Adversity In Sports

At the young age of sixteen, my oldest brother suffered greatly from his obesity, his academic performance in school was deficient, and his relationships with his peers were negative as well with my interactions with him. After deciding to join the soccer team in high school, his life turned around in a positive matter, he began eating healthier, his personality changed in an extremely favorable way, he no longer dealt with obesity, and his academic performance improved vastly as he accomplished his goal, to graduate from the Universal Technical Institute. His life became stable after joining the soccer team in high school. In sports, one is constantly put against adversity; similarly to life, one either decides to overcome or fall behind …show more content…
In sports, students often face victories and defeats. Much like in life, it is not always a smooth path to success, rather you face various obstacles along the way that test your will and determination to keep moving forward. That is, in sports, you constantly have ups and downs which help you prepare for life in general. The competitive aspect in sports is quite important in today’s society, as a competitive individual is always committing themselves one hundred percent in their task whether in their jobs or their future academics which essentially helps them stand out from other individuals. According to a study by Sports and civic engagement by Peter Levine (2016) “former high school athletes were more likely than their peers to volunteer regularly as young adults, vote, feel comfortable making statements in public,” that is, since many students who participated in sports are used to communicating with each other throughout games, they develop the confidence to make statements in public and express themselves more openly. A great benefit from sports is that they create opportunities for students to receive scholarships. There might be times students cannot afford attending colleges, but through these scholarships, it grants them the opportunity to keep with their career and …show more content…
While I understand that money is a big concern when adding sports in schools, there are many ways to help raise funds for sports without hurting other extracurricular activities schools’ have to offer, such as forming fundraisers between the students as well as taking donations from the community; in our school we used fundraisers to pay for all of our equipment for the entire season. Communities are more likely to support their own schools, as many people show pride from where they came from and have no problem supporting their schools. Once sports are established into schools, they could actually benefit economically, as people will become invested in sporting events and are willing to pay money to watch and support these events. For example, parents would want their child to participate in sports and therefore wouldn’t mind paying money to help the sports