High school athletes

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.     Good grades and talent can get student athletes far in life.  Colleges are more likely to notice kids if they show they can balance school and sports at the

million kids a year get concussions due to sports, the leading sport is ice hockey then there's football and at third is soccer. 1 in every 5 athletes in high school sports will get a concussion. There are 7.8 million student athletes in high school that's 1.56 million students getting concussions in the US each year, without adding the kids in middle school and elementary. Most parents are concerned about their child being involved in a concussion. Sports on a lower level have not implemented any

Sports participation has prepared me for the future by making me stronger physically and mentally. Throughout my many days as a high school athlete I came across many hardships, coaches, losses, wins, and much more. The hardships were very unwanted, but they made me stronger mentally by learning to cope with criticism. I will have to encounter criticism in my everyday life as an adult, and experiencing it early in life makes it easier and less severe for the future. I have had many wins and been

Young athletes are at very high risks for injuries during the course of playing sports. It should be recognized that the development stage of adolescent growth is a period of physiological growth in height, muscle, skeletal and with their desire to be recognized by peers. Their belief that nothing bad will happen to them makes adolescents themselves prone to injuries. High school students play sports for various reasons such as scholarships, talents, hobbies, and fame, these reasons make high school

As high school students we are put in an environment that sets out our stepping stones for the rest of our future. Putting us in the most realistic situations possible, making us prepared for the real world. Every student is steered different and led through different paths. Looking into the athletic field the question is whether or not high school athletes should be subjected to regular test. When thinking of this question many things come to mind about the matter. Some may argue that these athletes

Athletes & Academics Should high school athletes be required to have a 2.5 GPA to play? Considering athletics consume a significant amount of time, athletes should set time aside for academics as well. Student athletes should have at least 2.5 GPA to be eligible for a sport because they need to give 100% for both school and sports, managing their time, and also are held to a higher expectation. Sports and academics should be held to the same standard. Schools expect top notch performance on and

In the last ten years many young and talented high school basketball players have chosen to enter the NBA draft. These 17 and 18 year olds decide to skip college, and instead they choose to take a big risk and enter the NBA, hoping to become stars and earn millions of dollars. In many cases, these youngsters’ careers are a failure because they don’t turn out as talented as they thought to be. They end up spending only a few seasons in the NBA because they are not good enough to compete at that level

According to a new study in Minnesota, about 20% of middle school and high school students have used an antibiotic steroid. A student who played football went to the pharmacy to get a refill on his prescription of steroids, the night of the last football game of the season. He asked if they upped the prescription, and they did. As he was taking the steroids his coach walks in the locker room, and saw him swallow them. He knew the coach had to tell the board to the college of his dreams, The University

Anabolic Steroids: And the High School Athlete Anabolic steroid abuse has become a national concern among high school athletes. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of athletes using these performance enhancing drugs in high school almost double the number using since the 1980's. These athletes feel that steroids gives them the competitive edge that they think they need to boost themselves past the competition. Steroids have been used in bodybuilding and other sports since the 1950's

In one of the biggest sports organizations in the nation, future professional athletes are required to wait a full year after graduating high school to go pro; meanwhile, athletes from other sports, such as MLB, NHL, Golf, NASCAR, and Soccer, get to take an early advantage of their talents. The NBA, National Basketball Association, imposed the 19-age limit for eligibility to enter the draft to herd the high school players onto the NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association, but for some, college