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Should High School Students Be Required To Play Sports?

Cari-Draudy, 2008-04-24 14:53:36
I think sports, not just gym, should be required for graduation. Sports would get kids in good shape and would make fat students lose weight. They would also teach students to manage their other commitments better. Playing sports toughens you up and teaches respect as well.I know a lot of out-of-shape and lazy people would whine about this, but they are exactly the ones who need to be more active.

2008-04-24 15:50:43 Bob-Butt wrote: yes but required would have to mean that they dont have to buy uniforms or equipment. some of those "lazy" people you speak of may not be able to afford sports gamble online casino sports gamble online casino sports. i believe in sports tho.you're right. now that we're in the "technology" age, students are slacking off gamble online casino sports. sports are really fun and it teaches a lot of lessons like determination and patience and all that stuff. it's also healthy, so yeah!

2008-04-24 15:54:36 Santos-Harris wrote: the public school system is failing and we're letting it happen. im not going to go into the benefits of a plant based diet, the facts are there to speak for themselves. anyway, i dont really see it as a positive thing to force kids into sports. if health is your concern, lack of physical activity does contribute to unhealthy kids, but DIET is infinitley more important. and i mean vegetables and fruit. a more logical step toward increasing the students health would be to offer healthy meals, instead of garbage. every child is different. athletic programs can benefit kids greatly, but so can art and academic progams. thats why the system sucks, because if you cant remember a whole lot of information, just long enough to spit it back out on some test, youre not smart.

2008-04-24 15:50:37 Classie-Dimeling wrote: No, that is absurd.umm..i dont agree...cuz not everyone is into sports....like me..im not into sports..i could watch sports not play them...so i dont think they shld be required for grad...cuz some ppl r in sciences n or math..n stuff n they dont like sports casino play for fun.

2008-04-24 19:59:07 Jefferson-Ironmonger wrote: No, I don't think schools should require sports for graduation. When I was in high school, all my extra-curricular time was taken up with dancing lessons, which kept me in excellent shape and also taught respect for my fellow dancers and encouraged us to support each other. Also, you couldn't be a "whiny-baby" and be a dancer - there were times when your back/neck/feet/knees/etc. was/were in a lot of pain, but you had to "suck it up" and work through it.Also, by requiring a sport, those who would not voluntarily join a sport would hold their team back by not participating to the best of their abilities. They'd gripe and complain and ruin the sport for those who wanted to be at the practices and play in the games.

2008-04-24 15:52:00 Leigha-Conkle wrote: I wasn't overweight in high school, but I was uncoordinated, didn't like group activities, and non-competitive. And I don't see any reason that sports would teach respect. Should we make everyone join the chess team as well? Sports would have been torture. I can think of a lot of good reasons that would be useful. Nah.

2008-04-24 15:56:28 Kim-Stroble wrote: Sports is compulsory in Primary, and once they go to HS, kids tend to drop sport and concentrate on Academics due to the pressure (more at private schools) to produce high scores for school leavers (its a business). Sad. Society requires our kids to be in school all day, and then go home and do hours of homework. Either drop the homework (revision only), to allow HS kids to be involved in sport (credit those who are) or structure school to include compulsory PE. We need to educate our kids across the board, and if they don't have time at night/weekends due to too much homework, then the school system is affecting the balance.Kids need to be well educated, both mentally and physically. This will follow them through life, and we need to give them the skills to do this while they are young. Their health is being affected in adult life due to the lack of PE and too much homework.

2008-04-24 15:55:55 Alphonse-Young wrote: acting, singing, dancing) than I could ever possibly be at sports. Plus sports isn't the only thing that teaches respect and helps manage commitments better. Not everyone can do sports that doesn't make them out-of-shape or lazy or inactive. That makes them not good at sports. You can be very in shape and very hard-working and not be athletic at all. I am so much better at performance art (i.e. The arts do that as well. I am neither out-of-shape nor lazy and I think this is a horrible idea. That doesn't toughen you up to make someone not good at sports to do it, it tears them down. I would more likely want an extracurricular activity be required rather than sports specifically. Making anyone, especially teenagers, do what they least want to do will most likely have the opposite effect.

2008-04-24 15:50:26 Kermit-Sheets wrote: i hate sports and would hate being forced to play them. but, i still go to the gym and do other forms of excercise. sports aren't the only way to stay in shape. ya, it's the funnest thing in the worldno way!

2008-04-24 17:04:31 Toshiko-Fox wrote: Well around these parts we're required one PE/Dance/Marching Band credit, but I don't think people should be FORCED to play sports after that gamble online casino sports. It's a matter of personal preference. I'm a theatre nerd and would much rather be at a rehearsal than running laps, and I frankly don't want anyone telling me that I HAVE to play a sport to "toughen me up" or "manage other commitments" because I really don't need a sport to teach me to do that gamble online casino sports.

2008-04-24 17:07:05 Jerrod-Wolff wrote: if i injure my knee, get cancer, develop a physical diability, should i not be allowed to graduate? gamble online casino sports. also, it's called band, orchestra, drill team, acdec, ect. those things can seriously take up time so should unathletic kids have to drop everything and do something they don't want to do just to graduate high school? also, for serious medical exemptions, it would take way too much time and money to deal with it's a ridiculous ideamake physical education harder? casino play for fun. sure complaints receiving jackpot winnings online casino.

2008-04-24 15:52:59 Patrick-Hughes wrote: You can't force a teen to be competitive. There will be the kids who want to play sports who scream at the ones who don't put enough effort into the team. Plus team captains will leave those out of their team who don't play up to their standards.I put up with the same crap once.

