Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Self assessment

I've noticed that I'm not the same as I was when I was in Get Fit, and that kind of scares me. I haven't been doing as many blogposts and I haven't been as enthusiastic as I was before. I guess I forgot that everything I do affects the people around me - my attitude towards different activities, how hard I try during fitness days, etc. I've forgotten to keep track of my progress through blogging. I haven't posted since before spring break, whereas last year, I'd post at least once a week. Those are my two main concerns in this class, that I'm not allowing myself to grow and learn as much as I can. I'm almost preventing myself from learning. I need to improve on these two things so that I can get the most out of this class.

On the other hand, I have also been noticing some major improvements. I've gotten better at motivating myself to do at least one more. One more push up. One more jump. I've noticed that my endurance is getting a lot stronger now that I'm in rugby. Rugby really helped me stay active during the break, making the transition back to fitness days much easier. Another thing I noticed, just yesterday, was that I can do a lot more push ups (without breaks) than I was able to when I first started. It's things like these that I look forward to at the end of PE, seeing results. 

I think I'm pretty good at being personally responsible. I have good attendance and always come prepared to class. I'm also getting pretty good at telling myself when to stop and when to keep going. I know my limits. I try as hard as I can during fitness days. One thing I could improve on is my enthusiasm. I found that I haven't been as enthusiastic about certain activities, and I don't try my hardest if I don't like the activity we're doing. But I have been trying to turn things around. Yesterday, we were doing Insanity, and though it's not my favorite fitness activity, I tried really hard. I don't think I've ever swear so much before.

One last improvement I could make is to be more of a leader. I noticed that I haven't been helping out with setting up nets or getting groups organized. I always just assume someone else will do it. It won't be a hard fix, I just need to take initiative and help out more when we to block-wide activities.

I know that I need to make some major improvements, but I'm also proud of the progress I've made so far. I hope to continue making progress and make the necessary improvements that will allow me to get the most out of this class.

1 comment:

  1. Sr. PE is definitely a lot different then Get Fit, specifically in regards to the class demographic and subsequent behavioural tendencies (ie. a lot more testosterone). The good part is you're still going about your business and doing what you do best and that is taking pride in putting forth a quality effort.

    I can also understand where you are coming from with the blogging. It is likely different because I'm not keeping it in your conscience on a regular basis, plus it is grad time. I know for me personally I was really seeing the benefits of keeping a weekly blog and how it kept me accountable but as soon as the baby came it ceased pretty quickly.

    I'm glad you're seeing some strength/cardio benefits from Rugby. It's fantastic seeing such a great group of girls enjoying being a part of that team, it's really fun to watch.

    The good part is for you even on your 'not on top of your game' periods of time you still demonstrate a high level of personal pride in what you are doing and really do set a wonderful example for all the younger kids and your own peers in the PE program.

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