What were your experiences like in your Physical Education classes. What was your teachers like and what was your PE Uniform at Primary and secondary.

Did you enjoy the subject and were the facilities good.
Did you do your lessons in Barefeet or Trainers and did you decide and not me made to by the teacher?

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

I didn't particularly enjoy PE and Games - I was not good at them and not interested anyway in games like football. (Nor am I now.)

Howwever, we had very good facilities and good teachers, so I can't complain about the quality.

PE uniform was white shorts ans T-shirt, and black plimsolls. Plus appropriate kit for football during that geam's season, and cricket or volleyball in Summer.

I don't know what all this bare feet thing is about. I don't think I'd ever heard of PE in bare feet until seeing people talk about it on here.

pip8153 · 70-79, MNew

@ArishMell If you didn't get the chance to experience barefoot p.e. then I think you missed out. In my school bare feet were considered the safest option in the gym - better grip on most surfaces and also better for climbing those wretched ropes! Outside we often got very muddy - bare feet were much easier to clean than plimsolls and it felt great to walk/run on all the different surfaces. I wasn't very good at p.e. so any enjoyment was welcome.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@pip8153 I am not convinced I "missed" anything. The plimsolls we wore gave plenty of grip, and anyway when you are climbing a rope the soles of your feet don't do much.