Amanda Ripley argues in her article, The Case Against High-School Sports, that American high-schools should concentrate less on sports and more on education. One of the main points of the article compares the academic success of American high-schools to that of high-schools in other countries. The other main point of the article compares the academic success of American high-schools affiliated with sports to those that are not. The results of the two studies are both shocking and expected at the same time. America is one of the most affluent and demographically developed countries in the world.
In today’s world many parents are “worried” about the education that their children receive and they want school boards to do their jobs and help their children learn. But is it the school boards problem? No, a vast amount of schools in the USA go after the physical abilities that students have. Amanda Ripley’s, “The Case Against High School Sports,” makes points in which she states that the students here in the USA are more behind in their academics, but more ahead in their sport systems unlike any other country.
High School Sports Aren’t Detracting from Academics Amanda Ripley argues in her article, “The Case Against High-School Sports” that athletic programs and schooling should be independent of each other. She argues that school sponsored sports result in lower test scores, draw focus away from academics, and aren’t economically feasible. This infatuation with sports in American schools is harming our economy and our education system in Ripley’s opinion. Ripley offers an in depth explanation and research to back her claims, but she fails to address other factors and variables that are resulting in our nation’s academic mediocrity. Amanda Ripley compares the athletic attitude of America to other countries.
According to " The Case Against High-School Sports" (2013), sports could create some study, health, and time management problems for schools and students. In this post, Amanda Ripley initially shows the benefits when involving in the high-school sports: exercise, sportsmanship lessons, some positive personalities, more fun and staying away from vices. She also writes some tales to inform readers that in the US, students are interested and enjoy in sports more than other peers in other countries. However, she claims that the high-school sports have negative effects on schools and students. Next, she gave some schools ' examples to show the problems when schools and students spent too much time and money in high-school sports.
School administrators have been debating whether to keep, or end after school athletics. Due to sport suspension, more students have successful grades. Therefore, schools should suspend sports in order for students to improve grades, to reduce costs, and adjust American academics. As educators know, students should focus on schoolwork instead of sports to improve their grades. For example, in the fall of 2012, Premont Independent School District had 80 percent of students pass their classes compared to 50 percent the previous semester (Ripley 10).
Re “Take it from a former Division I athlete: College sports are like Jim Crow” (Op-Ed, Jan. 11): Writer and former collegiate track star Victoria L. Jackson attempts to bring to light the disadvantages placed on revenue-generating athletes by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and more specifically, how these disadvantages end up deteriorating society’s view of African-Americans. Throughout Jackson’s explanation, there are key points that she fails to address in her argument against revenue-generating collegiate sports such as: what makes playing sports in college so appealing anyways? And why would a high-school student like myself devote so much time and effort to a game, especially when the odds of “going pro” are so
The stress can get so intense, it feels paralyzing. That’s why it is important than ever for schools to invest in their athletic programs,” states the sports article “Should Schools get rid of Sports.” Schools should keep their sports programs because they help improve academics, help improve mental and emotional health, and improves social skills like being on a team. Schools should not get rid of their sports programs because they help with student’s academics.
The debate of compensating student-athletes for their time, skill, and revenue brought in, has been growing in discussion over the recent years. College athletes have consistently brought in large quantities of profits for their schools and the NCAA and they don’t see a penny of that money. Northwestern football players sought to unionize in 2014 because, according to Ramogi Huma, the founder and current president of the National College Players Association (NCPA), which publicly puts pressure on the NCAA to expand the athletes’ rights and benefits, “The current model resembles a dictatorship, where the NCAA places these rules and regulations on these students without their input or without their negotiation.” (SI) In 2009, Ed O’Bannon filed
Contact sports are the reason kids are getting hurt. Contact sports are good for kids. The Federal and state government should stop kids under 10 to stop playing contact sports because 45% of kids under 10 getting hurt are from contact sports and 5% of the time its ending that kids chances to play sports in the feature, Not to mention contact sports can also make kids go to their fullest and being burned out and although contact provide some kids will useful tools in life most of the time there is more negative than positive.
If you are an American student, or were one, you’re familiar with the American obsession with high school sports. High school athletes “rule” the school grounds, their power higher than any band kid or history teacher could ever be. Jocks are portrayed as bullies, stepping on students who are more focused on academics. Funds are supposedly given to sports teams rather than academic teams. But even with these stereotypes taking over American schools, we can not get rid of high school sports.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an organization that claims to be dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes. The organization as a whole is dedicated to their mission. However lately there has been much concern over whether or not the NCAA is still able to provide the necessary leadership required, so that it may properly govern, and protect its members institutions. Some even claim that the NCAA is corrupt and cartel-based, given the lack regulation of the increasingly capitalistic operations as well as its exploitation of student-athletes. In the end though, as a non-profit institution, while it may not be utopian, the NCAA has worked tirelessly to prove that its monopoly is necessary for the achievement
Districts across the country are banning after school sports. Although many schools believe they should keep athletic programs, numerous studies have shown that physical activities harm a student’s academic success. Therefore, schools should get rid of after school sports because districts struggle financially, students fall behind academically, and children pay more attention to sports than their education. Many people may not take into consideration how much it costs to run a sports team; however, money is being taken away from a student’s education for after school programs. According to Amanda Ripley, an author for Scholastic Scope articles, “In many schools, sports are so entrenched that no one realizes their actual costs” (10).
Carsen Rhodes Mrs. Matt American Literature 29 March 2023 The Intensity of Youth Athletics There has been a lot of controversy about youth sports and whether they are too intense for children to play. While there are many reasons to believe that children this young should not spend their whole childhood sacrificing for sports, there is something about sports keeping kids involved. Throughout the years 2012 to 2020, there was a minor decrease in participation levels in sports for ages 13 through 17. Even if there was only a 7% decrease in males and 2% in females, that is a lot of kids quitting compared to how many children in the world participate in youth sports(“Studies Find Indulging in Sports Is Good for Boys”).
I have playoffs until December 19. I don’t know what time my games are and where yet. Coaches choices the crew and the reserve official the week of their game doing the playoffs. I am pretty sure I will be chosen. So it makes it hard for Thursday, Friday and Saturdays.
In this day and age with professional athletes being at the top of the social spectrum, youth sports have gotten very popular. “More than 26 million children ages 6 to 17 played team sports in 2014(Rosenwald).” Youth sports are very popular because it brings the great feeling of being on a team. When you are on a team you feel like you can do anything together, and nothing is stopping you. There are also many flaws in youth sports.
