Remember middle school? I do.. Especially the physical education classes. I hated it. I was the fat kid in the class. With no friends what so ever, I was always the last to be picked, the one who was yelled at, and the one who stumbled and couldn't run very far. Let's face it, I was no more athletic than a wet noodle.
The worst thing in PE was dodge ball (høvdingebold). I can vividly remember how shivers ran down my spine and my palms started to sweat when the teacher uttered that fatal word. Today I still feel ill and get fainthearted when dodge ball is suggested - and I'm 23 years old!
It's hard to describe what it was like to be that 12-year old, fat kid.
Try to imagine being really fat, and everyone is hurling balls at you, when ever they get the chance. A good hit in the face is preferred, but a fast-ball in the stomach will also satisfy. If you get the ball, you teammates won't let you shoot: because you might miss. All in all it's a complete and utter humiliation in every aspect.
And it still affects me today. I have tried many sports. I actually really like sports! But I just can't do it. Every time I try, I freeze up completely, and my body won't move. At my first parkour-training I couldn't even jump on a 4-inch step. It's completely pathetic, I know. It kinda bugs me, because I want to do all kinds of sports, but if there's someone there, watching me, I become like a deer in the headlights of a car and I can't move.
The reason I'm even bringing this up is because I've recently started doing kickboxing at home. But I would much rather do it at a real dojo(?) with a real instructor... I'm just to afraid to go.
The 'funny' thing is, that a lot of people seem to feel the same way: those PE classes really traumatized a lot of people.
How did you feel about PE in middle school?
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