ABSTRACT
The class about to begin is a ‘methods’ class in volleyball. It is a weekly event this semester as is a similar class most semesters of the undergraduate programme. Some students have gathered early and are shooting baskets with whatever projectiles they can find (the ‘proper’ equipment is still locked in the storeroom). ‘The boys’ tend to dominate this activity. The lecturer arrives slightly before class is due to commence. He instructs the students to set up the volleyball nets and get enough balls from the storeroom so that each student can have his or her own. The students, all in ‘appropriate’ athletic attire, comply. Some students try to slip unnoticed into the gym while this activity is in progress. They have learned to avoid the chores of the class.
