...and tried to beat your high score, an opponent or a computer. As life goes on, you grow up and during high school you are trying to figure out what you want to be and what to do in the future. When you have that feeling where you just want to quit, push through. The quote that motivated me is “If you want to succeed as much as you want to breathe you will be successful.” That quote motivated and made me a better person than I was in middle school. Maybe it can change everyone. When I was 2 my dad left me and my mom sent me to my grandmas to take care of me. I didn’t have much when I was little. I would always go to the park and watch all the athletic players play basketball. When the players were done, I would get a ball and imitate there moves. I try to play basketball like Jordan from the Chicago Bulls. He inspired me to play the sport and still today I am still playing basketball at Hempstead high school. A reason why I like playing basketball is because I want to win a NBA championship. I want to give a speech to everyone in the world to inspire people. When I play basketball I want people looking up to me, like I did with Jordan. There’s always something in life that you may want to be. Fear is just an illusion. You make that fear in your head. Trust your heart not your mind. Don’t get me wrong your mind can always help you but sometime your mind may fool you. Winning always have to have a why. Why do you want to win, why do you want it bad, why are you working this hard...
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...sports in school. The arguments for sports are Involve students in activities, build self-esteem, enhance fitness and lifetime participation, generate spirit and unity, develop and reward valued skills. The arguments against sports are may be more involved in drugs or be involved with the cops. Academics and sports both have different budgets. Most school prefer more than the other and spends more money on it. So they can be successful academically and athletically. If a student is involved with an out of school activities such as football or some type of club they will easily find friends that are interested in what they like and they will build a bond with one another. Being in a sport will also will build their self-esteem because if they do something great like throw a touch down for a football team or win a trophy for their club. Suffering from lack of involve keeps kids busy, out of trouble, and keep up good grades according to ( Joe Beck, Gazette 2009, after school programs can help teens succeed academically) they will feel accomplish and will want more and more. Playing a sport that they are really good at will help enhance their physical and mental fitness. It will help their physical fitness by making them stronger when they weightlift. It will make them more fit to because they run and it will burn the fat off their bodies. It will make them work harder in school because they have to have passing grades to play. They must have a mind-set do to good in school to play...
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...alter relationships with friends. Dealing with fellow staff members could be difficult if you’re not the head coach. Recruiting of athletes is quiet fun to I got my first taste the recruiting of other athletes. All of these reasons are why I choose to want to coach on a collegiate level with the inspirations of coaching professional. Before this field trip I was very unsure of what level I wanted to coach. The panel was very helpful with a few things I knew already and a lot that I had no clue about so I took a lot of key details and facts from both panels. At a high school coaching level the responsibilities of winning and keeping parents happy are the main duties. Also dealing with young kids and their growing minds and maturity is a huge part of being a high school coach. From personal experiences I’ve learned that some coaches really don’t care about you if our not a huge part of the team. Also showing favoritism to star athletes happens due to the fact winning is the main goal to some coaches in high school. College on the other hand, parents don’t have a say so like some do in high school. The dedicated players are normally the ones that go on to college a play but with high school some kids play cause there friends play a sport so college in a way weeds the lesser dedicated kids out of the equation. Personally I prefer to deal with the truly dedicated players rather than the partially kids. That’s another reason that made me lean toward coaching the collegiate...
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...team competes against another or others. Many high school students across the U.S. participate in some kind of organized sports team. Is it morally right to let kids play sports and encourage them to become student-athletes? Many people believe that athletics can make a person change their personality, or it takes too much time away from them performing to their maximum strength, academics. Some even question, what the purpose of playing a sport? The purpose of this essay is to explain why it is morally justifiable for parents to let their kids be engaged and play sports. Playing sports can help you become a better person for the future and can help students become motivated about academics. I will explain how a student-athlete builds character and the aspects that they learn on and off the field. Being a student-athlete does not only mean you only know how to play a sport or sports but you know how to compose yourself around others, and how playing a sport in high school can help you become a better person in the long run. Participating in team sports helps to develop good character. One of the major characters you learn by participating in athletics is that you learn how to become responsible. Being a student-athlete you must know your priority, and that is that you are a student first, then an athlete. There are many things you must know to being eligible to play. First you must know that student-athletes must attend school the whole day in order to participate in competition...
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...My 4th year High School Life, Different from Others Alyssa Bea Tanda, IV-Br. Flavius High school life is really fun. There are so many happenings in your life that you will never forget, so many things that had changed your life. For me there are many things in my life that changed a lot in me but I can say that the one that had changed me the most is my being a 4th year high school student. I don’t know why, but I really learned a lot in this part of my life. There are also some good effects of me being a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year high school student, but being a fourth year student is really different. It’s different from my other past experiences. The first day of 4th year came and I found out that my section is Br. Flavius, wherein my classmates were also my classmates when I was in 3rd year. At first I had thought of transferring to other section, because I want something new and I want to have new friends with other people. But then I had a realization that I can’t afford to be away from my friends. I also thought that it is God’s will that I am part of that section, so there is a purpose why I belong here. One of the main reasons why I decided not to transfer to other section is because I learned that the adviser of our section is Mr. Joseph Consignado. Even when I was still on the lower years, I already know his name. Many people say that he is one of the best advisers of the high school department. Every section that he handled was always known to be one of the best...
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...many schools that believe that school should be about learning not about sports. But I believe that school should be about more than just learning. It should be a place where you can socialize, have fun, and play sports. But most importantly I do agree that it should be about learning. In the article “High School Athletes Gain Lifetime Benefits” there are many good points on why sports are a good thing to have in high schools. A research was conducted by Kevin Kniffin, a teacher of leadership and management in sports at Cornell University. Kniffin’s research showed that people who play high school sports get better jobs, with better pay. Sports is not just a time to have fun, sports can teach a person to have more self-confidence, self-respect, and leadership. I6t is also said that former student-athletes donate more time and money more frequently than people who weren’t part of a sports team....
