Title: Left Hand Throwing Superstition
General Information about Item:
- Genre and Sub Genre: Customary, superstition
- Example: Customary Folklore: Superstition
- Language: English
- Country where Item is from: USA
Informant Data:
Matt Riley is a 19’ in Dartmouth College. He is on the Water Polo team and is from Princeton, New Jersey.
Contextual Data:
- Many players have superstitions and rituals that they follow, usually it is based on a positive or negative experience. During a game or practice Matt Riley Never passes the ball with his right hand.
Item:
Matt Riley Never passes the ball with his right hand. He threw a bad pass once with his right hand and now hesitates whenever he throws with his right hand.
Associated file (a video, audio, or image file):
Informant’s Comments:
- Many other players also have this superstition of not throwing the ball with their right hands. Usually players when making a pass will try to throw the ball to their teammates left hand.
Collector’s Comments:
- The water polo players never practice passing with their right hands so they are not practiced in throwing with that hand. However, because they also believe it is bad luck, they are mentally thrown off when the ball comes to their right hand.
Collector’s Name: Jonathan Schneck
Tags/Keywords:
- Superstition