Question

Hypothetical question: You are a student who sits during gym and reads or does homework, you keep to yourself you don’t talk to anyone during that hour unless the coach says hello to you. You are shy, quiet, and studious. One day during gym a friend of yours asks you to play a school version of hockey with them, you figure the unit is going to end soon, so you join him/her in a few games. You are terrible at hockey and you are basically a wasted space on the court, but your friend is happy you are playing with them. You are failing miserably at the sport and you just happen to be playing with the gym coach on your team. The coach gives you and your teammates comments of encouragement and you enjoy them, but you know that she/him is just saying them to boost your self confidence. You know you made a fool of yourself. How do you feel like it was less of a fail, or be less embarrassed of yourself? Thank you to anyone who answers!!!

Answer 1

Sometimes people don't say things just to boost your confidence. Some people like the fact that you tried something new and try to include others to make them feel comfortable. They included you in the game because they didn't want you sitting alone and being by yourself. They wanted to include you in the game and for you to have some fun. Don't look at the situation as you looked foolish, look at the situation as you got to try something new, and may have made some new friends at the same time. The coach may want to include you in more activities later on knowing you at least tried this one. Good luck.