P.E.

   Well, P.E. has been one of my favorite classes to take, simply because it is a great way to de-stress myself during the week, and at times I have not been doing any other sports besides P.E. Some of the sports have been easier to catch onto than others, and my motivation has not always been consistent. I'll take this reflection through each sport taught and a few anecdotes to give an overview of my experience in this course.
    Soccer is a sport that I have played all my life, and was usually very enjoyable in P.E. However there were some days last year towards the end and some this year that I wasn't on top of my game while playing. Some days would be great, I would be constantly running, but others I didn't make as much effort and felt very ashamed. Today was a good day for soccer though and I'm happy to end my last few weeks of high school with this sport. However, playing soccer in gym class reminds me that it's something I would like to play in college on a team if at all possible.
Volleyball is something that is difficult for me and many of my classmates. We played it this year and last year, but each time we have to relearn how to hit the ball and how to serve. It can really hurt if you don't hit the ball correctly, and even if you do. Serves are difficult as well, even though we're allowed to serve underhand and often from any point on the court, my serves were definitely better last year than this year. Luckily our coach gave us many opportunities to practice our serves, hitting the ball, and playing each position on the court. It isn't as intense as soccer- there are less opportunities to hit the ball, at least for me. But our teams were always very supportive of  each other as long as the player hit the ball or at least tried.
Kickball was a sport that while not very strenuous, still required the development of certain skills such as the correct way to hit the ball. I also had to learn all the rules as I wasn't that familiar with even the rules of baseball. One thing that made me consider ethics was the practice of some players "at bat" kicking the ball only a few inches before they ran. This to me seemed very lazy.