My first hat-trick scored at lyon park junior school

Recollecting scoring my first hat-trick at my primary Lyon Park Junior School is a memory which returned to trace very recently. From time to time I like to go back in life with my thoughts. I can recall the balls we were allowed to play football with in school, they were available in 2 sizes, they were hollow with shapes which had open spaces the idea was that if the ball hit a window it would not break it.

Despite not really having a passion for football I participated in numerous sports during my school days and I was quite good at many of them. It was a good feeling scoring my first hat-trick I was able to do this as I was a very good sprinter within a short distance, therefore hard to catch to tackle once I had the ball. This resulted in me scoring 3 hat-tricks in one game. The balls we played with use to break after a few games and were not much fun to kick around however when they were new they were fun to kick around.

As they were small the ball would move along the ground very quickly and accuracy was needed to control it with your feet. I can recall two teachers from that time, Mr Evans, and the headmaster Mr Moncaster. Long live the memories of my childhood and the those who enabled those happy moments to take place.