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 Robena-Faast 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.

2008-04-24 15:52:59 Rosanna-Little says: I put up with the same crap once.no, that is absurd. You can't force a teen to be competitive sports betting gambling odds online nba nfl picks odds. Plus team captains will leave those out of their team who don't play up to their standards sports betting gambling odds online nba nfl picks odds. There will be the kids who want to play sports who scream at the ones who don't put enough effort into the team.

2008-04-24 15:57:06 Charlesetta-Saylor says: plus, either teh school or students have to have ALOT of money to do that plus the requirements are already horrible, and high school students dont need more stress i say nosports take up alot of time and require commitment, something not all kids have sports betting gambling odds online nba nfl picks odds.

2008-04-24 15:53:02 Letisha-Quinn says: No. Not everybody is able to play sports . someone may be injured or something like that. if someone cant play a sport than it just embarasses them it might lower self confidence

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

2008-04-24 16:02:01 Coy-Cason says: Sounds wierd to me.

2008-04-24 15:57:21 Mohammed-Muller 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 sports betting gambling odds online nba nfl picks odds.

2008-04-24 15:55:55 Rubin-Haynes says: acting, singing, dancing) than I could ever possibly be at sports. 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. The arts do that as well. That makes them not good 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. 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. 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.

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

2008-04-24 17:04:31 Pa-Ratcliff says: It's a matter of personal preference. 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. 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 15:50:26 Lucien-Prevatt says: ya, it's the funnest thing in the world

2008-04-24 15:56:28 Clint-Rice says: 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 15:56:43 Dennis-Garneys says: 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 19:59:07 Nedra-Elinor says: 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 15:49:54 Billy-Sholl says: the world is fine without that i love sports, but that would be rediculous to make someone unatheletic to do that sports betting gambling odds online nba nfl picks odds.