More and more athletic sports are coming into high schools around the country. This gives more students the opportunity to participate in a sport while attending high school. Some principals are against having sports in schools because it distracts from the students learning process, but I have to disagree. And here is why:
I have participated in sports at school ever since 3rd grade and I'm still at the top of my class, going to a good college, and an honors student every semester.
You can learn valuable training through sports, such as leadership skills, communication skills, working with groups of people, participation , gain more knowledge about your health, and you become healthier.
Being in sports can help you gain friendships with people you wouldn't normally hang out with and this can help you open your eyes to other groups or cultures for that matter. You can become close and learn something new from someone you normally would never have talked to before.
Those are just a few reasons why I think sports are good for teenagers to participate in. We are in the developing and deciding stages of our lives, so why not take full advantage of it?
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