One of the biggest debates in high school athletic programs is should a talented student participate in multiple sports while still having classwork, or is it too much of a burden on them to cause a lot of stress? As many do not know, Jackie Robinson was a star athlete in four sports at the University California, Los Angeles; football, basketball, long jump and of course, baseball. I, on the other hand am just a two sport athlete. I play tennis in the fall and basketball in the winter. The barrier that I face is not only trying to perform excellent on both courts, but in the classroom as well. Through commitment and determination, I've managed to push through.
Summer sixteen was full of activities and camps that frequently overlapped each
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I also learned that basketball and tennis were teaching me cross-sport skills such as hand-eye coordination, balance, footwork, and endurance. Doing homework during tennis matches was challenging to stabilize. Once done with my singles match, I was lucky to have a twenty minute break. That's only if I finished early and didn't go into a tiebreaker, which happened more than winning the straight two sets. So I would have late nights staying up working on a project, paper, studying, or all three. I was unable to go to basketball workouts while the tennis season was going on. This caused me to be extremely behind everyone else in skill level. I was determined to work much harder than usual to improve. I was willing to go above and beyond just to impress Coach Radar and everyone else. I made sure after tennis finished I went to every team workout and worked individually with my father at the recenter. The team workouts seemed to be as laborious as the ones during the summer. While the season was actually going on, having tiring practices until six and then going home finding time to do homework was a battle. Especially with distractions such as Snapchat, Instagram, and FaceTime. But I constantly have the reminder in the back of my head that I am a student athlete, not an athletic student. Meaning my work always comes first. I always found a way to get it done, …show more content…
So in conclusion, each student athlete is different. They should not be limited to a certain amount of sports they can play, because it all depends on how well that person can manage their time and set out their priorities. Jackie Robinson was a great example by showing that anything is possible with just a little bit of determination and
Do student athletes make the most of their opportunity to obtain a post-secondary education? Do they have the same academic success as those students that are not athletes? Are student athletes just “dumb jocks?” The answers to these questions might surprise you. Much research has been done to dispel the myth that athletes going to college are only there to play sports with little regard to their education. Programs have been created to assure that colleges and universities hold athletes to the same standards as the everyday student. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has decided that the “magic number” to put the “student” back into “student-athlete” is 925 (Hamilton).
Athletes at school might get carried away just focusing on their sport. Playing a sport might not be a distraction and the student could just be stressing academically. They might be using their hobby to relieve stress, but this can lead throwing away their education as well. Education should be the number one priority. Honor roll, or just average grades in general, will increase the chances of students getting accepted to the college of their choice. If an individual wants to do the things he or she loves, college will play an important factor. Setting this rule for athletes will motivate them to do well in school if they really love the sport they
I play football, soccer, basketball, and run track. Consistently, I have evolved into a leader on each team of which I am a member. I am generally considered a captain or play some kind of leadership role on the team. During practices, games, and meets, I have always helped younger or less experienced teammates. Although I am frequently playing two sports at the same time each season, and have many practice and game expectations of me, I have never allowed it to affect my grades. I have maintained nearly straight A’s throughout my elementary school curriculum. I have accomplished this because I am extremely organized and
The NCAA believes “that a student-athlete is a student first and athlete second.” Student-athletes benefit more than from playing a sport that they love. The graduation rate is higher among the student athletes than the general student body. “NCAA studies show that student-athletes enjoy high levels of engagement in academics, athletics and community: have positive feeling about their overall athletics and academic experiences: attribute invaluable life skills to being a student-athlete: and are more likely to earn similar or higher wages after college than non-student athletes.”
Will going out for more than one sport help athletes? Some may say no and some may say yes. Even though some athletes think it is better to only play one sport in high school, statistics and examples prove it is better to be a multisport athlete.
