I went to an all boys grammar that was esablished in the 1500s. for PE, this meant many things. Definitely no football for starters, Rugby was the only team game on offer in winter. I was (briefly) in the B team, but eventually kicked out for running very quickly away from the ball so I didn't have to get cold and muddy. The other sports on offer, depending on the time of year, were tennis (too much scrutiny as the PE block overlooked the courts), cross country (three laps around the schoold grounds - could hop the fence into a mate's house quite easily and watch crappy afternoon telly instead), cricket (wish I'd gotten into this now actually, any sport that involves tea is good in my book), squash and eton fives. there was also an indoor pool, but we had specific lessons for that. nothing more amusing than watching a class of 12 year olds trying to grasp the concept of doing a back dive off the middle board (fall back, don't jump!) and ending up with a gut shattering belly flop.

but back to eton fives. I loved picking fives or squash because the courts were away from the shouty shouty of mr archer, the head of games. I still have no clue how to play fives, as far as I can remember the rules involved putting a high jump crash mat in the middle of the court and jumping from the gallery, hoping to hell you landed on it. which was great until someone didn't. and broke his leg.

surprisingly difficult to explain a broken leg when you're meant to be playing a sedate racquet sport that doesn't involve racquets...
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 10:53, 2 replies)

This sounds like my school
In fact, I thought we went to the same school until you mentioned the swimming pool. Mine was a private grammar but we weren't that fortunate.
(ConanTroutman thought we would free the vulture, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 11:23, closed)

mine was this one:
www.saintolaves.net/splash.php
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 11:33, closed)