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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #75 on: May 22, 2008, 05:27:47 PM »
now i loved the line "common sense is not that common" i just found this image and had to post it

DEAAAAAAAADPOOOOOOOL! ;D ;D ;D
He's so awesome. Can't wait to see him in the wolverine movie :D
*Completely off topic* :P

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #76 on: May 22, 2008, 09:59:49 PM »
I have to say having somone just keeping an eye on aspects of safety through a meet would be good, and thank you spud for repeating about having someone spotting!!

Oops sorry..only just realised  you had said it before me  :banghead:
You don't have to thank me for that Spud your right  :thumbs: and wait till you get it wrong I'll disagree with you  :haha:

I hope you do Jason!!! If I am being an idiot please kick me one..or I will never know or learn  :thumbs:
I've found another solution:-

Cotton wool
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Cotton Wool Bale
 
 • Quality cotton wool bale
• 5lb (2.27Kg)
 Product Code: Ref: ET9005

Price: £11.99 (Ex VAT)

( £14.09 Including  VAT at 17.5% )

That'll cost too much !
A big sack of wood shavings for £8 ( or less  ;) ) is cheaper.
Where can you get them from ( He who's work in a timber yard ) :biggrin:

Woah...bail of hay only £1!!!!  :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #77 on: May 22, 2008, 10:14:08 PM »
Bail of Hay at £1 Spud

I'll take 2000 of them at that price at one point last year it hit £5 a bale round here  :biggrin:

Jason  :Hoofies2:

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #78 on: May 22, 2008, 11:02:14 PM »
Bail of Hay at £1 Spud

I'll take 2000 of them at that price at one point last year it hit £5 a bale round here  :biggrin:

Jason  :Hoofies2:

oo arrr, we be from narfolk we be  ;)

(there should eb some kind of sheep icon..think of the possibilities.... :P  :D)

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #79 on: May 22, 2008, 11:03:46 PM »
Bail of Hay at £1 Spud

I'll take 2000 of them at that price at one point last year it hit £5 a bale round here  :biggrin:

Jason  :Hoofies2:
I've never spent much time in school, but I've taught ladies plenty.
It's true I hire my body out for pay, ahey, hey.
I've gotten burned over Cheryl Teigs, blown up for Rachel Welch,
but when I wind up in the hay, it's only hay, hay, hay.

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #80 on: May 23, 2008, 01:22:09 PM »
Bail of Hay at £1 Spud

I'll take 2000 of them at that price at one point last year it hit £5 a bale round here  :biggrin:

Jason  :Hoofies2:

Not a giant bail but pretty big! Barley hay too. :) cheapest part of keeping the chickens. 30kg of corn came off the same farmer at good value too for a £5

And ooh argh chocl8 I be from this here place called norfolk. random...Lol I used to speak a lot dialect but nobody understands you! I went to canterbury once and was asked if we had cars!!!!

Can we have a sheep emote please...or chickens...gotta love chickens :)

Wow we are so off topic   :laugh:

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #81 on: May 23, 2008, 08:19:56 PM »
Mr Common Sense is going to be an office poster !!!!! love it
Grow old disgracefully

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #82 on: May 23, 2008, 08:28:20 PM »
Sorry about this Spud (please don't set DK on me  :haha:)

But that isn't Hay you've got there you get straw from Barley

Hay only comes from grass

But you can get straw from any of the cereal crops Oat, wheat, barley

And it is normally a lot cheeper than hay

Jason  :Hoofies2:

Ps yes I am a horse food anorak I will only feed our horse something I have tried  :biggrin:

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #83 on: May 24, 2008, 09:53:31 AM »
Sorry about this Spud (please don't set DK on me  :haha:)

But that isn't Hay you've got there you get straw from Barley

Hay only comes from grass

But you can get straw from any of the cereal crops Oat, wheat, barley

And it is normally a lot cheeper than hay

Jason  :Hoofies2:

Ps yes I am a horse food anorak I will only feed our horse something I have tried  :biggrin:

Lol! I dont know....thats why I let my dad sort that bit out. I do the cute things with the chickens like clean out there poo, wash thier feeders  :-\ Collect the eggs..Teach them tricks, hug them  :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: They are all round cuties and I love them :) But I dont eat thier food!!!! Although I have eaten fish food, hamster food, rabbit food, a various selection of rabbit treats...ooh yummm carrot cruncher.

You just have to look very careful at the food you are eating...them rabbit poos look horribly simular to the food :S

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #84 on: May 24, 2008, 02:47:47 PM »
This topics about safety at meet not food !?
But then again we now know it NOT safe to leave the food to Jason or Spud to sort out  :laugh:

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #85 on: May 24, 2008, 07:35:16 PM »
well it is good that we have got that one sorted

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #86 on: May 25, 2008, 08:07:56 AM »
ok just so that you all know that i have got some non slip matting and we are going to see how good it is, at this gym meet.

so when it is set up we have all got to try and move the matts by jumping on to them.
if it is good we as a group will buy enough of it to do all mats

as well we will tell all the other groups what it is abd how much it costs. and i will try and get a bulk discount

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Re: Safety at meets
« Reply #87 on: June 05, 2008, 02:38:27 PM »
Ha! thought I'd forgotten about this hadn't you?

I had. Plus I've been busy. and drunk. Anyway.

Below is the FIRST DRAFT of what is a vague (short n sweet) of basic gym safety.
Feel something is missing? Want something changed? NOW is the time to speak up.
As stated earlier, these are not rules or regs for anyone to follow. It's a simple list that will be made available to help people organising gym meets with some guidance.

  • Suitable protection should be worn by all people using the gym.
    This includes Wrist Guards and Kneepads as a minimum. Elbow pads are also recommended, as is a helmet if attempting flips off of mats.
  • When new tricks are being attempted, there should always be a member of ground crew present or at least another bocker spotting.
  • Never attempt anything you are not 99% confident on, unless you have assistance or a spotter
  • Until you are landing at least 90% of your flips, you should not be attempting them on hard ground or thin mats.
  • If sliding mats underneath someone, it should always be done from the side, not from the front or back, to avoid collision between the bocker and the slider.


Someone needs to be responsible for the session and needs to make it clear at the start of each session. The following list are items that the person responsible should consider.

  • Emergency contact details taken
  • Risk assessment & Area check completed   
  • Equipment Check Completed
  • Medical Information checked
  • Safety briefing completed
  • Safety officer designated
  • Medical kit/bag
  • Individual Personal Equipment Check completed
  • Code of Conduct for Participants


When we have a final version, I'll get it onto word/pdf/html docs and basically make it available everywhere.
So have a read and voice your thoughts.