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Are you serious? There are lots of stories about drinking parties, etc in some sports groups.
Is what I meant is that if no extra curricular activities were available. Most students who would be part of a club or sport wouldn't get in that much trouble. I think football may be the exception here.
All of my band kids, soccer kids, tennis kids, and golf kids are great. The football players are the ones with laziness issues.
Is what I meant is that if no extra curricular activities were available. Most students who would be part of a club or sport wouldn't get in that much trouble. I think football may be the exception here.
All of my band kids, soccer kids, tennis kids, and golf kids are great. The football players are the ones with laziness issues.
Hmmm. So we should end all sports? Anyway, I'm no football fan but I think they get the bum rap as people immediately assume they are trouble. Ask an athletic director which teams are trouble. I bet most would put boys wrestling and boys soccer before football.
Hmmm. So we should end all sports? Anyway, I'm no football fan but I think they get the bum rap as people immediately assume they are trouble. Ask an athletic director which teams are trouble. I bet most would put boys wrestling and boys soccer before football.
I don't think we should end any sports. I just think that they should have no involvement with school and should be done through private clubs or cities outside of school.
It has been my experience that wrestling kids are okay, probably a step above football. Every football player I've had was a goofball (not necessarily a bad kid, just hyper and/or immature).
Just remember that the people you will be competing against for a spot in college or for a job probably didn't leave school early, and therefore might just take your place. As long as you're good with that, and don't complain, go for it.
That's a little melodramatic, dontcha think? Most student-athletes would be leaving early maybe once a week, twice tops.
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And it's just not athletes, many activities like Band and Chorus have various events for which they have to leave early as do extra curriculars such as Moot Court, FBLA, etc.
I had to leave early for debate matches if we traveled to another school.
I don't think we should end any sports. I just think that they should have no involvement with school and should be done through private clubs or cities outside of school.
I've heard that over and over again many times. It's not going to happen. Now, IMO, HS sports should not be a farm system for the colleges, which in turn should not be a farm system for the pros. The biggest offenders in that regard are football and both men's and women's basketball. I can assure you, having two kids who went through HS gymnastics, it's not the way to the Olympic gymnastics team, or even a college scholarship in gymnastics. That's all through club. My friend whose son did HS tennis said that's true of tennis as well.
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It has been my experience that wrestling kids are okay, probably a step above football. Every football player I've had was a goofball (not necessarily a bad kid, just hyper and/or immature).
Isn't that maybe a bit of an exaggeration? My husband did HS football at the same HS as Gale Sayers, and went on to Caltech and a PhD in physics from Illinois.
I've heard that over and over again many times. It's not going to happen. Now, IMO, HS sports should not be a farm system for the colleges, which in turn should not be a farm system for the pros. The biggest offenders in that regard are football and both men's and women's basketball. I can assure you, having two kids who went through HS gymnastics, it's not the way to the Olympic gymnastics team, or even a college scholarship in gymnastics. That's all through club. My friend whose son did HS tennis said that's true of tennis as well.
Isn't that maybe a bit of an exaggeration? My husband did HS football at the same HS as Gale Sayers, and went on to Caltech and a PhD in physics from Illinois.
Oh my I have found common ground with you. High school gymnastics is awesome. I've seen so many burnt out girls who left club gymnastics dejectedly who found the high school team to be a BLAST. I'd hate to see that taken away.
Oh my I have found common ground with you. High school gymnastics is awesome. I've seen so many burnt out girls who left club gymnastics dejectedly who found the high school team to be a BLAST. I'd hate to see that taken away.
LOL, there's always common ground! It was great for my kids to do HS gymnastics. They were both captains their senior year. They went to such a big school that getting elected to any student council office was practically an impossibility, but in a small group like a gymnastics team, their leadership skills came out. Being part of a team was pretty cool, too.
I don't see a problem with it. And if you're a talented athlete hoping for a D1 scholarship you sure as heck better be able to juggle academics and Athletics.
Education is more than just academic classes. There is a much bigger focus on producing well rounded individuals involved with various things above and beyond school classes.
LOL, there's always common ground! It was great for my kids to do HS gymnastics. They were both captains their senior year. They went to such a big school that getting elected to any student council office was practically an impossibility, but in a small group like a gymnastics team, their leadership skills came out. Being part of a team was pretty cool, too.
I officiate here and just love it. Even though I prefer large schools, I know you have to pretty freaking awesome to make most sports teams. Very cool they did so well with it!
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