High-School Sports

                                                                                                                 Kylee Anzuoni

                                                                                                                 September 19, 2014

                                                                                                                 Journalism

In the article, The Case Against High-School Sports by Amanda Ripley, the author has very strong feelings about taking away High-School sports. High-School sports are a very important part to most students in some way, even if students don't play on a team. It is always enjoyable to look forward to a sports event in the autumn with some hot cocoa, but if there is no High-School sports that means there will be no sports even for the community to go to. More importantly the athletes will be distraught if they're not able to play the sports they love. On the other hand though, sports teams do take a lot of money to run. If there was no sports there would be more money for other academic things instead of sports. If students weren't putting all their  effort and time into sports due to them not running, they could put all that extra time into their school work.

The author explains in the article how much money is put into “activities that could damage the brain.”(Ripley, 74) Sports take a lot of money to run, especially because there is so many different types of sports teams. If sport teams didn’t run, then there would be money to put towards other academic purposes. But went it all comes down to it, sports mean a lot to many students which makes them happy. It shouldn’t always come back to money, there’s a lot more to enjoying life than just relying on money. If it makes the students happy I feel like any amount of money, even if its going towards sports, is worth it. Some students are even motivated to do better in school because of sports. This is because a student cannot stay on a team if they are failing so they must stay on top of their grades to stay on the team. Extra money for academic things, or make the students happy by keeping sports, its a hard choice.

If sports went away from school, it doesn't mean the sport itself has gone away. Just because the school is not supporting sports doesn't mean students have to stop playing the game. “Many kids play club sports in their local towns-outside of school” instead of the team running through the school.(Ripley,74) The students are beginning a little dramatic, it’s not like they will never play their beloved sport again, is just now they will be on a team that isn’t run through their school. On the other hand though, there are a lot of students so here will not be enough spots for all of them. Sports are important for the students not only because they enjoy it, but because it makes them get up and move around. Sports make students get up after a long day of sitting for six hours. If it wasn't for sports, many students would never get up and run around. Sport teams will never disappear, but it will be harder to get on a team due to all the changes.

Wake up, go to school, go to practice then go home for dinner, but when does school work and studying happen? Most students are exhausted after a long day of school then practice so when they get home school work is the last thing they want to do. Even if they end up doing their homework it won't be their best work because they're tired and just trying to get it done. “There was just all this extra time” if you don’t have to worry about going to practice right after school.(Ripley, 76) The most important thing in every student's life right now is school because it really shapes your future. A silly game shouldn’t come in the way of you and your success. On the other hand though, sports can get you a scholarship to college. If you are a really good athlete your abilities could get you into college and maybe even pay for it! People may think sports have nothing to do with education, but they can send you to a college if you are good at what you do.

So sports, yes or no? I feel like there are ways around just yes or no. I feel like club sports are a good choice for students that still want to participate on a team but not through the school. The school could arrange the schedule of sports so they’re not as overwhelming. Practices could be on less days after school so students can work on their school work. There are so many different ideas the school and students could compromise on, they just have to be flexible and try new things. In conclusion, sports and school are both very important to molding the minds of growing students everywhere.

Work Cited Page

Ripley, Amanda. "The Case Against High-School Sports." Atlantic Oct. 2013: 72-78. Print.