In the informative short story “Are High School Sports Good For Kids?” illustrated by Daniel Gould, Ph.D. Director, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports Daniel Gould explains to readers, the importance of high school sports for kids and their education. He accomplishes this through the use of logos. Goulds directed audience is kids attending school and any parent or guardian with a child who is also attending school. He explains his logic through the first person point of view so the reader knows where he stands.
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.
Having sports integrated into high schools is important since it allows students to have the ability to gain valuable character traits needed for society with the addition of allowing lower income students to be able to enjoy the sport. Sports, especially team sports, give students the ability to learn valuable traits like “discipline, teamwork, a drive for success, the desire to be held accountable and a willingness to have their performance measured” (Sato). These skills mentioned in the article “The Case for High School Sports” by Kai Sato are vital to be functioning members of society. If students were to only focus on academics their whole life, it will only be beneficial till they exit college, since in someone's everyday life they will not be calculating the area of a circle but they will be communicating with
In the article "The Case Study Against High-School Sports" author Amanda Riley delves into the idea that school sports may have a negative effect on the students. Although evidence is provided, as someone who has first handedly experienced the benefits and positive outcomes school sports has given me, I can't help but stand beside them. Through gaining leadership and dedication skills, as well as meeting new people and finding a hero within a coach, school sports has equipped me with valuable
Sports exist at the core a societal foundation. Sports allow for a wide range of ways to get involved from involvement to spectatorship. The youth spend their days playing and fascinating over sports, similar to that of an adult, elderly, ect. Neither the appreciation nor the excitement of sports and athletic events differ by age. Some would say sport play such a big role in society because of their ability to incorporate life lessons into a fun activity, while other think the fascination of sports exist as the problem.
In America high school students are put under a lot of pressure. At the age of fourteen we should already be looking at colleges, deciding what we want to be and to do all this we need to excel in high school. We need to get outstanding GPA's, score perfectly on tests, contribute to the community, but most of all participate in sports. Sports are a way for many kids to escape and run some steam off at the end of the day. But I think some people don't understand the danger of them as well.
High-School Athletes: Do High-School Athletes See More Benefits Competing in Multiple Sports? As the option for competing in multiple sports is illuminated for the stage of high school athletes, one pressing question lies: does specialization pave the way to victory or is there strength in diversity? High school athletes who participate in multiple sports see more benefits and less harm than those who specialize in one. Sports have a large impact on students' academic performance, and students who play sports tend to do better in school. There are many examples of why sports have a positive effect on the school, one being that the majority of the 12 million people who have participated in education-based activities and sports have higher grade point averages, are more disciplined, and are more
However, students show commitment in staying on the team so they try to focus on their grades too. In fact, the university of Chicago, becoming a man-sports edition creates lasting improvements in the boys study habits and grade point averages. This evidence clearly shows that there is no harm into the student’s grade. The most convincing reason why high school sports are beneficial is that being in a school sports shows and improves social and participation around others.
This notion is supported by Dr. Daniel Gould, who believes that “Children who participate in sports have increased educational aspirations, closer ties to school and increased occupational aspirations in youth” (1). People against the funding of high school sports think that parents and society are placing more emphasis than ever before and, “[P]ressures athletic personnel to deviate on winning from the athlete- centered educational and personal development mission” (Gould 1). However, athletes strive to do better in class. Michael Lorenc, a high school basketball coach believes that “those who seem to have an overwhelming schedule where they’re playing maybe multiple sports, and high academic schedules, they tend to do better than those who don’t do anything extracurricularly” (Gray). Balancing sports and school makes athletes put more effort into keeping up grades while playing the sport they love.
First, according to the article, “Are High School Sports Good For Kids?” by Daniel Gould, a study has shown that Michigan students who participate in sports are shown to have increased educational goals and aspirations. This fact is important because it shows that extracurricular sports are doing what they are supposed to do; benefit the education of students, not detract from it.
It is brought to many’s attention that “school sports are justified because of their potential educational benefits”. This is true, a good example would be the mission statement of the National Federation of State High School Activity Associations indicating that
Given that there is a sport for everyone, kids and students should join at least a sport. As a matter of fact, joining a sport can help you in your sportsmanship and leadership. The authors states in “7 Good Reasons Teenagers Should Play Sports” states, “In sports, individuals learn to rely on each other and motivate one another to accomplish a common goal. Though individual
The applicant then explains how being involved in high school sports could help him improve many skills for jobs. School districts should require students to play a sport to graduate. When people think about sports, they don’t include academics in the picture. The truth is, most studies show that doing some sort of physical activity helps increase brain activity and mentality. A study done by BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) cited that about five thousand children had overall success in exams in math, science, and English with just little amounts of
High Schools should influence students to participate in sports because they can help students' futures, prepare them for life after high school, and help pupils to stay healthy and out of risky behavior. Youth partaking in organized school sports first dates back to New York City in 1903 (Cox). It began with 300 players and quickly spread around the U.S. and to the rest of the world. Previously, in around the 1700s, children would get together and play games and “sports” just among themselves, but the New York City's Public School Athletic League for Boys was the first time these games became organized by adults.
Sports have been ingrained in human society since the invention of fire. From football to soccer there are thousands of different methods and styles of sport. There are many options to participate in sporting events in high school. A popular option for students can be running sports such as track and field or cross country. Andrew Lake is a track and cross country runner for Canton high school.
