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Surviving the Christmas rush through sporting principles eres a raging debate | out there whether sports and physical education belong in our schools anyâ€" The provincial govemnâ€" ment thinks so highly of the next generation‘s physical wellâ€"being that it‘s legislated that high schoolers only have to take one physâ€"ed credit under the new curriculum. Well I‘m here to tell you that gym classes and high school sports programs have longâ€"lasting effects on both our physical and mental wellâ€" being. And I thought I‘d use the Christmas shopping season to tell you how those lessons apply. First of all it‘s called the Christmas rush or Christmas blitz. It‘s important to learmn how to handle that blitz so you don‘t leave the mall having sweater uglier than the one your dog vornited on last year. Sports like football help you deal with that pressure. Avoid the Christmas sack by actually taking someone has taste shopping with you. That way you can blame them for all the poor choices. That‘s what you call teamâ€" work, â€" another important sporting principle. _ If the Christmas crowds are getting you down, just The Clarica Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex Kids 12 and under FREE when accompanied by an adutt e e o o 0o 0o 0o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ue Exciting i Junior B Action! NEXT GAME Sunday, January 7 â€" 7:00pm VS BRANTFORD treat shopping like another game of dodgeball. Only this time the game has higher stakes as you avoid all the bags and bargains being thrown at you. That‘s when you call a timeâ€"out, and grab a seat at the food court. That‘s if you‘re That‘s where all that sprintâ€" ing you did in track and field comes in handy. 8 And all those climbing classes will help you avoid reaching the end of your rope, especially if you‘re just like me and stuck circling the parking lot looking for that last open