Nerds and Sports

[Danielle Del Conte]

Most people assume that nerds are bad at sport.  Are you? If you are not, what sports do you not entirely suck at?    

[Meghan Sinz]

I'm on my schools varsity dance team, and I play tennis. I am absolutely terrible at all contact sports though. I'm afraid of pain being inflicted upon me by other people. 

[Kait Nichols]

Believe it or not..I'm a cheerleader ha. Like...complete opposite of nerd right? And I swim 

[Suzie Nyman]

I'm very, very good at basketball, significantly above average at soccer, run ( I'm so-so. I won't be winning national championships, but I'm faster than the average joe), and have started taking up martial arts, where I get tapped out by twelve-year-olds. It really varies, but basically anything that involves being fit, I'm good at. Anything that involves being graceful or flexible will see me crashing into anything that comes near me- or, if there's nothing nearby, myself.

[Devery Sheridan]

I am ok at sports. I used to run track during the fall last year, and ran late 6 minute to early 7 minute miles, but I wasn't at the top of the pack, since I am so much better at sprinting than I am long distance, but the coach wouldn't let me sprint. I played baseball for 7 years, and was  heavy hitter, the fastest sprinter, and had a far throwing arm, but I wasn't that great at aim, with the bat or the ball, so I wasn't at the top of the pack, again.

I played soccer for a year or two, and I think I never scored a goal, I just ran around, following the ball, and failing to get it, and hopefully, possibly getting in the way of the other players.

Now, basketball, I sucked at. Being the fastest sprinter doesn't always help. I think I scored on average about 2 points per year...

The sports that I think I am great at have to do with wheels, such as mountain biking, normal biking, BMX racing, or car racing in maybe go-karts if I could. With BMX, I was ok at it, but never won a race. I have 2 2nd place trophies, which is I guess ok if there are usually 6-8 people in a race, usually.

[Anna Rieman]

Due to illness I am currently not anymore, but for over ten years I rode horses. I jumped and did Dressage. :)

Contrary to popular belief, the horses do not do all of the work! xD  I miss it so much!

[Aoife hayes]

I like to swim. I was a lifeguard for a while. I also run a blog.

[Jasveen]

Running a blog should definitely count as a sport. :P

[N3rdXGir1]

i am somewhat good at sports. I'm not terrible but i'm not the best  in my classes. lets just say that i am out of the last 5 chosen :P

[Danno]

i've sort of said this elsewhere, but it probably needs to be said a bunch more: while i'm so bad at game it's not even funny, saying you can't be a nerd if you're athletic is being at least as bad as those who think they're insulting us by calling us nerds and excluding us from some other group.

[Danno]

so for anyone who hasn't watched John's latest vlog yet (maybe you're busy... or your sound/vid is having issues like mine has been) or the event itself...which happens, Jenni Pinches has proven this point better than anyone.

[Ellen]

Yes, I most certainly am bad at sports, something that I used to be ashamed of, but that nerdfighteria has taught me to take pride upon. I am, although, pretty bad-ass at badminton. And I'm a big fan of Trivial Pursiut, which is totally a sport.
Oh! And by the way I took a jog once.

[Tommy Collishaw]

I love sports :) although I am not amazing at any sport i love playing and watching most sports, I am a very big arsenal fan and I love the Olympics this year. I love Jenni Pinches officially. I lost 3 stones last year in 6 months which I'm very proud of!  When I go to Uni this September (studying BSc Forensic Biology) I am planning to join to American football team, rowing club and maybe kick boxing even though I have never tried these sports I think I will be good at them as I'm the right build for American football and rowing :) p.s. GO TEAM GB