The Benefits Of Sports And Sports In High School

Think back to when you were a high-school freshman and in PE. You look around and realize that many of your classmates are much more athletic than you could ever dream of being. You try your best and don’t want to seem like a quitter. But, you finally realize you just aren’t as wonderful as them and honestly do not enjoy sports at all. All of your friends’ play and your parents have always encouraged you to do well in sports and to be the best. You know there are other opportunities out there for you, but you don’t feel as popular just being satisfactory in school. In today’s world, high schoolers are constantly under pressure to do well in sports, but not necessarily in school. Life lessons, like acquiring a job or just being an overall quality person fly out the window. Using a familiar setting, the problem of Central High School focusing too much on athletics instead of academics can be alleviated through the

Many children play sports in hopes of becoming a star one day. While this is considered cute at a young age, it isn’t realistic for every high school student. There is such a small percentage of kids that actually play college and pro sports that it just isn’t practical for a child to pin all their hopes and dreams on it, especially if they aren’t that fabulous. According to the NCAA, of about 8 million high school athletes in the US, only 460,000 will go one to play college sports (“Probability”). Parents need to be honest with their child about their potential and help to realize that they could accomplish other things. Not everyone is cut out to an all-star athlete, but they may be a great entrepreneur. The largest mistake most kids is making such lofty goals in sports that they forget about their schoolwork. Then, when they don’t become the next Michael Jordan, they have absolutely nothing to fall back