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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: where can I buy an American football (or several)? |
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I assume it'll have to be Seoul.. which is fine.. that's an hour subway ride or so..
i have this idea to try to teach any interested kids in my school to play some touch schoolyard football.. perhaps even have some games. (after school of course)
if there's no interest.. well then I'll get to have a football  |
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climber159
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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| I saw a couple at the Yongsan station E-Mart a while back. I don't remember the prices though. |
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peacemaker
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I bought one at Yongsan E-Mart a while back. I think it was roughly 15000 won. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone ever see lacrosse sticks? What stores? |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| peacemaker wrote: |
| I bought one at Yongsan E-Mart a while back. I think it was roughly 15000 won. |
cool!
gracias! |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Any sporting goods store in the greater Seoul Area will sell them. Look around Dongdaemun for sporting goods stores. Chances are, they will be made in China, so they won't feel the same, and they will be a bit bigger than what you are used to.
Also, if you go into Yeungdeungpo/Guro area, look for the Lotte Mart, the big one. The basement is divided between a Toys R Us and a Sporting goods store. They definitely have them there. They should cost no more than 15,000 won and they might even have been made in the USA. If all else fails, you might find a rugby ball, which is almost the same. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: where can I buy an American football (or several)? |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
I assume it'll have to be Seoul.. which is fine.. that's an hour subway ride or so..
i have this idea to try to teach any interested kids in my school to play some touch schoolyard football.. perhaps even have some games. (after school of course)
if there's no interest.. well then I'll get to have a football |
Cool, I did this a couple years back at my elementary school. The kids loved it. Wrote a little article about it on my blog here.
http://hanguklife.typepad.com/live_laugh_love_sleep_lat/2006/05/the_mammals.html |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| Lekker wrote: |
Any sporting goods store in the greater Seoul Area will sell them. Look around Dongdaemun for sporting goods stores. Chances are, they will be made in China, so they won't feel the same, and they will be a bit bigger than what you are used to.
Also, if you go into Yeungdeungpo/Guro area, look for the Lotte Mart, the big one. The basement is divided between a Toys R Us and a Sporting goods store. They definitely have them there. They should cost no more than 15,000 won and they might even have been made in the USA. If all else fails, you might find a rugby ball, which is almost the same. |
no a rugby ball is definitely NOT the same.
i will be playing mainly schoolyard, passing game/touch kind of football. A rugby ball is a very bad substitute. |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
| Lekker wrote: |
Any sporting goods store in the greater Seoul Area will sell them. Look around Dongdaemun for sporting goods stores. Chances are, they will be made in China, so they won't feel the same, and they will be a bit bigger than what you are used to.
Also, if you go into Yeungdeungpo/Guro area, look for the Lotte Mart, the big one. The basement is divided between a Toys R Us and a Sporting goods store. They definitely have them there. They should cost no more than 15,000 won and they might even have been made in the USA. If all else fails, you might find a rugby ball, which is almost the same. |
no a rugby ball is definitely NOT the same.
i will be playing mainly schoolyard, passing game/touch kind of football. A rugby ball is a very bad substitute. |
Shouldn't be too much of a difference, a little bit bigger and heavier. Look at the bright side, it will build upper body strength for the kids you'll be playing with. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| Kikomom wrote: |
| Does anyone ever see lacrosse sticks? What stores? |
I am guessing that if they do sell there, they will be comparable to prices in Japan and that is not good news. It is much better to just send it over yourself. My uniform alone would have cost $400 (2 jerseys, 2 shorts). Good thing for timely injuries.
All the lax in Korea is box, so no need to send a long stick. |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Lekker wrote: |
| If all else fails, you might find a rugby ball, which is almost the same. |
far from comparable...
rugby ball is much bigger, and you'll struggle to get any decent passes off with a ball like that
a rugby ball is more comparable to an Aussie rules football |
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