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My sports background is wrestling and football and I coached for 10 years, but I am not competing in anything at the moment. I am really keen to give boxing a go when I have the extra money to pursue it. I was wondering what sports backgrounds guys on here have. Did you play sports in high school or college? Are you actively competing in something now? Do you participate in sports leagues specifically organized for gays?

I didn't do much sports in high-school - avoided it as much as I could, as a matter of fact. I got into cross-country skiing in college and then started to tech and coach skiing at a local private school, also competing weekends. We have a family ranch where I started to hold summer dryland and winter on-snow camps. Eventually I was hired out of teaching by the national team, and wound up coaching at three Olympics. Now I'm getting back into training, and hope to be in a race or two this winter. Only it's a little harder at 60! (And in some ways, the pressure off, a lot more fun!)

I was on the varsity rowing team 3 of 4 years of high school (one year I took care of my dad when he got cancer). I am still doing crew, actually with a gay and lesbian team out of D.C. We went to the Outgames in Copenhagen this year, Masters Nationals in New Jersey, and the Head of the Charles in Boston, three of the biggest events for rowing this year.

Ran cross-country and track in high school, but suffered a "career-ending" football injury when my older brother got hurt (thereafter my parents wouldn't allow me to play - which was probably for the better given that by the time I graduated I may have been up to 145 lbs).

Still play IM football and have also played at 2 Gay Games and 4 Gay Superbowls (or "Gay Bowl"), the first with the Dallas team and thereafter with the Michigan Panthers.

Weightlifting 34 years. Power lifted when younger; started competitive bodybuilding in 2006. Played some football in high school. Wrestled a bit when in grade school. Rode a bike around for years, until I moved to Texas, which is pedestrian hostile. Now to HIIT.



Just had a full cardiac workup done...I'm in great shape....and love it...tore my bicep...but...34 years without a hitch...I ain't whining...I'll be like new soon.

Well, marching band doesn't really count as a sport - but divingwise I competed at both HS/JO and collegiate levels. As soon as a team forms here (with a facility) I will be back to training for either Senior Nationals or Masters competition. Can't wait. I am also coaching at the moment

swam competitively for 13 years. rowed for 3.

I played soccer when I was younger for a local comp, and I also played softball. My family was very much into softball, so it was kind of a no brainer. I stopped playing that when I was 15 and did no sport until 2 years ago when I started playing hockey.

I play with a club in the Sydney competition. We are a GLBT hockey club, and we play in the 'normal' competition. I think we're the only hockey team in the world that plays as an openly gay club in a normal competition.

I mostly coach competitively now LOL

I had a great time swimming on the gay swim team in miami - Nadadores!

. . . I played on the high school tennis team . . . and I played summer tournaments and was a regionally ranked junior player . . . I've just recently started playing again after an 11 year hiatus, and it feels good to be out on the court again . . .

Played competitive soccer growing up, competed at nationals at both the club and provincial team levels. Had a tryout with the national team as well once.
Quit to get and education, then moved to New Zealand and picked up again playing semi pro.
Now back in Canada and just takin it easy and having a laugh or 2 played in a rec league.

Good times all around.

Growing up in Boston I played Tennis, and baseball.
In LA, I trained in Tang So Do Karate for many years then staring playing and competing in Volleyball since 1996 and still going strong! (my team won the Silver last Sunday in LA)

My sports background is competitive gymnastics until high school then got into college cheerleading and won numerous national titles. I still compete nationally and I also coach at the largest cheer gym in the nation in Dallas, TX. I love what I do.

Track and field, cross country, and basketball in high school.

