member though. 

LoOkOuT

She had good form, but not quite enough ooommmpphhh unfortunately.

sam3110

LoOkOuT said:

She had good form, but not quite enough ooommmpphhh unfortunately.

She blamed it on the ball, said it's too light so you're scared you'll sky it, but weirdly it doesn't like to lift off the floor when you kick it, whatever that means🤷🏻‍♂️

Told her she did better than many attempts I've seen

mendonca

Is it not a ball the team train with? 

Leuth

sam3110 said:

LargeAddick said:

sam3110 said:

On my standing leg, not the swinging leg! Anyway I'm not actually doing it, I don't want to spoil the so called "surprise" though

Is Andy Hunt doing it for you?

Haha no, but my sister is doing it, first female to ever attempt it I believe?

Not the first at all. One woman very very nearly hit the bar a couple of years ago 

Leuth

Decent hit tonight tho! 

LargeAddick

mendonca said:

Is it not a ball the team train with? 

We train with a ball?

Valiantphil

mendonca said:

Is it not a ball the team train with? 

Nope. 

Watch how the adjudicator lady scoops it up quick as a flash and dashes off. 

sam3110

Leuth said:

sam3110 said:

LargeAddick said:

sam3110 said:

On my standing leg, not the swinging leg! Anyway I'm not actually doing it, I don't want to spoil the so called "surprise" though

Is Andy Hunt doing it for you?

Haha no, but my sister is doing it, first female to ever attempt it I believe?

Not the first at all. One woman very very nearly hit the bar a couple of years ago 

Fair enough, they told her she was the first female to take part, they must have missed someone before

mendonca

sam3110 said:

Leuth said:

sam3110 said:

LargeAddick said:

sam3110 said:

On my standing leg, not the swinging leg! Anyway I'm not actually doing it, I don't want to spoil the so called "surprise" though

Is Andy Hunt doing it for you?

Haha no, but my sister is doing it, first female to ever attempt it I believe?

Not the first at all. One woman very very nearly hit the bar a couple of years ago 

Fair enough, they told her she was the first female to take part, they must have missed someone before

Poor staff handover. 

Dippenhall

mendonca said:

Is it not a ball the team train with? 

Its a Mitre, Delta Replica size 5 only £5 on Amazon.

Dippenhall

Dippenhall said:

Went to pick up my 12 year old grandson from school on Friday and as he came across the playground he threw the ball to me "here you go Granddad".  i neatly trapped on my thigh did a nice keepy uppy before giving it a John Smith "ave it". Felt my calf pop and collapsed in agony to the amusement of his mates.  Got a torn calf muscle and got home with the news that my name has come up for the cross bar challenge.  Couldn't make it up. I'm going to make him do the challenge for me.

Didn't do bad did he.  Hit the bar a few times in practice at Sparrows Lane.

shirty5

Dippenhall said:

Dippenhall said:

Went to pick up my 12 year old grandson from school on Friday and as he came across the playground he threw the ball to me "here you go Granddad".  i neatly trapped on my thigh did a nice keepy uppy before giving it a John Smith "ave it". Felt my calf pop and collapsed in agony to the amusement of his mates.  Got a torn calf muscle and got home with the news that my name has come up for the cross bar challenge.  Couldn't make it up. I'm going to make him do the challenge for me.

Didn't do bad did he.  Hit the bar a few times in practice at Sparrows Lane.

In the efforts that I’ve seen definitely in the top 10% . And knew exactly the best spot to place the ball. Great go at it