Should High School Students Be Required To Play Sports?

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 Branda-Brindle says: 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. i believe in sports tho.the world is fine without that 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. their health is being affected in adult life due to the lack of pe and too much homework.i love sports, but that would be rediculous to make someone unatheletic to do that. 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. sad. society requires our kids to be in school all day, and then go home and do hours of homework. this will follow them through life, and we need to give them the skills to do this while they are young. 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). kids need to be well educated, both mentally and physically.

2008-04-24 15:54:36 Daysi-Chappel says: if health is your concern, lack of physical activity does contribute to unhealthy kids, but DIET is infinitley more important online sports book betting. a more logical step toward increasing the students health would be to offer healthy meals, instead of garbage. and i mean vegetables and fruit online sports book betting. 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 online sports book betting. athletic programs can benefit kids greatly, but so can art and academic progams. every child is different. 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. the public school system is failing and we're letting it happen.

2008-04-24 17:04:31 Enoch-Maclagan says: 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. 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.

2008-04-24 16:12:48 Iesha-Vinsant says: you're right. now that we're in the "technology" age, students are slacking off. 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 15:57:06 Randa-Monroe says: plus, either teh school or students have to have ALOT of money to do that 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

2008-04-24 15:57:21 Isabelle-Howe says: If sports are required then music and arts should be required as well. That is if you are going to be a well rounded person you need all stimulus.i have muscle tone that makes my athletic friends jealous. not everyone wants to be athletic (those that do play sports usually). first of all, it requires more than movement to to loose weight online sports book betting. gym class in and of itself is enough, if not too much. i'm considered over weight, but i move harder and longer then any of my skinny friends online sports book betting. 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... getting healthy requires more then a quick fix. lacking any one or more of theses could be dangerous for everyone on the team.

• you can't force a teen to be competitive.
• i put up with the same crap once.
• 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.

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. second of all, forcing students to participate in extracurricular activities is wrong. not to mention opening up our children for potential injuries, most team sports require grace, strength, skill and an aptitude for the sport. and last of all. being fat does not mean you are lazy, or unhealthy online sports book betting. there are other ways to learn respect and team work online sports book betting. 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. most students have over crowded schedules as is. i can't imagine what it would be like to dread being forced to play a sport on top of dreading gym. No, that is absurd.no. 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... it also provides an outlet for extra energy sometimes online sports book betting. it would be wonderful for people to be healthier, but you can't force them to online sports book betting.