Every day April Fool’s in the locker room
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by lwilks in Life
BRANDI DOUCETT
LIFE REPORTER
Be on guard for whoopee cushions, banana peels and other practical jokes today.
While April Fool’s Day may be one of the only times people think they can get away with pulling pranks, Humber’s sports teams make it a year-round pursuit.
Varsity basketball co-ordinator James DePoe said many “classic” pranks have been pulled off during the school year.
“Putting shaving cream in someone’s hand while they sleep, putting Saran Wrap over the toilet seat and even wrapping someone’s car entirely in Saran Wrap,” are all practical jokes that have been played on people in athletics, he said.
Men’s volleyball coach Wayne Wilkins said when it comes to deciding who will be the butt of the joke, jocks look for the most gullible person.
Wilkins said he recently pulled a trick on one of his athletes with a fellow staff member, outdoor education co-ordinator Dean Wylie.
“After an away game, Dean and I printed out a fake invoice for $1,000 for damages to an athlete’s room and presented it in front of the entire team,” he said. “We told him that we had to cancel a tournament, but eventually we gave in and told him it was a joke.”
Humber Hype dance coach Katie Hagan, said she loves pulling pranks on people and Rick Bot, assistant facility and program co-ordinator for athletics, became the target of one of her jokes.
“Rick told me to move boxes outside, so I decided to hide in one to scare him,” said Hagan.
“He came outside and I jumped out of the box and I think he almost fell over and had a heart attack.”
Men’s volleyball setter Derek Quinn, 19, said Andre Brown was the victim of one of the team’s pranks.
“We were driving home from a tournament and he was falling asleep, the coach got us all to scream and pretend we were getting in an accident,” the second-year justice studies student said.
“He said that he thought we were really getting in an accident and he didn’t sleep for the rest of the trip.”
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