School sports serve the same purpose as regular physical education classes; both ensure you stay healthy and help students get exercise. If so, many student-athletes wonder why they need a physical education class in high school. Student athletes should be exempt from physical education classes because they are less likely to be injured and instead be given the option to take other elective courses. Many student athletes, myself included, wonder why we need to take a physical education class especially while playing a sport. I think the best choice for me would be to exempt physical education from my school schedule and add another elective course or study hall where I can do some of my homework. This would help me because after my long practices I barely have time to do homework and having a PE class can tire me or hurt me very easily. Additionally, all the strenuous work on athletes' bodies during a sport makes participation in exercise classes difficult. Athletes may not want to “try” as hard in physical education due to the fact that they need to save their energy for workouts after school. Another problem that athletes face is injuries related to premature ejaculation. The number of physical education-related injuries in the United States increased by up to 150% between 1997 and 2007 (New). I believe this happens because athletes may not take physical education seriously and be surrounded by other non-athletic students which causes a high risk of injury. Hilliard high school gym teacher Matt Gilkerson said, "Most athletes are capable and knowledgeable about the correct ways to exercise, get fit and train, as they review them during every workout." The Hilliard students and I also agreed with Matt and said that physical education classes are... middle of the paper... if students can get exercise through sports that could be played. Extra time on homework, less chance of injury, and a win-win for gym teachers and non-student athletes is a win-win situation. Additionally, student athletes should be exempt from physical education classes because they are less likely to be injured and instead be given the choice to take other elective courses. Works Cited “Athletes VS Physical Education.” Teen ink. Np, nd Web. February 20, 2014Barrientos, Jen. "Error 404 File not found." - Doteasy.com. Jen Barrientos and Web. February 25, 2014.Cox, Ashley. “Do student-athletes really need to take physical education classes during the school day?” Pine Whispers. Pine Whispers, 2011. Web. February 20, 2014. "New national study finds increase in injuries related to physical education classes." ScienceDaily.ScienceDaily, 2014. Web. 23 February. 2014