Should high school athletes be exempt from physical education class?

Question

Explain why.

Answer 1

No... why? If anything, it's a time for them to display their talents. BECAUSE they're athletes, they should be able to handle something as trivial as PE. I should know... I wrestled. PE was just another way for me to run some more during the day to maintain, so I really enjoyed it.

Answer 2

I don't understand why any athlete would want to be exempt from physical education.

Firstly, it's further opportunity to work on their general fitness in a relatively safe way. Contrary to others who have suggested an athlete could risk injury in phys ed, I don't see that as very likely, and certainly not as likely as in their athletics or their personal training.

Secondly, hopefully there is some element of an academic approach to phys ed, where students learn about dealing with injuries, physiology, anatomy, nutrition and so on. These topics wouldn't necessarily be covered by being a high school athlete.

Answer 3

You would think that this class would be one of the athletes favorites. Unfortunly the state has guide lines that the schools must follow. The state requires so many credits of English, Math, Science, Health, Social Studies and Physical education class. In my state Physical education class included Health and half year PE.

Answer 4

The point of physical education classes is to increase the level of physical fitness and character development from the various exercises included in the class. Those students that are involved in the school athletics program are getting those same benefits from their prospective sports. That being said...there is no point in their takin a physical education class when they are already involved in said activities.

Answer 5

Yes, PE is a complete waste of time because athletes are already in good condition. They risk being injured at the expense of an easy A that doesn't count towards the gpa that colleges look for.

Answer 6

No they should have to be in class like everyone else. Funny story. At my high school Tonya Harding was trying to get her skating counted as independent study PE, the teacher wouldn't allow it. So she ended up going to the rival high school instead. We dodged a bullet on that one.

Answer 7

@Marty one of my best friends is only 15 and weighs nearly three hundred pounds. He is not lazy, it's just how he is. My friend, hell is intelligent. He is already getting letters from universities asking him to attend.

Go watch Nutty Professor.


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Now to the question. Depends on the athele if they want to be exempt from it than all power to them. Here if you don't take PE you can take Drama, dance or a sport to make up for it.

Answer 8

When I was in h.s. varsity athletes all had P.E. during the last period of the day....that way they could just get to practice and get going early....if your team wasn't in season, you went to the weight room and worked out.

In reading some of the other answers, it sounds like most of you are a bunch of whiny non athletes who get mad any time you think an athlete is getting special treatment.

Answer 9

I was on a championship track and cross country team, in middle and high school. and the athletes didnt have regular phys. ed. the school had a special thing called 7th hour athletics which was designed specially for the athletes to give them time to train and have phys. ed. credits were given for 7th hour athletics.

Answer 10

No, just becuase they are in a sport doeasn't mean anything...I was on a swim team but because it wasn't the school team I couldn't get out of gym...its stupid