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Generally everyone has to take gym class. Sports are additional. Teams are competitive to get into and different kids will specialize in different ones dependin

Generally everyone has to take gym class. Sports are additional. Teams are competitive to get into and different kids will specialize in different ones depending on their strengths and interests. Some schools do require every student to choose at least one sport. There are other extracurriculars such as drama, speech & debate, and special choirs or chamber orchestras that may or may not be compatible with different sports.

Symbiote 4y ago
What did you do in gym class? In England, we had a short "physical education" class once a week. That varied between gymnastics, swimming, badminton, indoor cricket, athletics, and occasionally other indoor-ish things. We also had an afternoon ice a week of "games", which was football, rugby, hockey, cricket, softball or similar. Longer, always outdoor sports. (This will probably vary within England, I don't think I've ever asked other people what they did.)
- cafard 4y ago
  It depended on the season: touch football and soccer in the fall, basketball and wresting in the winter, softball and running in the spring. There would be also calisthenics--push-up, sit-ups, jumping jacks, occasionally burpees. And their would be drills such as "touchlines"--running on the basketball court. It has been fifty years, but I think that PE was twice a week. Class was about an hour.
  - yurishimo 4y ago
    At least when I was in high school in the early 10's, gym class was about 3 hours per week. We mostly stayed in the gym. This was Texas however. It could be up to 100 degrees until October. Running was not required. Sweating wasn't really required for an A+ as evidenced by some girls in the class. It was a checkbox for the state mandated requirements.
- liveoneggs 4y ago
  gym class = physical education. In the US it's similar as in various sports and running but one funny thing is almost everyone has to learn square dancing.
  - alistairSH 4y ago
    one funny thing is almost everyone has to learn square dancing That's very regional. I don't recall square dancing was ever an option where I grew up.

Symbiote 4y ago

What did you do in gym class? In England, we had a short "physical education" class once a week. That varied between gymnastics, swimming, badminton, indoor cricket, athletics, and occasionally other indoor-ish things. We also had an afternoon ice a week of "games", which was football, rugby, hockey, cricket, softball or similar. Longer, always outdoor sports. (This will probably vary within England, I don't think I've ever asked other people what they did.)

cafard 4y ago
It depended on the season: touch football and soccer in the fall, basketball and wresting in the winter, softball and running in the spring. There would be also calisthenics--push-up, sit-ups, jumping jacks, occasionally burpees. And their would be drills such as "touchlines"--running on the basketball court. It has been fifty years, but I think that PE was twice a week. Class was about an hour.
- yurishimo 4y ago
  At least when I was in high school in the early 10's, gym class was about 3 hours per week. We mostly stayed in the gym. This was Texas however. It could be up to 100 degrees until October. Running was not required. Sweating wasn't really required for an A+ as evidenced by some girls in the class. It was a checkbox for the state mandated requirements.
liveoneggs 4y ago
gym class = physical education. In the US it's similar as in various sports and running but one funny thing is almost everyone has to learn square dancing.
- alistairSH 4y ago
  one funny thing is almost everyone has to learn square dancing That's very regional. I don't recall square dancing was ever an option where I grew up.