Why Do You Think High School Sports Should Be Banned In Schools

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Imagine a world where young teenage kids, who would otherwise be healthy, were fat with high blood pressure was the norm. This would, in effect, leave the world in the hand of generations that are non productive and lazy. This would be the case if schools continue to cut budgets for their sports programs. In the past years schools budgets has been noticeably reduced. As this happens schools often decide to cut sports programs, because they do not believe that sports are essential for students education; this is a major mistake. Although many people think that schools should focus on education, sports in high school should be prioritized rather than cut, due to the benefits in physical health, healthier behaviors, and more positive outcomes in the future.
The first significant reason to support sports in schools is the intense physical condition that the student-athletes remain in while in the sport. These student-athletes are able to remain in peak physical shape while remain to complete school work through the physical conditioning in their sport. While these student are participating in these activities they are “1/10 as likely to be obese” compare to those who do not (Aspen Institute). The Aspen …show more content…

Amanda Ripley seems to believe that sports in high school set student athletes up for failure in the real life, because it gives them a false hope of being a professional and not being apart of the active economy. Accomplished writer Jay Mathews proves this wrong because his research shows that students who participated in sports earn more money in ten years, then those who did not in high school. This proves that sports in school truly are beneficial and should be saved for the sake of the up and coming generations to reap the benefits that many have

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