Extra

I had a PE extra today. I usually hate getting PE extra's. Mainly because, like getting Food Tech extra's, the kids are disappointed about doing something different than what they were expecting. The group i had today was supposed to be doing Gymnastics, so my options of Netball, Basketball or indoor soccer were surely going to disappoint them...

But it was brilliant. For one, i had the girls from 8D and E, who are by far the nicest girls in Year 8. I have them for Maths and Science anyway, so they know and like me. 

They chose netball and enthusiastically set up the poles, organised themselves into teams and fished out the bibs. 

then i spent the next hour running. I had to umpire and their came was fast, but not whip fast. I've been a bit off the running thing the last week, exhaustion, and well, life got in the way. I run after work (i catch a 7:30 train, there is no way i'm getting up before 6 to fit a run in) and the last week was busy, so i had trouble fitting them in excuses excuses excuses. So it was nice to be active for this one period i had. 

It makes me wish i taught at a fancy school that had it's own gym. Or simply just had a treadmill i could bust out half an hour on before i go home every night. 

The thing i noticed is that dashing up and down the court felt good, not an effort. I was enjoying sprinting up and down, blowing my whistle.