Cultural Impact
The term "under the bleachers" is imbued with cultural meaning from the post-war era of American high school football stars and cheerleaders. In the sexually conservative society of post-war America, some students would find places like the bleachers at the football field, or a secluded parking lot, to interact socially and sexually with their peers. The "bleachers" have been given cultural connotations of the innocence of high school and youth. The British equivalent is "behind the bike sheds".
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