We should play less kickball
P.E. classes need to have more options! Playing kickball weekly makes our “fun days” way less fun.
“Did I kick hard enough?”
“Is it going to go the right direction?”
“Did I run too slow?”
“What if I have to run back and don’t know it?”
“Did someone catch the ball?”
These are just some of the things that go through my mind while I’m playing kickball.
I don’t enjoy playing kickball, so I really don’t look forward to playing it every week. Not every kid is athletic; I know I’m not, but in games with big teams like kickball, the kids that aren’t that good at sports don’t really have a place.
Usually, I end up standing towards the back hoping I’m not uncoordinated enough to get hit in the face with a ball. Or, I stand in the back of the kick line and hope that I only have to kick once during the game.
Not every kid is going to like every game, and the same goes for kickball. However, with other games like hockey, football or pickleball, they only have to play for as long as the unit lasts. With kickball, students have to play all year whether they like it or not. Kickball shouldn’t be played as much as it is in P.E. classes.
Not only is playing kickball unenjoyable, it also gives me anxiety. I know I’m not good at sports, so when it’s my turn to kick, I feel like everyone’s judging me. From the moment I kick the ball, it feels like everyone’s eyes are on me.
Kickball would be fine if it was played occasionally, but it’s played way too frequently to be enjoyable. Students should be allowed to have more options on days when kickball is being played. One alternative could be letting students walk laps instead. The A gym has a track for walking or running, but the classes never use it.
Students could also have the option to play other games like ping pong or Just Dance on one side of the gym, and the other side could play kickball. Both gymnasiums have a divider that can be put down to split the area in half, so there isn’t the danger of any students getting hurt.
Not playing as much or allowing alternatives would make P.E. classes much more enjoyable. Students wouldn’t have to dread going to P.E. classes; they might even look forward to it.
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Landon • Oct 25, 2023 at 10:01 am
I strongly agree with this article. Mainly because of the, let’s just say, ‘Competitive kids’ at the end of the game if your on the losing team they make fun of you, if your on the winning team you have to deal with the losing team yelling at you. Not to mention the ongoing stress of kicking, running, and dodging the ball while it’s being thrown at you. Sometimes the ‘Competitive kids’ will threaten you if you lose, make unnecessary comments about what you look like, how tall you are, and if you’re even good. There’s an ongoing sign where you make an “L” with your hand, which in today’s society means, “Loser.” If you check the comments below mine you can see the letter “w” because something is good. Honestly, I have no idea what went through that person’s head, (who ever came up with it), to make that mean good or in other cases win. Say if your playing kickball in gym and your confident about playing so you run up and make first in line, there are always the kids who think their on top of everyone and stand right in front of you, if you try to confront them they start either saying, “Stay mad,” or start making fun of you, I think the gym teachers need to pay attention to that kind of stuff. In other words, I think kickball isn’t very enjoyable with the ‘Competitive kids’ always push and insulting.
Reese Hite • May 22, 2023 at 9:16 am
I strongly disagree with this statement. Kickball is one of the best sports of all time.
londyn • May 19, 2023 at 1:02 pm
bro i get the worst panic attacks while playing kickball we should definitely have less of it
Lucas Gority • May 18, 2023 at 10:06 am
I strongly disagree with this statement. KIckball is a top tier sport and one of the best sports that we play during the duration of gym class. I think that we should play kickball more during gym class.
Trenton B • May 18, 2023 at 10:05 am
I strongly disagree with this subject. Kickball is a top tier sport and has easy rules to understand. If someone doesn’t know when to go back they should have listened to the rules more. Kickball is one of the best things we do in gym class, and we should play it more.
Audriana • May 12, 2023 at 11:55 am
I agree too. The seventh grade boys are always mean to the girls and boys who either don’t know how to play, or who are just not talented at the game. I hate PE on Friday and Wednesday because thats when we usually play. Sometimes I wear crocs or a hoodie just because of kickball. I don’t even care that I will get a zero for that day… some of the time we can either walk or sit out, but most of the time its just TORTURE! Not to mention the terrible anxiety some kids have about playing kickball…
Bennett • May 11, 2023 at 11:42 am
sit out if you dont want to play?
aubryn • Sep 26, 2023 at 12:36 pm
who wants to get a zero because boys take a stupid game too seriously?
Jack Neff • May 9, 2023 at 10:54 am
kickball a w
Alice G • May 8, 2023 at 9:16 am
I absolutely agree i dread the days we play kickball and when it’s my turn to kick I have a bunch of guys screaming at my to “run” or “kick the ball”
Audriana • May 12, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Some of the older boys can be so mean while playing kickball. Gives me anxiety so bad I cry some of the time. 🙁
Alice G • May 19, 2023 at 8:13 am
I feel that in 6th grade i was super quiet and emotinal every time we played kickball I’d have a panic attack from being yelled at so much
McKenna • May 4, 2023 at 9:04 am
I agree, I don’ t even know what I’m doing half the time, and kids yell at me to run and it puts pressure on me. If I do the wrong thing they all are like, “Oh come on!” And it’s really embarrassing…I love walking on the indoor track so I feel like they should make that an option instead of kickball. That way, we are still getting excersize and participating. I’d probably get more excersize walking than I would playing kickball, because during kickball I stand in a line and do nothing , I stand in the outfield and do nothing. I practically stand there the whole time except for when I kick, and every time I kick I get out anyways.
Audriana • May 12, 2023 at 12:02 pm
I believe other option would make kids actually like PE!! The teachers should view these types of comments and take them into consideration with administrators!
isabella • May 2, 2023 at 12:46 pm
i agree☝
Grayson • May 1, 2023 at 7:53 am
i think your wrong kickball is a w
Andrew • May 3, 2023 at 10:29 am
fr
Ezrah • Apr 28, 2023 at 12:14 pm
ur opinion is irrevelant to me, kickball is top 3 best sports, but an opinion is an opinion.
Trenton B • May 18, 2023 at 10:07 am
w
londyn • May 19, 2023 at 1:06 pm
i agree with the article but w respect