In modern times today with popular culture when someone is nerdy it equals funny and that you can only be cool if you play sports. This is shown in television shows about 8/10 times. With the shows that do this the athlete and nerd usually clash (Shortell 1). This clash usually ends with the athlete winning in the eye of the public (Shortell 2). This display in popular tv shows in graves it into kids that school is not cool and sports are. This is why nerdy athletes and athletic nerds are virtually nonexistent (Shortell 1). Which is a problem because since kids, teens, and young adults are all about sports, their academic success is suffering. The primary goal should be to get the focus in schools shifted back to academics because focusing
