unwritten rules of etiquette at a hoop jam?

Hello everyone! With Spring finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, I bet a ton of people are heading out to hoop jams in the coming weeks. I attended one yesterday that was awesome! The only thing that detracted from the jam was a disagreement about whose music we were going to use. Two people brought speakers and though we traded off throughout the 2 hours, there was one point where one wanted to play their music and the other wanted to finish out a playlist. Some awkwardness ensued but it was quickly fixed. 

 

It got me thinking about the unwritten rules we hoopers sometimes follow/break during hoop jams. One that I'm really bad about is that when I'm hooping with a friend sometimes I'll pick up one of their spares without really thinking. Sometimes it's easier to remember courtesy with a complete stranger than your closest friends! It's definitely something I have to remind myself not to do since I would feel a little put out if someone did that and ended up hurting one of my hoops.

 

Can you think of any act of courtesy that you wish more people understood which helps hoop jams stay friendly and positive? Do you have anything you're working on improving for your own hoop jams?

Tags: friendliness, group, hoop, jams, public

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Permalink Reply by doc on April 6, 2011 at 12:58pm

it comes down to simple respect. indoor jam or outdoor jam if a hoop is just on the floor and its not yours... you ask. weve had so many threads about kids coming up and just taking hoops while people are hooping in the park... most say they would like to be asked first (like me...i also make them have their parents ask me too) so if you want a child to ask you first...why wouldnt we want (or expect) and adult to know they should ask before using something that isnt theirs.

ive only really had it happen once...i was hooping at a friends hoop jam and before i knew it some guy had grabbed one of my hoops i had just taped up...he was trying to ankle hoop with it...i bit my lip and kept hooping. by the end it was a one day tape job and since then ive kept all my hoops tied together somehow and with my bag.

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