Reasons Why People Hate PE Classes

The Top Ten
1 People Can Make Fun of You If You Are Not Athletic

I have social anxiety. I don't hate PE because I'm "lazy" or can't be bothered to keep fit. I like doing exercise-but not in front of people. Team sports are a nightmare, and doing running races is horrific. I'm sure people think stupid, and find it funny that I came last in that 100m race, or that I missed that basket in basketball. We only do about 15 minutes of actual exercise maximum-it's a waste of time that I could be using for an extra hour to study. I'm a pretty academic student, but I'm guilty of skipping PE class-and it's not the same as other classes. Yes, you can't just not do maths if you can't do it-but if you mess up in maths, the whole class doesn't know. If you mess up in PE everyone can see.

I used to get insulted pretty badly in secondary school because I'm not good at sports. They would all complain and moan at me and call me names if I couldn't do something right and I was just standing there like: "Do you think I'm being bad at this on purpose? "
It completely ruined my self esteem. Come to think of it, I should have just skived - I'd have been so much happier being in detention rather than in PE for 2-3 hours a week. This is why I get annoyed when people say that girls don't like PE because they don't want to mess their hair up...they couldn't be any more wrong.

The frick? They don't like PE because they don't want to mess their hair up? seriously? It's because I'm so weak and can barely do a pushup. I'm made fun of because I can only lift 30 pounds and my friends like made it 15 on the weight machine when I wasn't looking and said, "Hey, is this easier for you now? " As in a mean way because she laughed right after. I was always told I was really quiet, but now I've gotten WAY better at talking, but PE might affect that :( They keep telling me to try harder, but I can't! I try to practice at home too, but really the main reason I suck is, my parents don't take me anywhere after school that much and stay at home most of the time. (I have no backyard either :i)

It's much the reason I've gained social anxiety. I get grouped up with a bunch of athletic guys (because they thought "hey! we should split up girls and guys! ") and whenever I couldn't do something right they would laugh at me despite knowing that I've NEVER played a single sport before. Soon as the year progressed, whenever I heard "Okay lets get into groups" my mind would change it to "okay lets find a group that this kid could disappoint"

2 They Expect You to Enjoy It

My coaches literally forced us to run multiple laps and expected us to "enjoy it". I hated it because my physical ability is horrible, and they literally do nothing to help me besides "encouragement", which I find to only make things worse.

They take the idea of having fun and playing games and burning extra energy, then screw it up with ugly uniforms and awkward people/ not athletic people getting bullied and great job you messed it up.

I don't like Math. That was fine. I also don't like PE. Some how It I was like a alien to them. Their minds went boggles

Horrible teacher,bullied for my "terrible running",always told I'm not doing my best when I clearly am,force me to run or detention when I have asthma.I'm glared at for liking my academic subjects not my P.E.

3 Injuries

I got smacked in the face with a ball a few times, sprained my pinky in 7th grade, and saw a kid bleed after he fell from a rock climbing wall (my middle school had a rock climbing wall in the gym)

Anytime I play anything (football, handball, volleyball, basketball) I hurt my arms, hands or fingers. It's not like I don't enjoy the games, I'm just scared I'll damage myself at some point.

Once some dumb kids hit a basketball ball on my hand and I almost got it twisted. Nope, pull up your hand and throw that orange into a glorified laundry basket.

What's worse is when your faking it like this : Oh I'm hurt. No I never get hurt. I was just running around for 3 quarters with Red Frosting on my tongue.

4 Doing it outside when it's extremely cold

I live in the desert so we go out in 103 F weather and run a mile, play basketball. I'm fine going out when it's winter and 37f degrees out. Just NOT THE SUN!

Yeah, but what about doing it outside, when it's boiling hot!

Teachers should get sued!

Don't they care about us?

5 It's Just Kicking a Ball Into a Net

This list is excellent and needs more appreciation, I hate PE with a passion and every reason here is a valid reason to hate it.

Not all sports are like that, you know. Though I don't really care for PE, I don't hate it.

Oh I'm stupid I like kicking balls into nets.

Why that would be stupid to do in school

6 You Have to Do It

If teachers think it's supposed to be "fun" then why do we have to do it? If you have to do something it's not fun, period end of story.

I would say it would be fine if you had to do it for KS3 only but once you start studying for your GSCEs it should no longer become a required subject as you could be in other lessons studying so that you can do better

Exactly! exactly! We're being taught things we never use in life. What I'm doing never involved what they forced me to learn. Want to know more? Look up Don't Stay In School.

Whoever made this a required class is an idiot. I have never felt some much hatred for someone I have never met.

7 Loud Mean Coaches

In a game of dodgeball one of the teachers threw the ball so hard at me I had to sit out. Why should teachers be allowed to throw balls at students, it's not even a fair match-up.

This is true. Plus most of them look like they haven't exercised a day in their life.

WOAH! Your coach threw a ball at you!? I would tell the school, man.

Woah, The coaches are really getting over their brains

8 It Robs Your Identity

Many kids (Including me) aren't very athletic, I box but its different and so I get bullied for not being able to participate.

I love music art etc. but I suck at sports and I HAVE to do it every week. I never get to show off what I LOVE doing

I'm a musical student who never really got to be picked first in kickball. just me alone in line

As a band kid I completely agree with this!

9 It's Tiring

I hate PE it is tiring and it's too hard. I hate sport and exercise. But I wouldn't mind wrestling but of course they don't tea us that! Like all we do in the lesson is stand there and get shouted at for not getting chance quickly enough. Like when we do push ups in have to sit out because I'm to weak to do one. I also have to sit out with weights because I can't lift any of them.

