On October 14th, 2016, I visited Coffee County High school. I really enjoyed the opportunity to get to go my old school again. The atmosphere there is always welcoming and I think that’s what I like most about it. The school is always willing to let me come in and go into the classrooms. I started my day at 8 A.M. and ended at 1 P.M.  I went to the weight training building as soon as I got there. I was greeted by Coach P who moved up from elementary school gym teacher to the weight training teacher for the girls. I spent 8 till about 10 something planning out a workout for the girls. He had about 3 pages worth of a workout that included abs, arms, legs, back and so on. At around 10:45 the students came in for the weight training class, which are all girls. The class had around 10 to 15 students in it. All the students in the class were athletes. The sports that the students played were soccer, softball, basketball, tennis, golf, cheerleading, and track. The class started off by the students changing out for ten minutes. When they got done the role was called. The students then got their weightlifting sheets. Some were on leg days and the others were on arm day. When they were done with all the sets they had to do, they then had five minutes at the end to do abs, pushups, and crunches together. Once they were done with abs together they went to the changing room and changed out their gym clothes. They left the class around 12:15. Over all I really enjoyed my day with Coach Thrift. He taught me a lot about teaching and actually told me how to do this and that. It was a good experience to have and I can’t wait to do it again.

 

Summary

  I’m glad I had the opportunity to go and see what it is like to be a weight training teacher. From my field work I figured out I did enjoy the weight training class though. It was very easy going and the students did all that they were asked to do. I liked that everything was organized and planned out. I also like the whole atmosphere of the class. I like fitness, and the weight training class is something I can do with my degree. I thought it was very good for me to see what all there is to teaching a weight training class. Over all I had a great time and would like to come back again.