Thinking Outside The Box When Training

By: A. Hemnani

When I saw the theme "thinking outside the box"  the first thing that comes to my mind is certainly not sports. Thinking outside the box in sports means finding new ways to improve performance, and training. It encourages creativity, with new techniques, technology, or new games, and game strategies. 
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Sports are all about teamwork, skills, and having fun, but what if we could change things around a bit? Thinking outside the box, imagine a basketball player using virtual reality to practice shooting baskets, or a volleyball team trying out unusual plays inspired by video games. 


Have you been going to your past PE classes? If so, have you noticed that the PE department has been building a more diverse curriculum while exploring new ways to teach us? 


These ideas can be very exciting, however it could also take a wile to adjust to them. People may prefer the old fashion ways of doing things, take our PE lessons as an example, I know for a fact that some pupils preferred the more physically active  part of PE, instead of taking tests to expand their learning. We should find a healthy balance and moderation using these new ideas and thinking outside of the box, and our more traditional parts of PE.  


We need to understand that both sides are unique in their own way, and it is important to have a balance when we decide to think outside the box and when you know it is ok to use other more new ideas.