Lister

By Camille Gudmand Lange

Translation by Minna Julie Kolte

"It is about having so much fun that it might bleed, but not bleed so much that it isn't fun anymore," Troels Brix explains, just before he squeezes himself into a pair of newspaper print leggings that are probably found in a wardrobe locked up by his mother back in the 80s.

hey are asking for bruises, when the boy scouts from Albertslund play "Freezer", which they themselves call "a typical scout's game that, like all other scout's games, is about running hard into each other and then laugh about it afterwards".

Violent, but fun

"It is the best way to meet new people - all ice is broken as soon as you grab each other," Troels says breathlessly, after having been surprised by an ambush and been thrown out of the "Freezer" playfield by an unknown opponent.

The game attracts curious onlookers, and some even risk their limbs in the game on the burnt grass, while others snap pictures of the heavily sweating, wrestling boys, as the sun beats down from the sky.

One-two-three-Freezer!

The playfield is drawn up with orange strings in a maze like pattern, which the players run in and out of. The rules of the game are intricate, but the main thing is to kick, fling, pull or throw the other team out of the field, before you get caught yourself - no holds are barred.

"But who are on the other team?", a lost newcomer asks with a blank look on his face. "That's us with the ugly trousers on", Troels replies and positions himself to attack in the too tight leggings with his team mates, and the second before they charge, they shout in chorus: "One-two-three-Freezer!"