Raquel Carter
Mrs. Nelsen
Language Arts 10
28 March 2023
The Abolishment of High School Sports Teams
Many school boards discussed whether high school sports should continue or not, especially after the pandemic. Some argue that high school sports should be discontinued for student safety and academic focus. Others assert that benefits outweigh the risks of high school athletics. No school should abolish school sports teams because high school athletics helps students in various ways and only two benefits are physical and social.
One of the reasons that high school athletics should continue is because of the health benefits that come from it. A quote from ijbnpa.biomedcentral states that "the more physical activity, the greater the health benefit"
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In the article "Realizing the Benefits of Sports and Physical Activity: The Human Capital Model" it states that "Outcomes that arise when networks between people, groups, organizations, and civil society are strengthened because of participation in group-based physical activity, play, or competitive sports" During the pandemic of 2020 people didn’t have that social interaction. People started becoming shy and reserved, they would work on their own instead of asking for help or a second opinion on something. Social interactions are what make people, products, businesses and so many other things better! All because of other people's opinions and perspectives. An article on the "Effects of participation in school sports on academic and social functioning" states that "school-organized sports play an important role in students' academic and social experiences" This states that high school sports help students with their social lives. With students that are better socially in their teenage years they will be more social in their adult lives which will help them with their future jobs. Overall, high school sports should continue to give students an opportunity to be