The Importance Of Participating In Sports At Vineland High School

It goes without saying that athletics are enormously influential in the social sphere of high school. While academics are more impactful on one's future, immediate popularity is something numerous teenagers covet. Countless students try out for sports every year for multiple reasons, one of the most prevalent being the aspiration of becoming a school celebrity. While that is indeed an excellent benefit, the reason I initially joined the tennis team was to have a group to be a part of. But there was always this one thought that loomed over me. Why does it mean more to be on the baseball team than it does to be a member of the tennis team? Whereas students would gather and attend football, basketball, and baseball games to support the school's athletes, the tennis benches remained empty all spring. My teammates, too, realized that our sport was not favored. Naturally, we harbored resentment towards members of the admired teams. Though belonging is a natural human desire, malicious actions are easier to perform once a group has been formed. Mob mentality blinded our team and caused us to behave in ways that we would not dare alone. It is my opinion that the envy experienced by my team is an inescapable feature of society; I will present and examine this feature and what is says about our world, but I'm going to begin by reflecting on the spiteful activities my team conducted.

The impact of preserving sports in high schools has been surrounded by much controversy as people suspect that it is the reason behind the poor academic achievement of students. Opponents to high school sports feel that allowing athletics to be a part of schools sidetracks the focus of the student body, which goes completely against the main purpose of schools. Indeed, this assertion is completely true and based upon plentiful evidence. High school sports undoubtedly come at the expense of student academic achievement since they divert the attention of students away from academics and they come with far too many financial costs, both of which incur negative impacts on the academics within a school. The bottomline is that sports are harming the education of students, so a school must make the decision between composing quality sports teams or providing high level academics; both of these choices simply cannot occur simultaneously.

I started playing tennis when I was about 12, not knowing much about the sport or how it would affect me. However, Tennis taught me how to succeed in everything else. Tennis forces me to accept responsibility for my actions and manage my mistakes. Tennis forces me to cope with pressure and adversity. I am forced to make thousands of crucial decisions in a small amount of time. Through high school varsity, I learned sportsmanship and the meaning of teamwork. Through coaching tennis over the summer, I have learned to advertise my skills and how to communicate better with kids and adults. I have enhanced my discipline, developed a work ethic and learned to compete.

During the earlier years of my tennis career, about the age of seven, my parents had learned of a nearby organization at Watkins Park Maryland. The organization was known as the Prince George’s Tennis and Education Foundation. It was here where I began to make my largest strides in my life, both academically and athletically.

I played in 2 French Opens and 2 Wimbledon Tournaments. When I was 25 years old I married my first husband, John Lloyd. After 11 years of marriage we got a divorce. For the next three years after I got divorced I took some time off and I didn't play in any tournaments. Then I had had enough time off, I played in the Australian open for the first time and two years later I played in the same tournament again. In 1983 I was elected president of the Women’s International Tennis Association, also known as the WTA. 3 years later I suffered a really bad knee injury and wasn't able to play tennis for a couple of months. Overall I was the WTA president for 8 years. In 1988 I played a on the U.S. Olympic tennis team which was my last tournament ever. That year I also married my second husband, Andy Mill.Andy and I got a divorce in 2006 then 2 years later I married Greg Norman but we didn't last very long because we didn't know much about each other in the first place. Once I retired in 1989 I was involved in my family tennis academy that we started in 1996. I live in Boca Raton,Florida and I am a publisher of tennis magazines and I'm an analyst for ESPN and I do stuff with my grandchildren . I hope to see you at the courts

First, I would like to share with all of you what tennis is and what it’s like for the professionals and high school teams, to

Staffing a school is the most important responsibility and service a principal has to attend and to provide a school. Students have a right to be taught by highly qualified teachers and in this case a highly qualified basketball coach. The case study #16 presents a situation where the principal has to begin recruiting to fill a basketball coaching position that has been long filled by two brothers that are ready to retire due to health reasons. The principal feels the pressure to have to fill this position, but finds it a bit challenging for a number of reasons—salary considered too low, not enough interest in “girls’ teams by the community, racial and gender concerns, and scandals in nearby district concerning males coaching girls’ teams. An athletic director for the high school suggests that she look into asking the parents of the players. (Kirschmann, 1996)

Since 1998, The Villages Tennis Club had supported the Silver Creek High School’s Tennis Team with racks, balls and sometimes footwear. It was only natural that helping two of these student’s each year, begin their journey in higher education.

