One-off Workshop: Picking up teams

1 September 2020 David Porter One-off Workshop

For non-sporty teens and those who never make it into fashionable, in-crowd groups, the picking up of teams is a nightmare. A poem written by an adult recalling the childhood torture of being rejected speaks of the hurt.

It's the central inspiration for this one off 60 minute drama workshop. It would apply to a girl or other as much as boy. Many have felt peer group rejection.

A solution to ‘always being chosen last’ from Chicago Tribune

https://tinyurl.com/DTAu1OOWR1

Being picked last in school sports can have a lifelong impact

https://tinyurl.com/DTAu1OOWR2

Bullying may be a side issue cropping up during devising. An alternative drama idea is this free pdf:

https://tinyurl.com/DTAu1OOWR3

How to help teens deal with rejection: parents’ view

https://tinyurl.com/DTAu1OOWR4

The football team scene from Barry Hine's play Kes, which was made into an excellent film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/