| Teamwork is one of the most important skills that | | | | Another good reason for having sports in high school |
| high school students can learn, and nowhere is this | | | | is the possibility of college sponsorship. This is |
| easier to teach than on the sports field. Here | | | | especially important for lower income families who |
| students can learn how each individual's effort | | | | haven't the financial opportunity to build up a college |
| combined with that of their team-mates creates the | | | | nest egg to help their child further their education. |
| success level of the team. If all the members of a | | | | Many of the better colleges offer up to 100% |
| team give it their best and pull together as a team, | | | | scholarships for the best athletes/sportspeople they |
| then the team has a greater probability of winning. | | | | can identify in high schools around the country and so |
| Although winning everything isn't always the best | | | | if your child is hoping to go to college, and your |
| lesson to learn, the fact that if everyone does their | | | | finances are low, then you could do well to |
| best the team does better is the more important | | | | encourage your child into trying out a number of |
| lesson to learn. Once the students leave school | | | | sports to see which, if any, they can excel in during |
| college and start in a working environment, they are | | | | their high school years. Of course sports aren't for |
| going to find themselves on a job-related team of | | | | everyone, and it could be that your child just isn't |
| some description whether it's for a legal firm or the | | | | sport's-minded, but if they are then it's a great way |
| local garage; they are going to helping their employer | | | | of getting their education at a much reduced rate. |
| to do better than the competition. | | | | Not all teens enjoy sports during their high school |
| Even if your child isn't happy with team sports, and | | | | years, and for some of them they are an absolute |
| some kids much prefer working at their own level, | | | | misery, but if your child's school has a compulsory |
| there are plenty of sporting opportunities where | | | | sport's program then the best you can do is to |
| individual effort is required. Track and field events are | | | | encourage your child to become interested in some |
| usually the more obvious ones to be undertaken at | | | | sporting activity. Even if it's one that's not on the high |
| high school level, and high school students get the | | | | school curriculum, at least they will be able to say |
| chance to test their skills against peers at inter-school | | | | that they are proficient in at least one sport and |
| athletics events in much the same way that the | | | | therefore be less at risk of being a target of ridicule |
| teams compete in inter-school games. | | | | from the other students. |