High school sports are very beneficial, especially in today’s world where we are surrounded by several distractions like technology, or drugs for example. Many opportunities are available such as scholarships to help financially in college, or even a career after high school. Also, sports keep you away from the bad things that surround us, and reduce the chance of obesity, teen pregnancies, and even juvenile arrests. Athletics not only help later on in life, but also with keeping grades up in high school, and can lead to graduating at higher rates. High school sports can aid in many ways, and can better anyone's life.
One of the many ways high school sports can benefit you is college scholarships. According to NCAA.org more than 3 billion dollars are given to over 150,000 students each year. Scholarships can aid with tuition, fees, dorms, and even course books. College Board.org states tuition and fees at a
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Some of the many problems high school students face are juvenile arrests, teen pregnancies, suicide, depression, and even dropping out of school. However, playing sports reduces many of these problems for students according to Global Sports Development.org. Another increasing problem in today's world is obesity. Obesity is a major health problem that affects many. One of the ways to solve this problem is physical activity, and to many high school students this can be accessed by playing sports. Research conducted by Valios, a physical activity behaviorist, has shown that playing sports leads to a healthier lifestyle, by increasing physical activity, and creating better eating habits. As we get older, we take part in less physical activity, therefore, engaging in a healthy lifestyle early on in life will benefit us later on. Sports can impact lives by decreasing the chance of risky behavior that high schoolers may encounter and diminishing health problems in the