High School Sports Research Paper

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Many kids participate in sports every year. Over 5 million kids participate in high school sports every year. Whether it be elementary school or high school, golf or football, sports have many advantages for the student athletes. Regular and vigorous exercise is the single greatest factor in preventing heart disease, the nation's number one killer, according to What in the Name of High School Football by Hank Hill. Some people may say that there are negative competition effects on students who participate in sports. The advantages of sports are their educational benefits and their positive effects on adolescents. Firstly, sports have many educational benefits. According to Sports: How Much is Too Much? From KCRA.com, athletes do better in school because they have to learn how to focus on multiple things and manage their time to get everything done. In fact athletes usually have higher grades than students who don't participate in sports. Also, when the athletes season ends their grades tend to drop because they don't have anything to manage or focus on. The mission statement of the National Federation of State High School Activity …show more content…

According to Notebook: Kids and Sports from CBS News, sports give kids confidence and friends. It doesn't have to be extreme sports or competitive sports. It could be golf, kickball, or even ultimate frisbee. The lonely kids at school have either no athletic confidence or don't do any sports at all. If you have confidence in your ability to play sports you will be more confident in yourself and have more friends. Also, a multiyear study conducted in Michigan has shown that children who participate in sports have increased educational aspirations, closer ties to school, and increased occupational aspirations in youth. So, the more you participate in sports the more confident you will be, the more friends you will have, and you will have increased occupational

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