At Emory, I feel that I could most accurately be described as a student-athlete. Academic success takes priority while I’m at Emory, but swimming is a close second. Spending hours daily in the pool, I have become a part of a tight-knit collection of academically and athletically prosperous students. Struggling through difficult sets and disappointing races together makes celebrating success even sweeter. We lean on each other for strength when we feel as if we don’t have enough individually. This team is comprised of caring individuals who work together to make the whole better than the individuals. From this community I have become a better team player and now I can add to the uplifting environment by drawing upon some of my innate qualities that make me a good teammate: I am supportive, dedicated, patient, kind, and hardworking. One of the unique characteristics of the swim team is that we don’t only work on creating a great community within the team, but we try to spread that excitement and desire for success to other communities. The swim team makes great contributions the Emory community by hosting Special Olympics every week at our pool and making appearances at many events such as sporting events and freshman move

Before I knew it, I would be spending fifteen hours a day at school. From the classroom, to the field, and to the stage, I started to ask myself if I was honestly happy with what I was doing. With this in mind, towards the end of my first year, I was honest with myself and began to focus on what I was truly interested in. Although I discontinued many of my activities, this created a more opportunities to commit to things I enjoyed. I found passion in the environment, not only educating myself about it, but also taking an active role in maintaining it, and in the sport of tennis, not only watching but playing it, too. Through these new interests, I found new realities as an active member of the Earth’s Shepherds Club, which allowed me to better the environment and educate other students about it. I also found an escape from my mundane routines on the tennis courts, whether it be managing girls tennis in the fall or playing tennis in the spring. Yet, the funny thing is, I walked into high school without any idea that I would be a part of what I am,

In the seventh grade I joined the Ector Junior High tennis team. I was not expecting fall so deeply in love with the sport itself though. Tennis has turned into that one thing that I look forward to doing every day. It relieves me when I’m stressed, it helps calm my anger, and when I have a lot of energy or need to wake up, then the tennis courts are my place to go. Tennis is the place I can go and feel like myself and be myself. Yes, I may get called gay, girl, loser, and other things for playing

Waycross Middle School allows a lot of sports for their students. A lot of students play football, and track. Most boys play football and basketball. They play these sports because they know it would lead them to success in the future. They want to have a god job and doesn’t want to be alone all their life. Also they want to be rich so they want be poor in their lifetime. In conclusion, most of our students love sports, because in Waycross Middle School there’s a sport for everybody.

The bang of the head, the crack of the bone, the tear of a muscle, are all things that high school athletes put themselves at risks for. Every time a high school athlete steps foot on a field, rink, or court they put themself in a risky situation. Although the risk may be there, athletes achieve many valuable lessons throughout high school sports. The valuable lessons promote self-confidence, socialization and team spirit, as well as decreases stress. While playing sports, athletes are at excessive risks of being injured. Although high school athletes have a risk of being injured, the benefits of high school sports programs outweighs the physical risk because of its benefits to teenagers mental health, benefits to teenagers physical health,

I moved here in 2012 from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Leaving everything behind and starting a new life was kind of hard. The reason we decided to make the change was because the tennis level here is ten times better than what it was it was in Bolivia. It was hard making new friends here because I did not know a word in English. I took me a year to able to understand and speak fluent English. My freshman year I got an offer from a top tennis academy in Dallas, and they wanted me to train there full time. That meant that I would play tennis for 4 hours and do school for the rest of the time. I fell in love with this program because I liked everyone here and we would all spend more time with each other than our own families. Playing tennis all day was

Overall, tennis is more than just a game played on the court: it has had a rich history, played and enjoyed by kings. Knowing more about the sport is as important as playing it because by doing so, you will certainly enjoy it more. If you’re planning to experience the thrill of tennis firsthand, just give us at Isla Tennis a call at 07966 370527 or send us a message through our contact form. We would be happy to give you a tennis holiday you will forever