In PE Basketball, students learn basic basketball rules, positions and skills. According to sophomore Gavin Hung, who is currently taking the course, there is an extreme gender difference — with only three girls in his class. There are also a majority of seniors in the class, which Hung likes.
“Normally, we're kind of afraid of seniors and stuff, but now we're passing the ball to each other, and we are letting them have wide open shots and they’re getting our rebounds,” Hung said. “You get to connect with people in other grades, and if you're a senior you get to talk to [under]classmen. And I think it's fun for everyone.”
On an average day, students stretch, warm up and then play. They play with each other regardless of grade level, and the teacher occasionally joins in as well. However, Hung recognizes there are moments when students become lazy and get distracted by their phones on the sidelines, or are not mindful of other people.
“We're shooting and maybe there's a crowd of people near the hoop and people start shooting threes,” Hung said. “Sometimes it gets too tense. Sometimes we're jumping on each other [and] we get injured sometimes [and] it gets pretty rough. But I think that's just human nature.”
For Hung, the difficulty level is low, and he spends no time outside of school dedicated to this class.
“So you’re probably taking this class for P.E. credits, but you're going to have a really fun time,” Hung said. “I would say most of the time people really like to play because it's fun to play basketball [and] it's fun to get exercise.”