I’m not sure how much of this applies to other people on here. I know part of it has to do with me being a big and tall guy and not fitting the stereotype, but I’m curious to know if any of you have or had problems with coordination.
When I was in the seventh grade, I was the tallest kid in the school (about 6’1” at the time). I hated sports. I hated PE more than any other class. People expected me to be good at basketball and football and all that junk that I hated- and because I wasn’t- that made the teasing (or berating really) all that much worse. I remember my squad leader calling me “sorry” and “retarded” on a regular basis. I remember I snapped on him one day, but it did absolutely no good. I tried to talk to the gym coach about it, but he seemed more or less in agreement with the kids about me.
I joined the band when I was in the eighth grade to get out of gym. I became a percussionist. When I started high school, I became a bass drummer. I was still klutzy a lot. During my first football game of my freshman year of high school, I tripped over a 3-year-old child because I couldn’t see him over my drum. He was all right though. Everybody laughed (with me).
Years later, when I was going to a community college, I saw my former squad leader shooting pool in a game room at the school. It made me nervous. I started catching up with him. I started to play pool with him and some other people, and I was klutzy again. He laughed at me, and he told everybody in the room- “He doesn’t know what he’s doing.”
I’ve had sort of a sports phobia for years. It has kept me from exercising when I needed to, because I associated that with sports. I’m happy to say that I am exercising now, and I am sticking to a diet. I think I have already lost a significant amount of weight, because I can hardly hold my pants up. I guess that’s a good thing, but I may need to buy some more soon. It’s annoying and a little embarrassing to have to keep doing that.
When I was in the seventh grade, I was the tallest kid in the school (about 6’1” at the time). I hated sports. I hated PE more than any other class. People expected me to be good at basketball and football and all that junk that I hated- and because I wasn’t- that made the teasing (or berating really) all that much worse. I remember my squad leader calling me “sorry” and “retarded” on a regular basis. I remember I snapped on him one day, but it did absolutely no good. I tried to talk to the gym coach about it, but he seemed more or less in agreement with the kids about me.
I joined the band when I was in the eighth grade to get out of gym. I became a percussionist. When I started high school, I became a bass drummer. I was still klutzy a lot. During my first football game of my freshman year of high school, I tripped over a 3-year-old child because I couldn’t see him over my drum. He was all right though. Everybody laughed (with me).
Years later, when I was going to a community college, I saw my former squad leader shooting pool in a game room at the school. It made me nervous. I started catching up with him. I started to play pool with him and some other people, and I was klutzy again. He laughed at me, and he told everybody in the room- “He doesn’t know what he’s doing.”
I’ve had sort of a sports phobia for years. It has kept me from exercising when I needed to, because I associated that with sports. I’m happy to say that I am exercising now, and I am sticking to a diet. I think I have already lost a significant amount of weight, because I can hardly hold my pants up. I guess that’s a good thing, but I may need to buy some more soon. It’s annoying and a little embarrassing to have to keep doing that.