Louisiana High School Athletic Association

Share struggles, triumphs, listen, talk, and gather. This is what Fellowship of Christian Athletes is all about. “‘The purpose of FCA is to bring together student-athletes, as well as non-athletes, who want to grow in their faith and have a support group of other college-age Christians,’ said Lars Murray, a member of FCA.” ("Fellowship of Christian Athletes unite through faith.”). Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a place for Christian current and past athletes gather to share their story with God and discuss the Bible. Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a safe environment for all to gather and share.

National Honor Society describes the person I aspire to be. A person with character, leadership skills, and an honest person. I would love to be a part of a club that brings out the best within me. I do believe I have some of the qualities that are appropriate and needed to be in this club. I've always tried to help the people in my community and also around me whenever help is needed. I think that I would be able to help out others, just like the people who are in National Honor Society. I would like to be a member of the Lenoir City High School National Honor Society because I like what the club means and its purpose. Doing different projects and being able to help people would be really amazing. I would like to do things for others without

level, some of these responsibilities may be delegated but the athletic director will still oversee

Most of our youth playing AAU basketball have the dream or drive of playing at the next level. The next level could be college or professional; the idea is that playing in more tournaments will increase your exposure to scouts. European and players born outside of the U.S. have been a steady addition to professional basketball in the US. San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich prefers the European player because they are, "fundamentally harder working than most American kids (Wickersham, 2013)." The image below shows the Spurs championship roster from 2014 and the balance of European to American players. The Spurs have won 5 NBA championships since 1999, which is tied with the Los Angeles Lakers over the same period for most in basketball.

It wasn’t until about the year 2000 that the district, said that students had to attend 5 days a week.

Overall, I would say that my career goal of becoming a high school athletic director has not changed. I very much enjoyed the tasks and environment of working in an athletic department. The only downside that I observed were the long hours due to having to be present both at all home athletic events, and in the athletic office during the school day. Other than that one downside, I think that I would really enjoy being a high school athletic director. This job would allow me to fulfill my desires of changing the lives of young athletes and promoting the importance of education.

Are high school sports good for kids? Many people believe that athletic sports are good, but they ignore the fatal flaws of these activities. Youth and high school sports are harmful because athletes often get too caught up in winning and get hurt frequently, physical sports also take away from other extracurricular activities.

There are many high school basketball phenoms that are scouted by pro teams even when they are in high school. A select few in the past have gone straight to the NBA out of high school and had a lot of success, while some players go to college all four years to develop their skills at the next level. However, there are athletes that will waste one year at the college level just so they could get to the NBA. Why would you waste one year of your life when you could have already been in the NBA a year earlier? Basketball players should either go to college all four years and enhance their skills and get a solid education. If not, skip college and go straight to the NBA, rather than wasting a year of your life, and possibly a classroom seat for a person who wanted to get an education.

The Student-Athlete Leadership Team is a program that was designed in order to develop the leadership skills of our student-athletes and will be facilitated by North Atlanta High School’s own Andre Regan. The student-athletes are nominated by their respective head coaches, most of which are team captains. The basics of the Citizen Leader Framework are leading self, leading with others, and changing your world are the core of the leadership model created by Andre Regan and so many other coaches nationwide. Discussion topics will include accountability, self-awareness, resiliency, communication, collaboration, and empathy with and for teammates and coaches, in hopes that the Student-Athlete can help their team on and off the playing field.

Black student-athletes are taught to value sports over academics at a young age because it is seen as the “only way out”. Black student-athletes are heralded for their athletic prowess from middle school up, so they begin to focus less on their education and more on their sport. Unfortunately, so do the teachers. Black student-athletes are more often than not just given passes, as schools value what their athletic abilities could do for them over the academic success of the athlete. Even normal black students can be seen the same way just because of the perception that they might be an athlete. The sad truth is that the athletes that don’t make it to the professional level are left without the education needed to be successful.

The University Interscholastic League – commonly referred to as the UIL - facilitates academic, athletic, and music competitions for elementary and secondary schools across the state of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin started the UIL in 1910 as two separate organizations, the Debating League of Texas High Schools and the Interscholastic Athletic Association. In 1913, the organizations merged and became what is known today as the University Interscholastic League, commonly referred to as the UIL. The UIL oversees the following academic competitions: Accounting, Calculator Applications, Computer Applications, Computer Science, Current Issues & Events, Editorial Writing, Feature Writing, Headline Writing, Literary Criticism, Mathematics, News Writing, Number Sense, Ready Writing, Science, Social Studies, Spelling & Vocabulary, CX Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, One-Act Play, and Film. The UIL also facilitates competitive athletic competitions from the district level to the state level for secondary schools in the following sports: Team Tennis, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Track & Field, Softball, and Baseball. The final category of UIL organized events is music competitions: Marching Band, Concert & Sight-Reading Contests, State Wind Ensemble, and the Solo-Ensemble Contest.

The competitive athletics programs of member institutions are designed to be a vital part of the educational system. A basic purpose of this Association is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body and, by so doing, retain a clear line of demarcation between intercollegiate athletics and professional sports (NCAA, 2011).

A plethora of reasons exist as to why a certain sport might signal importance to a state, but in Indiana, the sport happens to standout on a whole different level. Current Southeast Dubois Superintendent, Rick Allen, commented on why Indiana high school basketball remains superior saying, “One reason Indiana high school basketball is such a standout of a sport in Indiana is because of the community support behind the team” (Allen 2). The era of basketball between 1911-present remains crucial today not only for the big schools’ gyms in Indiana, but also for small towns gyms such as Huntingburg, Loogootee, Tell City, Ferdinand, and numerous others.

Severe pain that interrupts a person’s ability to function in society or preform ADL’s, this is a severe form of somatization disorder. The pain felt by the person cannot be explained and does not have parameters for medical diagnosis, is caused by psychological problems.

Football fans and dreamers all over the United States universally favor Louisiana State University. Many young people aspire to become an LSU Tiger. Some of them aim to become a Louisiana State University football player, while others desire to become a member of the popular LSU cheerleading squad. Claire Walpole, a varsity cheerleader at Weston High School, was able to fulfill a dream that she had for an exceptionally long time. She had the chance to cheer with the Louisiana State University cheerleading squad. It was an opportunity of a lifetime. Although it only lasted one day, she will remember this experience for the rest of her life.