Tryouts Persuasive Essay

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Imagine walking in the shoes in the shoes of a disabled or special needs child. You are very shy and you do not have many friends, but you really want to join the basketball, football, or cheerleading team. Then, tryouts come and you are too nervous to try out because tryouts themselves are overwhelming and stressful. What do you do? Do you not tryout? Your dreams will be ruined and your sports career could end forever. Some might say that special needs students should participate in regular tryouts because they are no different than the other kids. However, Sports tryouts should be fair the each and every student even those with a disability or special needs. Tryouts are overwhelming themselves and even more nerve wracking for those with a disability. Everyone needs to socialize and be physically in shape. Those are two of many reasons why sports tryouts are unfair for certain students. One reason why sports tryouts are unfair is because they tryouts themselves are overwhelming. Disabilityrightsnc.org, states, “Tryouts should be modified to ensure children with disabilities…” In my opinion I believe tryouts should be modified too.
GlobalSportsDevelopement.org says, “Anxiety is then, a blend of physiological, behavioral, and cognitive components.” Tryouts are
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Christianitytoday.com says, “More than 6.million students play sports...to stay in shape...to get exercise,”. If they get cut from the team they will not get a chance to be active. Better Health Channel states, “Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity and exercise can have immediate and long-term health benefits. Most importantly, regular activity can improve your quality of life.” Many cons can happen from not being active or be in physical

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