#TeabagVolleyChallenge: Football fans find new way to pass the time

Football fans in Scotland have found a novel way to feed their appetite for the sport during its postponement by the coronavirus outbreak.The #TeabagVolleyChallenge was coined by Hibernian Women footballer Siobhan Hunter and the game is simple film yourself kicking a teabag into a mug on the volley. | Introducing a new challenge from our very own @siobhanhunter4!1 Grab a teabag 2 Get a cup 3 Volley the teabag into the cup 4 Make yourself a cuppa! Do we have any challengers? #TeabagVolleyChallenge pic.twitter.com/RvhJP7JkWa Hibernian Women (@HibernianWomen) March 19, 2020Hunter told the PA news agency: It was a competition I had done in my own kitchen with myself Im happy that other people are giving it a go as its actually a very fun competition.Its a great way to stay busy, have a competition in the house with family members and create a good atmosphere.There are also different ways of putting it in the mug so theres a fun way to increase the standard.Scotland international Amy Muir, Hunters team-mate, added: She challenged us as a team to try it so then we put it out to challenge the public with the #TeabagVolleyChallenge.#TeabagVolleyChallenge @HibernianWomenGet involved pic.twitter.com/qO1rtFvVBh Amy Muir (@Amy_muirr) March 19, 2020Hunters alternative way of tea-making method is now proving thoroughly popular in Scotland, where many are sharing their attempts on Twitter.Donna McQueenie, from West Lothian, filmed her 10-year-old daughter Eve, who plays for Hibs Under-13s, taking part in the challenge.@HibernianWomen @siobhanhunter4 @eddie_leah Eve doing the #teabagvolleychallenge excuse the squeal pic.twitter.com/1qGzfq1PG1 donna mcqueenie (@dougalmcq) March 19, 2020Eve loves these sorts of challenges at the best of times but for her heroes to start the trend was fantastic, which meant she was keen to impress them, Ms McQueenie, 40, told PA.She is doing all she can to stay sharp and fit, so these challenges mean a lot at this difficult time.Hibernian analyst Emma Crawford, from Edinburgh, said the challenge is particularly welcome amid the current crisis.Ill stick to analysing @HibernianWomen #teabagvolleychallenge pic.twitter.com/pSeiMqqfyo Emma Crawford (@EmmaCrawford10) March 19, 2020Its nice to have lighthearted challenges like this to take our minds off the situation thats going on at the moment, she said.The trend could also be found in Glasgow, where Leah Robinson described it as a way to cure the boredom for a while.A wee side step to the #teabagvolleychallenge, here's @leah_robinson5 using her head pic.twitter.com/1u1Cu8DmWN Glasgow Girls Women FC (@GlasgowGWFC) March 20, 2020Promise it wasnt a fluke, said Ms Robinson of her header into a teacup.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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