We wish to add a policy to schools in Massachusetts allowing athletes an option to be able to take gym class. One of us has a story, where he viewed a defensive player on the football team get injured. The reason was because this player attended gym class earlier that day. This injury not only affected the player but the entire game itself. Agawam lost by less than one score, if this player wasn't injured it could have ended a different game. Injuries could be a foreseeable future for many athletes attending gym class as some would overwork their body possibly. If things stay the same, we could be seeing many more injuries which is saddening and unfair. If things change then we could see athletes in their prime, they'd have a change to forward all their energy into their sport. The injuries aren't the only problem the problem with the amount of stress a student athlete goes through by having to do academics and several hours of sports a day is crazy. PE is an unneeded class that we could use as a free period to do some homework that normal students would have time to do while we are at sports at least during our sports season. Now is the time to act because we would like to start now than never. Give the youth of today a better chance in sporting instead of a poorly thought mandatory class. PE should not be required while we are in season.