Kids On Sports

If we have additional kids on all the sport teams more students will feel accepted, bond new friendships, and will overall be happier. “It not only gives kids confidence but more rewarding friendships,” quotes news reporter Katie Couric (Notebook). Kids who do not play sports have a higher risk of depression, loneliness, and a sad time at school. Upset kids usually don’t work their hardest in academics which causes grades to tumble. If we allow more kids on the sports teams these select students will have a chance to be happier and it could raise their grades. “The more you play the more you hit the books,” (Do Athletes Face Unnecessary Parent Pressure).
During a game there is a possibility that an injury can occur. Say we have no one to fill
in for the student. Could this incident have been prevented? Short answer, yes. If we allow a few extra students on the sport teams, we would have someone to fill in for the position that the injured player played. According to Rickson Gracie, “Flow with the go.” This ties in with having extra team members. If we have more people who can fill in for the same position the game can flow better knowing we have a backup plan in our pocket.
Finally it’s hard to pick certain kids for the perfect team.
Everyone has talents and some have more in sports than others. Yet with limited numbers of team members not everyone can show their talents to the world. They would be leaders for the team and learn to use their talents for good (School A-Z). Knowing some people exceed in a specific sport, coaches have a very hard time picking out students. Raising the number of members would allow a superior team. Some kids who have talents that take time to show may feel left out if a coach picks certain people all the time because their talents come much swifter. To fix this the team could sit down with the coaches and discuss a rotation schedule at the beginning of the season. Kids have talents and are willing to show them, but are you willing to let
them?
While playing sports could show hidden talents, not everyone is comfortable with playing sports. It may be because of the risk of injuries. According to Report: Pressure on teen athletes soars, concussions have tripled in the last decade (Report). This could scare students away from the sport they could have loved. Children fourteen to nineteen have increased the number of emergency room visits from seven thousand to almost twenty thousand (Report). If we could put funds into having an onsite medic it could ease that sense of anxiety. Having an onsite medic will fix the problem of health issues, but what about the academic problems?
With a larger team you would need more practices which will cut into academics.
“It’s very difficult fitting in studies and having to go to practice late at night and studying for tests and remembering plays,” Andre Gregory says (Sports). Kids who are shooting for high grades and earning scholarships but also play sports have a busy schedule and don’t know when to get it all accomplished because of extra practices. Our teachers at MT always say school comes first but how can we do that if our teachers are encouraging us to have multiple practices as well as earning good grades? Students who have this busy schedule could set up a schedule for when they get home from practice or school. It would show what they need to accomplish before going to practice or going to bed. Schedules for sports can increase the students grades but what if they feel like sports are a waste of that valuable time?
Even though having a larger team may get more accomplished kids, who might always sit on the sidelines could feel left out and it might be wasting valuable time. In some rare occasions coaches may choose a couple kids as the leading players. Every hates being left out and when they could be using that time for other sports and academics the students might quit the team. If we were to add more superior teammates here at MTMS coaches could lean towards some players and not use others as
much.