They need to make sure that they give enough attention to sports as well as academics, they also need to work hard to manage their time to be able to do both. In addition, student- athletes need to be dedicated to do both because they are held to a higher standard to where they are expected to be able to be both. In other words, schools should have athletes with a 2.5 GPA or higher to be able to play because it shows they want to play and they are willing to make the effort to keep up their
Many athletes spend lots of hours dedicated to their sport of choice. They do this by practicing in their free time, team practice, team meetings, and traveling. Then, they have to study for their classes. This to me is like working a full time job with a heavy load ofn classes you have to attend to and do well. Dave Anderson stated, “College athletes spend an average of 43.3 hours per week dedicated to their sport” (Anderson 1). Also, Anderson stated, “This means that college athletes have to work 90 hours per week just to remain in school on their scholarship. This is the equivalent to working two full time jobs with a side job on the weekends just to pay their bills” (Anderson 2). Sports can put a lot of stress on a student’s school work achievement goals. People should know that college for student athletes demands a lot out of them and basically drains them physically as well as mentally. This is based on all the time they spend on sports and
Athletics have always been a big part of the college experience. College recruiters travel all over the country to get the best athletes for their schools. It is any athletes dream to play college sports. Often times students dedicate their lives putting in the hard work and training that is required to get to the college level. Their time and dedication is often paid off with the chance to play sports in college.
Sports in conjunction with academics are capable of creating a balance that makes for a well rounded citizen and healthy, happy employee. Issues in the mix often come from the balance itself. Many students find themselves overcommitted to sport while others find they are not able to compete. I will examine issues in interscholastic and collegiate sport.
Over the last two years of my High School education, I found the extracurricular activities I fit in the most. I am part of Student Council, National Honor Society and a member of the tennis team. They all have molded me to be the best. However, I feel like tennis has impacted me the most. It’s a sport that has taught me so much, from being physically fit, to mentally prepared for any outcome. I learned that a game it’s not about winning or losing, but about how it’s played, and what it took to get there. Being in a team is about contributing others, and learning from them. It’s about accepting that we all make mistakes, and only practice can reduce the times we make them. So many loses and few victories, but I always preferred to sheer my
Playing multiple sports instead of specializing in only one, will help athletes in the long run for obtaining a scholarship for college. Athletes
Many problems going around about college sports and colleges athletes. Most colleges all over the nation allow the college to have sports but then there are some that don't. Being in a sport in college is just like basically having a job. You would need to be dedicated to this and not have much time for anything else. Practices can last anywhere from 4 to 6 hours a day just for one thing. Kind of crazy to think about something like this. Many people just simply don't have the time to do sports in college because they have a real job outside of school. This is different compared to high school because you would have time then and now you don't have much time for anything else at all. There are college athletes basically everywhere you go. Whether they play for universities or juts community colleges, it's all the same thing. The only big difference about this is the price differences. Universities are much more expensive then when playing for a community college so that's why people get scholarships.
Student athletes have two jobs to do when they are in college, one is to be an overall great student in the classroom, by maintaining a good grade point average, studying hard for any upcoming exams and pay close attention during class. Their other job is being a phenomenal player in the sport that they play. To do this you need to, work hard and attend every practice, study your playbook or any type of strategy, and to compete at the highest level. This is a lot to handle for a college student. There are over 460,000 student athletes in all of the divisions in the NCAA today. With this large number of student athletes it seems
With the chance at a college scholarship becoming the main focus for some students who play sports, club sports seem to be the way to go. On the other hand Dan Gould, Michigan State professor, provides some example of why club sports may not be the best way to go. The biggest reason is the “One-sport wonder” student athletes who specialize in one sport their entire life. “Specialization leads to overuse injuries: pitch counts get too high, players use the same muscles and hurt them” (12). So when students play club sports and specialize they risk the chance of hurting themselves and losing out on scholarship opportunities. Gould continues his point by saying playing multiple sports, and gaining multiple skills help athletes to perform better. So the claim that students should play club because it’s better for developing their skills is not completely valid. Students who play high school sports are more likely to play more than one sport and potentially gain skills that an athlete playing club sports will not.
School-organized sports are organized within a students study curriculum. There is little to no evidence to suggest that schools would allow students to skip their classes so that they attend to their sports commitments. Rather, programs are made to suit both the academic commitments of a student and their sports requirements. There is no denying that a balance may lack at some point where sports competitions may require extra commitment but not to the extent that a student would