Life outside of sport (Should Sport be Compulsory?)

Member Name: jesperado

Product:	Should Sport be Compulsory?
Date:	01/02/09 (91 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: It's good for team building but not everyone likes it

Disadvantages: PE classes are too limited

I was never in a sports team at school and did not enjoy PE lessons. The only PE lessons that I liked were the very few and far between ones in which we played basketball. I hated netball and hockey but unfortunately these were the only sports on offer for girls during most PE lessons while I was at school. I remember enjoying athletics and gymnastics. I think that rather than focusing on the traditional sports that most schools seem to teach, fitness classes or dance lessons would be more welcome. There should definitely be some kind of physical activity as part of the curriculum but there should be more options for kids to choose from. I also think that physical education should extend beyond just playing the same old sports to include teaching about how the body works and nutrition. If more children really understood the impact of diet on exercise on their health I think they would be more likely to have a balanced view towards these things growing up. Not everyone is good at sport but this doesn't mean that they can't be fit and healthy and involved in some other sort of activity.

Summary: We need more alternatives to sports