Being able to play sports is also a privilege. Many athletes know that their classroom performance is very important. Making good grades provides a better student first and then a great athlete. In many communities and high school, if you don't make the grades you don't play, or in some cases even make the team. The importance of grades is also must for students who are pursuing an athletic scholarship.
Volleyball is a mental game, I have to keep a positive mental attitude in order to keep myself in the game. When my teammate or I shank a ball all there is to say is, “you’ll get it next time” or “shake it off”. I know I have the desire and motivation to play, it comes with the love for the game. I wish to continue this sport at Brevard. Since I can remember I have always been helping out in my community, in ways I did not even know about.
“Participating in team sports also helps individuals to be able to handle stressful situations and make split second decisions” (Dorsey). As a child grows up in today’s world, they learn how to do things for themselves. They are shown a multitude of ways to become more independent and they learn that being independent will create great success. With independence being taught to them every day of their young lives, teamwork does not usually seem like it takes precedence. However, in order to learn to become independent, teamwork does take precedence, because the parent and
Johnson 1 Tim Johnson Professor Thomas English 101 October 9, 2014 Why pro athletes choose to use performance-enhancing drugs? Most people see pro athletes as superheroes. They have amazing athletic abilities that everyone enjoys watching and want to be around. Pro athletes are living out their dreams of getting paid millions of dollars to play a sport they have played since they were kids. Pro athletes are also viewed as winners because they perform at such a higher level than the average athlete.
Professional Athletes as Role Models In recent years, professional athletes have been held up as role models to young children more so than in the past, due to the instant availability of information. With the advent of cell phones, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc., any professional sports figure who is already in the spotlight due to their outstanding athletic ability, suddenly becomes singled out for any mistake no matter how big or small. Professional athletes have always had separate lives on and off the field; it’s just that in the past, their private lives were more private. In the past, many professional athletes had bad reputations off the field for being drinkers, gamblers, or for cheating on their wives. It just wasn’t as talked about then as it is now because very few people actually witnessed the bad behavior.
Youth sport is becoming more than a day at the field or the gymnasium. It is a way of life. To many it may be the important fabric of a children’s upbringing and socialization into adulthood. Many parents, coaches and athletes feel that the pursuit of excellence in sports is valuable and teaches many life lessons. Youth sports are also viewed as a means to develop one’s athletic talents.
It gives the much needed exercise that all humans need in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It can help keep children and adults stay away from negative influences. They can even teach discipline because people need to keep practicing in order to get better at the sport that they play. Sports bring out the competitive fire in players. Although, some people play just for fun and exercise, which is great, many play to win.
The students that truly want to be a part of a sport would strive for the opportunity to be on the team. An individual can argue that not all students are great in academics so therefore those students will not have the opportunity to play sports. That statement is not true. The standard is being set to allow students to do their best and sometimes their best is a “C”; that is acceptable. At that time this will give room of improvement with tutors and other resources that will allow the students to achieve higher grades.
College sports gives students an advantages in education due to GPA restrictions, study table times, and mandatory grade checks to continue with their sport and continue receiving scholarships. 2. In high school I participated in sports all for years. It took more time and effort than you’d think, and college your seasons are longer and more intense, so it makes it even harder to deal with everything else. But being part of a team makes you feel part of something more and gets you closer to people you wouldn’t normally be around.
Academics and Athletics. These two words are almost always associated with each other by students of our generation. Back in the day, kids were able to juggle school work and sports without conflict, so why are modern day kids resorting to choosing only one of them? Well, there are those who believe that academics must always come first and that playing a sport would interfere. Then, there are those who believe that athletics can open the doors to playing in the high leagues.