The Pros And Cons Of High School Sports

The list could go on and on about what is wrong with high school sports in this generation. It starts when they’re young, parent coaches who only qualify because they played the specific sport when they were younger. That is brought into high school, with their child playing the same sport they “coach”, not getting to experience anything other than what their parent’s knowledge and what they could tell them. I’m not saying all high school athletes who are coached by their parents aren’t going to get any better, but I am saying that if you are going to hire a coach for a program, make sure they are more qualified than just being a parent in the district or having a little playing experience. High school is the preparation stage for college, both academically and athletically. High school and college are your gateway to the real world, so you need mentors, teachers, or instructors that are going to …show more content…
All parents are different and some are more than qualifies to coach a high school leveled or higher leveled team. My father is a prime example of this. He has played since he was a child, he has been a coach since before my brother and I were born, he has faced many adversities, even as a coach, that he has overcome and became an even greater man than he was before. Before my dad coached my brother, he coached younger athletes in baseball or football and he even coached a hearing impaired disabled school baseball team.
My brother picked up every sport when he was younger. When he played soccer, my dad wasn’t the coach. His first year of football, my dad wasn’t the coach, but when he quit football to play baseball that first year, my dad wanted him to succeed on his own. However, my dad was always there in the background for my brother when he was younger and always for me. My dad is the first person my brother and I would go to when we wanted help getting better in what we were doing