The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Remember a time when playing sports was all just fun and games? As an athlete grows older, there are many things they have to think about before considering playing a sport in high school. Athletes can face positive and negative effects and opportunities brought to them by participating in any sort of sport. Playing sports can have many positive effects for the player, including physical abilities, personal life and mental aspects of their lives. With sports an athletes physical abilities can improve causing them to accomplish things that could have not been possible before. When training for a sport the drills the athlete does increase their speed and can build up stamina during the training period. All the running the athlete does in conditioning, practice and games can increase lung capacity which can cause that person to be able to play longer without getting tired and run out of breath, as they would have before they have participated in a sport. (Keelan, Par 3) The well being of an athlete can also change for the positive. These athletes learn to work will with others because they have a common goal when competing. They learn how to compete the right way, to have fun but always work hard. Athletes are taught how to deal with losses, which can help, in many aspects of life in the present and in the future. With sports the athlete will gain self-confidence they many have not had before they started playing a sport. The increase in self-confidence will help in sports, school, and with anything else they do in life. Education is an important part in everyone’s life but especially athletes. Athletes are required to keep their grades up if they want to play. During the sports season they will work harder at their schoolwork so that they will be able to compete in their sports. Athletes will attend class; if a student does not show up to school they will also not be able to compete. Athletes will learn how to manage their time between homework, games, and