I used to believe that when a ball left the playing field it was out of bounce, meaning it would come to rest. Made understanding the rules tough on the little guy.
A childhood belief about sport

others believed things like this
- I was told as a kid that when it thundered, God was playing basket ball. LOL! — Tony
- I had an 18 lb. cat who ate rubber bands, I used to believe she could bounce away if not careful.— Dawn
- I used to think volleyball was actually called "ball-y ball"Anon
- My dad would tell me that if the ice cream van was playing a tune it meant that he had no ice cream left. Duh!Anon
- I used to belive that the law was a number of rules on a notice board outside Buckingham Palace.— Nathan Vasey
- I used to think that the trails that Airplanes left in the sky, that's how clouds were made.Anon