Essay On Sports Should Be Banned In School

We believe that sports should be cut from the school budget. They are rough on the students'' by the pressure they can bring,the possibility of a concussion, which causes kids -to miss school, and it can rob a kid of his childhood. The students are able to get a scholarship by participating in sports. Only two percent of kid’s become professional athletes (Business Insider), that means out of all the sports participants a Monticello Trails Middle School, only eight-percent are likely to earn scholarships. It is even less than that because there are more than forty people who play school sports. Which would cause the kids to be depressed if they don't get a scholarship. This causes the student's to be stressed out and that would affect their grades in school. Another reason sports should be banned from Monticello Trails is all of the stress that is placed on the students' shoulders. In addition to this, stress is an effect that sports has on children. Stress can affect kids of all ages playing sports and doing school work. Parents push their kids …show more content…
They want everyone's eyes on them and on the court/field they may become selfish. Also, if a parent pushes their athlete too hard they may begin to believe that they are better than everyone else, they could become egotistical. If the students friends start to notice that the athlete is not pleasant to be around, they may distance themselves. Stress can be an effect from losing friends, the student-athlete may not understand why this is happening.,

This concludes why we think sports should be banned from MTMS. Banning sports will save us money and the parents whose kids play sports. It would also open up funds for academic activities, like clubs for the students. It also could save the school a lot of money because they wouldn't have to spend money on gear or sport