Athletics is ingrained in the human experience and is an integral part of American culture. Because of that, many of my weekends and after school hours have been dedicated to either watching a game or starting one with the kids in the neighborhood. Athletics runs deep in my family. My great uncle was a professional baseball player and my family, including my father, three brothers and a sister, are all very involved with the various team sports. It’s this immersion into various sporting activities that has led me to the understanding that engaging in athletics has a very positive impact in our lives. Additionally, sports are extremely important in building one’s character through hard work, learning to work with others on a team and by learning how to cope with the joy of winning and the inevitability of losing.…
Richard L. Worsnop offers multiple different points about high school sports and athletes. Concerns about the oppression of young athletes and debating if high school athletics “builds character”, are some of the main issues pointed out. Some coaches believe interscholastic sports competitions teach everything about character and teamwork, while others believe overemphasizing a win can teach the growth of negative character traits. Meanwhile, there are no doubts that certain drugs can enhance an athlete’s performance, but this can lead to injury and other harmful effects. High school athletes are sometimes considered, “dumb jocks”, which leads to the question if student athletes should maintain a certain grade-point average. Some players think…
or many years, athletics have improved junior’s well-beings and their schooling, but some academies have been thinking of getting rid of these programs all together. The two articles mentioned that school should keep or get rid of sports. One is written by Amanda Ripley while the other Tim O’Shei. Both have good arguments yet Tim’s article provides more positive undertones and uses of sports. Therefore physical education should stay in schools because It helps improve children’s grades and health, equal opportunities are given to students that didn’t exercise before, AND athletic careers can open for people who play competitive games early in their lives.…
Most say if schools cut sports the students grades will improve. However, kids in sports have to pass to play. That is motivation for some kids, if schools take sports out some kids may have no motivation to try and will flunk. Also, the coaches stress student-athletes and make sure the players are passing.…
1. According to the twelfth edition of Sports in Society by Jay Coakley, “"Generalizing about high school and college sport programs is difficult because programs and the conditions under which participation occurs are so diverse” (Coakley, 476). However, there are definitely some broad, widespread issues that are found within the majority of high school sports programs. The textbook offers a plethora of claims against interscholastic sports, and one that stood out to was the claim that highlighted the pressure that interscholastic sports place on student-athletes. Unlike club sports, high school sports practice for over 2 hours every day after school and have games on weeknights, leaving little time to prepare for exams and to get homework done.…
To do this, they have to be confident with themselves and others. Sports take a lot of time and dedication. With the numerous amounts of practices, athletes are able to succeed as a team. On and off the court, they have to trust in their teammates. Through athletes, peers can have a better understanding of believing in themselves and others. The high standards set for athletes encourage them to be role models for others. Not only are they encouraged to work well with others, but also are encouraged to be better problem solvers. Student-athletes are expected to be leading and dedicating individuals.(4)…
Some people may say that having athletics in high school may take attention away from school. Some may say that it help kids be more focused on school and not on other negative things. I personally think that there should be athletics in high schools just for that fact that they would be doing something other than getting into trouble or causing problems elsewhere.…
Schools across the U.S. have banned sports to increase their budgets and have succeeded. In Ripley’s article “Yes, It’s Time to Scale Back”a school district cut off all sports and saved about 150,000 dollars a year giving the district extra money for much needed supplies(10). “To cut the cost of school the district moved the middle school to the high school building” they renovated the area to suit their needs for a better establishment for students(9-10). Therefore all states of the U.S should stop sports programs to save money because of the fact that schools need the extra money. It is now apparent that schools should shut down sports to increase the amount of money for all districts.…
High school sports are a thing people tend to associate with a lot of other things. Some of them are good, some of them are bad. Their association with these things make people wonder if we should have them in our schools, and the answer is, rather obviously, no. While sports have some benefits, they are more harm than good because of the injuries they cause, the scholarships they don’t provide and the funding it takes from other extracurricular activities.…
Nearly 65% of children say they participate in sports to be with their friends (Statistic Brain). Sports were established so that the individual could not only exercise, but also to compete against a rival. Just as there are individual sports, there are team sports in high school. The idea of a team sport is that every single person on the field or court must work in unison to have the greatest opportunity to win. In addition to the increasing popularity of sports, the average child’s age when they join a team is decreasing. For example, the age that a child joins a basketball team has shifted from fourth grade to first grade or even kindergarten in the past decade. School is the primary factor when you review the participation in athletics,…
Learning is important, we need to get rid of sports. Sports is taking school’s money and distracting kids from learning! It takes more money to do sports than for average day classes! Schools should get rid of sports for the education for future children and to expand teaching with the saved money!…
Being on an after school sports team can cause students to fail classes. Many schools believe that sports should stay because they keep you healthy, they relieve stress and allow you to focus, and they teach good sportsmanship; however it has been proven numerous times that after school sports are distracting and can lead to academic failure. Therefore, after school sports should be eliminated because they cost too much money, they can cause academic failure, and they are distracting.…
yes high school sports should stay because kids can gain experience . but people thinks kids are getting hurt due to high school sports in source 1 what in the name of high school football it says'' that the athletic programs has almost become a religion''. some people see sports as a religion for them some see them as entertainment. don't get me wrong out high school has one of the strongest academic and arts programs. is true that some high school have academic programs as well . in source number two it says that '' young people take part in high school sports every year equitable opportunities positive recognition and learning and educational goals '' in source three it tells me '' going to j.v soccer practice for two hours a day and for…
When in high school, one of the most memorable things to do is go to the games, attend homecoming, or the pep rallies every semester. One thing they all have in common is that they are tied to sports. High school sports are an important part of children's lives whether they are the ones attending the game or the one playing in it. A few years ago, Solano County tried to cut sports programs because there was no room in the budget for it. The community reacted by spending their whole summer raising money in any way they could by selling things to standing outside of the mall collecting donations with the fire department. High school sports programs are important and should not be on the list of school cuts.…
High school sports build strong leaders and plants the seed for the student to want to success in their future. When the student is involved in a High school sport, the student learns from the success of the team. The team as a whole can be dangerous to the component. The team has power to overwork the opponent to the core. When a student is involved with a team, they have the ability to do great things. Motor Skills, strategic thinking, and even math skills are learned by playing sports. Students develop strategic thinking as they figure out plays and the best way to get around a player or score a goal. Math skills are used as they calculate scores and…