Philosophy | Form III | Form IV | Form V | Form VI
Team Sports | Sports Clothes | Lock Room Responsibilities

Philosophy

The physical education staff promotes fitness and conditioning, stress release activities, the advancement of teamwork and strategy, the relation of mind/body concepts, the importance of lifetime sports and fitness, and an awareness of outside professional sports and activities.

All students are required by New York State regulations to take at least three periods of physical education per week beginning in the second week of school. Extended absences from gym classes will be excused only by a letter from a physician.

When a boy is not well enough to attend P.E. class but is well enough to attend his academic classes, he should be sent to school with a note from a parent explaining that he should be excused from P.E. class for that day. A boy may be excused by a parent two days in a row, but after that a doctor’s note is required. If a boy skips a class, this will be regarded as a cut, which will lower his grade for the trimester. Three cuts in any one trimester will result in a failing grade in physical education for that trimester.

Form III

Basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, touch football, indoor soccer, badminton, whiffleball, and Fitness Center.

Form IV

Basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, touch football, indoor soccer, badminton, whiffleball, and Fitness Center.

Form V

Basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, indoor soccer, badminton, whiffleball, weight training, and Fitness Center.

Form VI

Basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, indoor soccer, badminton, whiffleball, weight training, and Fitness Center.

Team Sports

The Browning School competes interscholastically in the following sports:
Soccer: Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School
Cross Country: Varsity
Basketball: Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School
Baseball: Varsity and Middle School
Tennis: Varsity and Middle School
Track: Varsity
Golf: Varsity
Fencing: through Interschool at Chapin
Additionally, Browning offers two outside opportunities for boys who are interested in learning to play squash or row. The Browning P.E. department
administers the squash program, and practices take place three days a week at the nearby Sports Club LA. Browning’s rowing program is run in coordination with the New York Rowing Association.

Sports Clothes

Browning boys are given a set of physical education clothing on the first day of class, consisting of a T-shirt, shorts, sweatshirt, and sweatpants. Additional sets may be purchased from the physical education department located in the Lower Gym. Uniforms must be worn at all times during physical education classes along with white socks, and sneakers. If a student is not in uniform, he may not be permitted to participate. Boys are also responsible for keeping their uniforms clean and free of rips and holes. Sharing or borrowing another student’s physical education clothing is prohibited.

Locker Room Responsibilities

Upper School boys are given a lock for their assigned locker, for which they are responsible. When they change for P.E. class, their clothes and belongings must be secured in their locker. All are responsible for keeping lockers and the locker room clean and tidy. Gym bags or backpacks must not be lying around anywhere in the locker room area. Detention may be issued for students who do not follow these rules.