Aw, poor babies! You should never ever feel tired or under pressure, because that's just how the world works, isn't it?
Please note my heavy sarcasm.

Yeah because I'm not that strong, it's hard for me to do push ups. Running can tire you out, but not as much.

Yes Yes I don't need to talk about this

10 If Your Late They Get Mad and Plays 20 Questions With You
The Contenders
11 Activities the Teachers Make Up.
12 Having to Get Changed

This is kind of weird. At are school we can change in the bathroom stales. Which I normally do but you have to deal with all the girls that are like why don't you just change in here. Then all eyes are on you and it's really awkward like because I just don't want to. But I rather this then being in my stinky clothes all day.

You want to walk around in your sweat-saturated clothes all day, smelling like a garbage can? Fine by me. Not fine by anyone who has to sit next to you, or walk past you in the hallway.

Yeah, the last thing I wanna see in the corner of my eye is a guy in his underpants, no matter their body shape. It's just one step away from seeing their "salami and walnuts! " >-<

While this is indeed awkward, I don't think it's the worst thing. I just hated playing games that were stupid and no where near relevant to anything.

13 It Doesn't Teach You Anything

Then why are we doing it if it doesn't teach you anything.

It gives us exercise and helps us stay active and fit.

14 People Bully You

My friends and teacher bully me

15 Coaches Favor the Athletic Kids

"(My name) don't do it like that!, Take a look at what (egotistic sporty kid) is doing!, Your head of year will know about your laziness! "
Well, actually I'm trying as hard as I can but when the other students make fun of your lack of skill and strength and you think your PE teacher will support you but OH NO, the teacher just happily joints in attacking your EVERY MOVE! Tell you what, the reason I never have the ball is because NO ONE EVER PASSES TO ME BECAUSE THEY ALL HATE ME. Maybe, just maybe Sir, not everyone Is born to be a sporting superstar!. Maybe my gift is academic subjects not running across a field!. And how, after running across a field, is motivation supposed to be offered by telling the world that I should put in more effort and you'll be watching me close next time! WELL JUST BECAUSE I AM OBLIGED TO DO THIS AWFUL SUBJECT DOSN'T MEAN I HAVE TO BE GOOD AT IT. DID BILL GATES BECOME THE WORLDS RICHEST PERSON BY BEING GOOD AT PE- ARGGGH!

16 Team Sports Make You Feel You're Letting Everyone Else Down

Yeah when you expected to make a goal and you miss people bully out on you.

17 Getting Judged

People constantly demean me for not being good at sports, despite never training, and still being average in most sports, only because A. people don't like me in general, as everyone else is a chav, and I'm not and B. I previously haven't been good at sports, even though they've seen me get better at it. they constantly find excuses to make fun of me, like when I got "megs" or whatever it is, even though I went in over the ball, not the ball going under my legs, so I could stop it. sorry about that, I have a lot of pent up aggression over my school

For teams you get judged mostly based on how atlethic you are. Like for example a guy chooses a fast girl for a game of tennis, the girl can't even play tennis but the guy just chooses anyway because the girl is still fast and everyone thinks fast people are the best people to choose. PEOPLE JUDGE YOU BASED ON YOUR APPERANCES and YOUR SIZE

18 Expecting Us to Put Effort Into Something Which We Only Go to Because We Have To, Not Because We Want To.

My school is full of rich kids, so they charge money for pe classes here. I come from a poor family and I don't even want to do pe. This is ridiculous.

19 People Judging

Dude, I just suck. People always make side comments at me or laugh because I'm that horrible. I have never been 2nd last in a race. Always the last one. I always miss the hits in volleyball and I can't even dribble properly without tripping over. In badminton, I just suck, heck I can't even hit a birdie. My partners so pissed with me and keeps gossiping about me. It might not seem like a big thing, but I have social anxiety. It makes me want to just skip school because I'm so scared. I just wish gym was optional :/

20 It's Dull and Boring

The teachers should make it more interesting. Most of the things they come up with aren't fun. Some of the most boring activitys out of the whole class we play all week. The fun ones like dodgeball we barely do.

The teachers come up with stupid games that suck like nobody wants to play "football" or whatever

The only reason people don't like it is because they don't like sports or exercise.

I don't like it because I can't do pushups and I'm a weak person.

21 The Ball Flying Into Your Face

I have glasses and this happened to me several times. I was lucky that my glasses didn't shatter.

It hurts so much! I had to go to the bathroom 10 times

I got hit in the head with a volleyball. My team all just laughed and didn’t care.

22 Coaches Going In Locker Rooms

It feel loud whe I have to go swimming in pe I'm in parklands college

23 Fat Kids Get Laughed At
24 Getting Picked Last

I am usually picked last since not many sports are in my strong suit. Volleyball is just an embarrassment. and basketball is so very uncomfortable. And watch out when someone actually plays the sport for real on a team, they suddenly think they can boss everyone around. It's just a joke, but they've got to make sure we are getting some sort of exercise. If I ran the schools, I would just cut out a time once or twice a week where everyone goes on a leisurely stroll for a a mile or two.

Embarrassing

25 Getting Graded on Running

I'm not sure if anybody else went through this... but my old gym teacher used to make us run around the track in three minutes. If you did not make it in three minutes, you immediately got a lower grade. And we had to do this four other times, so you can imagine we will get tired halfway there. It's not really fair in my opinion. Some people (like me) aren't good at running or have health issues (bad asthma) that causes us to slow down.

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