Now play softball, and run road races as well as some track and field.

basketball, basketball, basketball

I challenge hunter in a 1-1 basketball game

complete nerd in school, hardly any sports.

then after a bad love affair with a girl i drove past a bike shop and saw that lonely road bike on sale outside the shop and it was beckoning to me. so i bought it and forgot about the girl.
2 years later i switched to mtbike and the following year started racing on the provincial circuit. Already in my 30's then, i raced vet class and did it for 10 years almost. Eventually , in the master's class i won the provincial Quebec cup series ( 10 races /season ).
Along the way i picked up running as off season and got hooked on that.
Did tons of 5k's and 10k's . one 1/2 marathon ( not a great experience, i'm too lazy for those , managed 1h35 ) . I was never a very fast runner but managed 18'20" in a 5k once, usually it's around 19" and 10k's are around 39 minutes, usually amongst top 10 in my cat. but i never won anything. Some guys my age manage like 17 min on 5k's ..gulp.

I am competitive : i get really nervous before, i sort out the guys who are at about the same level as me and i race them with all i've got . Racing friends become enemies .
I stopped all racing 2 years ago, but got half a mind of taking my licence next season and do some of the provincials again.

A wide variety of sports in elementary and middle schools (track, volleyball, wrestling, swimming, cross country, soccer, and tennis). Varsity wrestling and tennis in high school, plus my final year of softball eligibility in a coed summer league. College was the fencing team. Grad school has mostly been IM and pickup volleyball, plus the occasional tennis or racquetball match, though there was a small amount of ultimate frisbee and softball at my previous grad school. Anything else athletic hasn't been competitive, and thus doesn't count in this question.

Who says nerds don't play sports?

What's even more impressive is gay geeks who play sports.
(:

Played a little football in high school. Couple years ago i was training to try out for the Arena League team here and im pretty sure i had a good chance of making it at my natural position of safety. My knees quit before i did though. I run and lift now but dont do anything competitively although i will hold my own in any sport. Just try me!!!

Was a competitive race walker at the regional and national levels for 10 years, and coached for 10 years. Trying to find the next thing now.

6 yrs of football. High school I was a lineman and defensive end. Now I just lift intensely to make up for it lol. There is not a time where i don't miss the pain and glory.

DiVer saidWell, marching band doesn't really count as a sport - but divingwise I competed at both HS/JO and collegiate levels. As soon as a team forms here (with a facility) I will be back to training for either Senior Nationals or Masters competition. Can't wait. I am also coaching at the moment

That was a nice Reverse 2 1/2 SS T on one meter and standing back pike on floor vids. pretty cool dude especially as tall as you are at 6'1" Strong legs to push your size and weight around

I competed in diving at the HS and collegiate level also. Coached diving and swimming when I taught HS in the early 70's. Did much the same as DiVer did just some 40 yrs earlier.

Over the last two decades competed in running and the last 5 yrs started doing tri's. Recently in the last month started Trampoline classes to get back in diving competition shape after 35 yrs. personal goal base on my last diving meet at 26. Like DiVer posted vids but of me bouncing on a tramp.

BTW I take on all comers so don't be shy!

haha cool man! I should put some of my tramp stuff online too

DiVer saidhaha cool man! I should put some of my tramp stuff online too

Hey cool man your tramp work is current younger! I could put the older tramp work online too. Everyone could feel at home.

i played competitive level volleyball in high school (varsity team) being switched from setter to opposite every other week during my senior year (had NO idea why, LOL)

played in NAGVA tourneys off and on several years ago, haven't participated in tournaments or official matches recently, but i still play competitive level volleyball

Never played any sports competitively outside of rec soccer growing up but I spent my high school and college years as an Athletic Training student. I now work full time for a cheerleading and dance company as part of the first aid and administrative staff.

played soccer growing up and then i switched to wrestling in HS. Quit wrestling once i got to uni cuz i was sick of cutting weight. I joined the rugby team in uni and still play, it's by far my favorite sport.

Was a Band/Theatre geek and IB guy in HS.


Sophomore year of undergrad my best friend was on the XC team and got injured and since I was attempting to get a little "closer" to him (if you know what I mean :roll I started running with him.

Started running road races in graduate school and realized that I was placing top 10% most times. Have begun training more intensely since and getting better. I'll be competing in Cologne this next summer hopefully!