2008-04-24 16:04:06 Leigh-Parkinson wrote:

No.
So dont count everyone that is overweight as just being lazy or eating unhealthy.
Same with the coaches and gym teachers as well, because when I went to school, only one I had the entire time from elementary until I graduated was actually skinny, the rest were all overweight.
But do not forget that some kids can eat right and exercise and still be overweight.
It is the parent's responsiblity to teach these children good eating habits and exercise habits by setting a good example.
I was very skinny in high school, but I do understand trying to get some of these children who are overweight to exercise.
I played, soccer, softball, and volleyball and quit them all my junior year because they were a waste of my time and didnt teach my anything except that you only play to win not have fun, at least that is what our coaches taught us.
But it is not the responsibility of the school to make these children loose weight.

2008-04-24 15:49:54 Jerold-Yates wrote: i love sports, but that would be rediculous to make someone unatheletic to do that. the world is fine without that

2008-04-24 15:59:45 Berta-Kunkle wrote: i do think it is important for students to be encouraged to exercise for the sake of their health. i am sorry to see that pe has been removed from schools. students do learn so much from playing sports. they learn to work as a team, which will benefit them later on the job. they also learn discipline and self control. i am an advocate of sports if a student is interested - my son played baseball, football, and ran track. it has been very beneficial to him as an adult. as for everyone being required to play a sport, i would not agree with that. some students are not interested in sports but are gifted in music, art, dancing, etc. there time might be better spent developing their own individual talents. i do however agree that that every student should be required to take pe in high school.

2008-04-24 15:49:49 Carlo-Loewentsein wrote: YesWhy is that a bad idea? Who are you to force them to be fit? Some kids are apt at some things and some are apt at other things. I hated almost every minute of it. Orwell anyone? It also teaches you to manage time. I liked practice... I have an idea for you: Let's require that all kids who play sports also are required to compete in debate. You think it is a good idea because you are athletic... this is the way uber athletic people talk and think. I am in good shape, I played sports in high school, and I was the top defensive player in my league. For the same reason your sports proposal is a bad idea. Who are you to force them to be involved in one over the other and take time away from them figuring it out? I was the national champion in debate my senior year of highschool (in addition to top defensive player) and I made a girl and a guy CRY on the cross ex stand. This is a REALLY bad idea. Debate toughens you up. I HATED playing in games with a passion.

2008-04-24 15:53:53 Chauncey-Unk wrote: not everyone is coordinated enough for sports so no i don't think it should be required. that's like forcing all kids to be in band and play music. there are many things that helps kids manage commitments better. and honestly...you shouldn't have to be tough and a hard ass- that's not what life is about

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i hate sports, and i dont think you should have to do something that you hate, even if it is unhealthy for you.

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2008-04-24 15:56:43 Harold-Sanders wrote: I think its not a good idea. Gym is sufficient enough. Making unathletic students participate in after school sports is ridiculous. They will just warm the bench and be embarrassed. It will do nothing but lower their self esteem. THe schooling system shouldnt force students to be active past phys ed, although it is beneficial. What a student chooses to do with their physical health is their matter.

2008-04-24 15:50:19 Elissa-Greenwood wrote: I think so because the best exercise is exercising to increase brain power.

2008-04-24 15:57:06 Andre-Potter wrote:

i say nosports take up alot of time and require commitment, something not all kids have
plus the requirements are already horrible, and high school students dont need more stress
plus, either teh school or students have to have ALOT of money to do that

2008-04-24 15:55:03 Dean-Albright wrote: I think that students should not have to participate in sports to graduate. While I can easily see why you belive we should have sports be required, i want you to also consider that people are all good at different things and i do not believe it would be fair to require sports to graduate casino play for fun. One Example of this is a kid who is very smart, does well in school, and one day has to go home to his mom and tell her "I have a 4.0 but didnt graduate because i didnt play a sport." complaints receiving jackpot winnings online casino. Plus, if kids were required to play sports it could have a bad effect on their academic grades.

2008-04-24 16:01:20 Liza-Flanders wrote:

NO.
First of all, it requires more than movement to to loose weight.
Getting healthy requires more then a quick fix.
Second of all, forcing students to participate in EXTRACURRICULAR activities is wrong.
Gym class in and of itself is enough, if not too much.
It would be wonderful for people to be healthier, but you can't FORCE them to.
Not everyone wants to be athletic (those that do play sports usually).
There are other ways to learn respect and team work.
Most students have over crowded schedules as is.
School is for education, Gym supports that by educating on the ways one can move to be healthy, and provides kids with the background knowledge needed to become interested in playing sports.
It also provides an outlet for extra energy sometimes.
Everyone has their strengths and weeknesses, and their fellow peers already know how to pick on and make miserable each other already, FORCING them to play a sport that made them uncormfortable would be cruel.
Not to mention opening up our children for potential injuries, most team sports require grace, strength, skill and an aptitude for the sport.
Lacking any one or more of theses could be dangerous for everyone on the team.
I had a bad back in school and even gym activities made it worse, one of my gym teachers forced me into and activity and hurt me bad enough to be sent home...
I can't imagine what it would be like to dread being forced to play a sport on top of dreading gym.
I do however think there should be more effort to provide children with healthier food choices and more encouragement for finding physical activites they enjoy, like playing tether ball or dancing, even roller skating or frisbie...
and last of all.
Being fat does not mean you are lazy, or unhealthy.
I'm considered over weight, but I move harder and longer then any of my skinny friends.
I have muscle tone that makes my athletic friends jealous.

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