The Importance Of Achieving GPA

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

For sports that do not tie into school some kids may feel hurt that other kids that don’t have a GPA to play their sport. For most kids that don’t need a GPA in non related school sports it may be an advantage for them. It an advantage to kids who don’t need a GPA by letting them

Playing sports in high school and college helps athletes build strong character traits and good habits that will help them throughout their lives. Athletes understand the importance of being on time, working hard, not giving up, and working as a team. All of these things help athletes become better people. Many employers like to hire former athletes because these character traits make for great

Rebecca Lobo once said“Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros.” many athletes should read these and apply it to their life because college isn't about trying to play in the pros if you're an athlete sure you can have a dream, but you need to also get a degree that should be the main focus not getting a tryout or an audition for the pros. Every year around one hundred seventy-seven thousand athletic scholarships is given out to those that stood out in their sport, whether it was basketball, football, or even baseball. The kids receiving these scholarships are given a free

High school sports make student athletes strive for better success in their education. Sure some Schools have a minimum G.P.A requirement of 2.0, and to get that all your classes have to be “C” or better. Well that’s better than letting them have a 1.0 and letting them play. It makes them have something worth studying for, For example my friend Bryan Garcia does not like school or work but he is always looking for ways to make his grades better so that he may play with the John F. Kennedy soccer team. Also not all the states in the United States of America have a G.P.A requirement to play in a sport activity, twelve out of the fifty states in the USA require a G.P.A to play."A High School Athlete 's GPA Vs. Average High School Student 's GPA." Everyday Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2016.”Sports participation is associated with higher GPAs, lower dropout rates and stronger commitments to school compared to the average,non-athlete high school student”. Also they made a study for Kansas in 2008-2009 between athletes and non-athletes,Academic Performance Of Athletes And Non‐Athletes, and Page 41. COMPARING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES IN KANSAS IN 2008-2009 (n.d.): n. pag. Web.”high school athletes earned higher grades,graduated at a higher rate, dropped out of school less frequently, and scored higher on state assessments than did non-athletes”. Student athletes have a greater chance of graduating with a 3.0 or more. They are more

In my sophomore year of high school, I maintained a high GPA while participating in Track and Field. I was responsible with my grades while attending practice everyday and I maintained honor roll. Attending practice everyday improved my health, skills and character.  The artifact shows that education and sports are equally important. My award shows that maintaining a high GPA is a personal

First of all, it is very tough to make the pros. Only two percent of college basketball players get drafted, so a degree would help a student-athlete find a job after they have played ball (Vogel). For example, in Division 1 Men’s Basketball, 76 percent of players think that they could go pro while only 1.2 percent actually do (New). Also, in Division 1 Football, 52 percent of players think that they could turn pro while only 1.6 percent actually do (New). Odds are, you will be of the 98 percent of college athletes that do not go pro. “An NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] television ad and poster campaign does advertise that ‘there are 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and almost all of them will go pro in something other than sports,’ although athletes do not always absorb this message” (New). “‘If you had to generalize, you could easily say no one goes pro,’ he [Ramogi Huma] said, ‘That’s how slim the chances are’” (New). The fact of how hard it is to play your sport for a living is one that should convince athletes to get a college degree, because odds are that they are not of the 1.5 percent of football or basketball athletes that actually go to the

All the expenses that they have to acquire overwhelm many students that attend college. When this occurs, they tend to dropout, or struggle with taking on college courses and working. What is so amazing is that high school athletes think that is they attend college for a year or two, they can go on and make a career on a professional level. They do not understand that if they do go professional, it will not always last. They will eventually have to go to college anyway. So, why not go ahead, get a good education, and have a successful career.

The journal cites the Center for the Study of Athletics that showed that, “95 percent of basketball and football players indicated that earning a college degree was important to them. Unfortunately, one third of these same student athletes earned a GPA of less than 2.0, which severely limits the chances of earning a college degree” (Gatson-Gayles). Not only is this one third of students at risk of not earning a college degree, but the entire group as a whole might not even be successful post college even if they do graduate with a college degree. The reason for this is because a majority of African American male student athletes choose majors and degrees that do not have much value for them personally and can do little to help them be financially secure. Lois Elfman of the article Are Minority Football Players Being Pushed into Pointless Majors? interviewed Professor Jeffrey Fountain and Peter Finley, authors of a research study and analysis on comparing the academic clustering of minority and white student athletes. In the interview Fountain describes something that is becoming an increasing issue in collegiate sports, “A couple of years ago, I just happened to be looking at the media guide for the University of Miami [football team] and noticed as I was going through it that every

“Big time college sports... selects athletes mainly for their athletics, not academics, interests, and abilities” this shows that in reality colleges view athletes more as “athletes-students” than “student-athletes” (Eckard 211). This only goes to show why the graduation rate for college athletes is so low. However higher education make their graduation rate seem more favorable so that they can continue to get and recruit more skilled amateur players to generate millions of dollars for their facilities. Although some may say colleges do a effective job of taking care of and graduating their student-athletes, conversely colleges’ student athletes graduation rate is low and the student athletes don't get what they desire. If colleges start putting the students first in the term “student-athletes” then there would be more college student-athletes making the grade.

“Defeat is not the worst of failures.  Not to have tried is true failure.”  -George Edward Woodberry.  This quote is relevant to the question because if you have a bad GPA you're not trying, thus losing.  High school athletes should have to keep their grades up to play a sport.  There are three reasons for this.  First, if they have good grades and are good at sports, there’s a better chance of getting into college.  Second, grades keep them motivated during sports.  Lastly, it helps lessen the stress of paying for college.

Many young student athletes believe that they can have success without their grades. Some people don't know that some athletes they see on T.V. were drafted out or they dropped out of school. LeBron James, an NBA

Student athletes need to maintain a good gpa to do good after graduation. Getting better grades will help you get into a better college. Getting better grades will help you get into a higher quality college, and also help you do better in college. Getting into a better college helps you become

People believe the only important thing in college is the education and not what people love to do. Those same people believe that the athletes are getting paid by free education, and for these athletes to want more money is outrageous (Lotshaw). Yes, college is for education, but it is also for people to have fun and do what they love. People who play sports wear their bodies down each time they step out on the field. Even though it is what they love, it also becomes tiring and painful. The point of athletes playing in college is for them to eventually, hopefully, move on to go into the pro level. They themselves have a dream of being a “legend” to the next generations to come (Lotshaw). The everyday grind to be better drives a person to do more. These athletes are giving it their all to one day be a legend. All they care for is the possibility of one day providing their family with a better life. If having college is not affordable then getting through it is near impossible. Therefore providing a better life for their families with their success is not very likely. They work hard for everything they earn and they deserve to finally get something in

In a world that demands kids to not give up, to have grit, to love what they do, and to know what they’re doing in life, sometimes it’s hard to balance life. For high school student athletes, being able to practice and play their favorite sports is hard as a student in high school. They need to be able to balance not just their sports, but their school work, friends and family, and other activities. Especially academics. If you’re failing every class because you play let's say basketball after school until 9, you barely have time to do your work. Then you’ll have to spend up all night doing a paper and then not having the energy to play. High school athletes should have at least an overall average grade of a C to be able to play a sport because