The Fate of Sports in Schools

In a light of the fact, sports is one of the most supported activities across the globe. However, some opponents argue that sports poses major risks, for instance football game leads to contractions of health complications, underperformance in academics. Besides, there are high costs incurred to supports sports in school. On the other hand, studies show that sports build profound careers for players and enhance physical healthy state for participants. Undeniably, contraction of health disorders and even death is a phenomenon commonly observed in football as the contact between player is extraphysical. Sports is not bad but it should not numb the academicals abilities of the students partaking them (Margolis, Canty, Halstead & Lantos p. Students should focus on academics and reduce involvement in sports.

The cost of sports compared to the investment incurred in academics is also an alarming matter. The United States spent a substantial amount in sponsoring sports. However, the same case is not seen in academics as the United States is not ranked among the best in a maths contest. Samaha argues that players have managed to make a better living as they earn substantive income from the game (Samaha p. g 9). It is clearly seen that in today's world, many athletes have risen to achieve a much better living standard compared to some academicians. Additionally, sports have been a better way to manage physical disorders and other complications that are related to human health as recommended by physicians. Complications such as obesity have been observed to be reduced with sports and it will play a major role in making a healthy living (Ripley p.