Autism and sports

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You have THAT right! I know a LOT about physical education! I know the mechanics, biology, chemistry, etc... Some even runs COUNTER to what they "teach" in P.E.! P.E. teachers, at least in the US aren't considered to be too bright!

They should teach more nutrition, and the idea that most growth occurs when you AREN'T exercising. Too many think that doing pushups every day, for example, is great for the triceps. It is better if you improve nutrition and do it every other day.

I will never forget one idiot I had for a "P.E. teacher" in the 2nd grade. He once gave me the WORST glare because he tried to cut in line, for lunch, and was REAL close to me, and obstructive. I HAD to cough, and he just made things worse, and I ended up coughing in his milk which he put RIGHT up to me! Frankly, things could have been worse.

Anyway, he tried to "teach" us how to do a standing broad jump! He ended up ripping his meniscus, and had to have SURGERY! HOW do you think kids felt about THAT! What if WE had that problem?

And I am surprised that girls get that kind of harsh treatment outside of group sports. HECK, you can't all be cheerleaders or gymnasts.

A bit of the package I didn't get... played rugby for the school when I was younger (12-13) and made the rifle squad for a couple of years, just missed out on hockey, cricket, tennis, badminton and rowing cos I was small for my age between 13 and 16 (rowing and hockey), not quite agile enough in a squad that utterly dominated the local scene (badminton and tennis) and the school's pitches weren't good for spin bowling (cricket), captained an unbeaten volleyball team in my last year...... I guess I was lucky to have a scholarship to a small private school in England cos you get to try a lot of sports out, but equally there isn't too much of a "jock" thing going on... if you don't make the academic cut at 13 or mess up your o-levels (GCSE's now I guess) then you're out.

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Ok I could shoot from miles away and I could throw a baseball from miles away at 50 mph or more but the thing I could not do is hit the ball. Or defend very well. So I was amazing at shooting but everything else I was bad at. I loved dodgeball.

The only thing remotely close to "Physical Education" that they taught in high school was a tiny unit on muscles that we even made a project out of--and that only happened ONCE in one grade--the rest was spent on exercises not unlike going to a gym and doing push ups, sit ups, using the machines, etc. Heck, you're right about learning more about that from biology and chemistry. "Physical Education" sounds more like an applied physiology class on what happens to your body when you exercise. I live in Canada, so you can say that most North American PE teachers aren't too bright. What "PE" really needs is some more brains and less brawn from natural talent.



The sad part is that you could probably learn more about "PE" from a women's health magazine or other magazines on exercise or even stuff on the Internet than you can from a "PE" class in high school. In fact, there are probably so many people who are overweight and too intimidated by either competition from other more athletic peers, and the bad PE teachers that they probably try to skip PE class or find a way out of it. You'd get more out of exercising on your own free time than trying to put up with the said mentioned problems. I know people argue that PE classes encourage people to exercise, but not when the stuff I mentioned is a problem. Besides, I get more exercise out of rollerblading on my own, which is something I'm relatively good at and enjoy than attending PE classes and doing stuff I suck at and don't benefit much out of. There are probably lots of "athletes" who only do one kind of sport and still stay fit from doing it. They make you do everything in PE class, yet ironically enough, it's not enough exposure for someone who only does rollerblading.



Oh, the irony. I think we had a crappy elementary school PE teacher as well. I think people didn't like him so much that some of the kids started spreading rumors about how he "molested" this girl during class by touching her ass.



Being a cheerleader is the last thing I'd want to be. Actually though, the lamest unit in our PE classes was square dancing. It might not sound so bad because it's not strenuous, but the music is horrible, and the moves (in my opinion) were lame. I think I'd rather play DDR instead. At least the music doesn't suck, and I have a choice.

Just so you know. I moved a LOT, and so am a bit of an expert on differences in classes, at least in CAlifornia. PE there is JUST like you describe it in Canada!



WOW! I thought that was only a U.S. thing! At least in one school I was in(5th or 6th grade as I recall), we had square dancing ALSO!

We had one in grade 5 or 6 as well, but of the two in elementary school and high school, I don't know which one was worse.

Yep we had square dancing to get ready for camp.

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Ditto. Not only was I lousy at sports, I did not understand them. Sometimes I would unknowingly be helping out the opposing team.

Sport is stupid. Period.

I was horribly coordinated in grade school. Always picked last. This one time in PE we played badminton, and i caught the birdie in my mouth. My classmates thought it was funny.

I'm good with sport.

I was very athletic and active as a small child, but horrible in organized sports.

Perhaps you could try other sports, like track and field, horseriding or gymnastics (though gymnastics may not be the best idea if you're clumsy). Try some individual sports, you might turn out to be great at those!

I played baseball when I was younger, and I wasn't as good at hitting as I would have liked, but I was a good pitcher with some decent heat and breaking balls. I was a mediocre fielder, but I learned to get better with practice, concentrating on, well, keeping my eye on the ball. If you track it with your eye all the way to your glove it makes a huge difference. I know it sounds obvious, but it was a real challenge.

I played soccer in school because my school was tiny, so I was conscripted to play so we would have enough kids to make a proper team. I played defence so didn't have to run (running is bullsh**) as much, and slide tackling was awesome.

Oddly enough, I'm best at goaltender-type roles. I wanted to play catcher on my baseball team but the equipment was too small for me to keep playing for long.