Any other guys hate PE?

[twistedlegato]

Haha! I'm in PE right now (I'm a freshmen, it's a required class). It's so much fun because we basically do nothing

Monday- Small Jog, sit-ups and such
Tuesday- Same as Monday
Wednesday- Workout room then gym games (Basketball, volleyball)
Thursday- Bookwork
Friday- Free Day!

Such an easy class! I have a 100 in it. My coach loves like everyone, and isn't biased at all.

The coach actually asked me what game we should play, and i said dodgeball. We don't have any dodgeball's, so a week later he tells me that he ordered a huge set of "battle balls". Can't wait until they arrive

 

[iObama]

You have Ping Pong as a PE class!?

We have a ping pong section of PE II (of II) at our school. It was for like a month!

 

[rs7]

Haha. In middle school you didn't get graded in gym (only attitude grade, which only affects you if you get an Unsatisfactory [in any class for that matter]. If you get an unsatisfactory in any class and you play a sport you will probably get benched). Now in high school, gym is pass/fail. If you change every day, you pass automatically.

 

[Ugg]

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However, PE is incredibly important for your whole life. My advice to you, then, is to find something outside of class that's physical and you enjoy doing. I would suggest something like rock climbing, hiking or parkour. Physical activity is going to really have an impact on the quality of your adult life, and it's important to make up for the shortcomings the school system has.

Absolutely. PE shouldn't be about training jocks to become pro athletes, because they are a minority. Finding something you like to do is extremely important.

I hated PE in school but as I grew older really got into bicycling. There's nothing better for the mind than a healthy body.

 

[K3mp]

P.E. is one of my favorite classes! We are playing lacrosse right now. We only run once a week. Most of the time the coaches don't care has long as you try.

 

[tingiminn]

As I stated in my above post, I realize that very few males would take umbrage to me trying to block them or steal the ball; it's just that it makes me feel uncomfortable.

Really, the whole idea of competition upsets me. To me, it just feels like such direct opposition to another person fulfilling their will. You can't win, without it being at the detriment of the other team - conspiring to cause the other team to lose points, trying to find ways to defuse their strategy, etc. It just all feels so subversive to me. At the same, however, I don't want to cause all of the people on my team to become angry with me by not trying to defeat the other team, or having them become disappointed by not winning.

So, understandably, most games are a cause of anxiety to me. Even the review games at school make me feel a little uncomfortable. And, when extra credit points are on the line, I just don't even play.

As trite as it may be, you aren't alone nor is there anything wrong with feeling that way. I still don't feel it's my place to decide or play any role in who should win or lose, neither is it my place to judge whether someone else needs the job more nor who is destined to it. It's not a question of effort; it's a question of fate, judgement and need.

For those who may not understand, there are reasons of rejecting competition that have nothing to do with the "precious snowflake syndrome" nor attitude, i.e. the socio-political, spiritual, moral and plain not seeing the bloody point.

<rant>Whose idea was it to include ball-chasing in the curriculum for a GPA-killing grade anyway? Isn't the purpose of school academics? Genuinely no offence to anyone, but can't we have gotten fit on our own time without the detriment to scholarship chances?
</rant> Not that I've grown bitter about it over the past 10 years or anything.

Pragmatically the only way I found to get around fulfilling that insidious requirement was by wasting my time fitness walking at the community college. Atleast it was free. Ask your guidance counselor about the "post-secondary enrollment option", 'least that's what it's called in Ohio.