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...Mindless or Productive? We all enjoyed watching high school sports back in our day. We saw our school beat other schools from around the region, we watched our friends play their hearts out doing the sport they loved, and we even showed off our school spirit by wearing our school’s colors. We thrived off seeing our friends perform and entertaining the crowd with their skills in different sports. However, there seems to be a common trend about what students and everyone else think about when considering the high school athletes: Are they dumb, mindless, and a waste of time and money? Well I believe that high school athletes are not mindless and dumb, but rather very productive, both athletically and academically. The first reason is that the sports they play in keeps them healthy and active. There are numerous reports that show how being active in sports actually benefits you not only academically, but also in a healthy way too. By being active, you can lose weight, feel happier, and live longer. Most importantly, it can make you smarter and help you concentrate (http://www.activecoquitlam.ca). When you play in a sport, your brain is firing neuro-receptors into both the left and the right hemispheres each time you run, catch, or throw a ball. Thus, coordination and communication is improved between the two hemispheres and more receptors grow each time, which is key to learning information through experiences (Oden). By being active in sports, not only are you gaining experience...
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...What I knew Sports have always been fun and exciting for me. When I was a little boy around 5 years old we were living in Virginia and my mom put me in my first basketball camp. It was fun to get on the court and practice and play with the other boys. I could not wait to get to practice each day. Some days I was tired and I realized that sometime you have to push yourself and work hard when you are a part of a team. There is no better feeling than after you have worked hard in practice and the coach calls your name to go on the court and play in a game. Touching the ball for the first time makes you nervous but when you hit the first shot the excitement takes over. Since I was a little boy I have watched basketball games with my mom. Seeing how exciting it is and how the fans go crazy when a player makes a basket made me want to become a basketball player when I grow up. I have watched Kobe Bryant play and I have dreamed of being a great player like he is. Kobe works hard and competes with his heart each night. He seems to enjoy his job and I want to enjoy whatever job I choose for my future. I have followed Kobe throughout his career and have his posters and jerseys. I look at them sometime and tell myself that I will be a great player like him someday. I know that it will take a lot of hard work and long practices to become great. I know that I will be forced to train and keep my body in the best condition. Sports are about being physical, athletic, and strong. The...
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...Well start what I did over the Christmas break, I went to my dads I never really see him that often. So we took a road trip to the camp long drive by the way where I had shot my first deer yeah 14 year old shot his first deer this late right. So we made fires. Ate deer stew that my dad no salt god It was plain. Mainly we only ate sandwiches, plus no butter knives so we just pour it on top. It was fun my step cousin had come down, they didn’t see any deer. And I might add that we could not use our phones, data would not work cell service also was a no go the only thing I could do was play minecraft and who wants to play minecraft like come one. But it was fun few burns from the fire, but It was a fun long drive back. Now if I was a teacher, I would probably go insane, I see how teachers get treated no sir I don’t want to be a teach bye. But seriously, I would just say “ok class get on a math website hint hint make sure if a teacher comes in you better be doing math work hint hint” yep sounds like me. Being a teacher really has no good pay, but them vacation god i would be the first one out “bye”. And if I was a high school teacher just shoot me. I would not make it out the door. Now that my being a teacher right there....
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...Why should athletes not be paid? I’m going to tell you why the college athletes should not be paid. You should care about this topic because it is a problem that colleges face and if you want to play sports in college you might want to be paid for them but you get to choose to play sports or not. What some don’t know is that you shouldn’t have to get paid to play a sport that you chose to do. Today, I am going to try and persuade you why college athletes should not be paid. In college playing a sport is a privilege because most people that play sports in high school don’t play in college. What reason do athletes need more money, each year there are billions given to college athletes, the athletic scholarship averages over the schools tuition. Here is an example Ohio State of a little over $10,000 a year and the scholarship is $17,856 (Anderson). If they wanted to get paid let’s say a $100,000 salary that isn’t bad but a salary is affected by federal and state taxes. A student with a salary would have to pay a total of $34,900. That means the student only has $65,100. And college expenses get to $65,000 then then what was $100,000 is only $100, so is getting paid and having a salary better...
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...I hope when you read this letter you have the best time in high school and go to good college. I’m you from the past, I like to travel around the world, fear turn to eighteen. I don’t know why I so scare turn to eighteen but when I think about lost protection from my parents, laws and other pages that I have to sign make me worry a lot. I live in San Jose, the rent in this city is so high because of this city in the silicon valley, a lot of people want to live here. I hope I can buy a house for my family to live here. After college, I want to be an engineer computer because I like computer and I live in the silicon valley. My dream is to want to be a soccer player, I always play with my friend on Friday, we can stay after school to play one...
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...Do you want your kid to be encouraged to have big dreams and do what they love? Well I know that I would. I believe that young athletes do have the same opportunities in playing sports. One reason I believe that it’s fair is disabled kids can still do sports and participate in sports as well. My second reason is that girls can also play in sports like football. Then my third reason is that parents that can not afford to take or get their kid into games, so maybe coaches take them or pay for them. Disabled is a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movement,senses, or even activities. Well, in my world I think that disabled kids are not all cut out they can still play sports and do fun activities.Today, US Education Department Office for Civil Rights has released guidance that clarifies existing legal obligations of schools to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate alongside their peers in after-school athletics and clubs. We make clear that schools may not exclude students who have an intellectual,...
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...have a family conflict, I can’t focus in my studies. | | | | 2. Whenever my parents argue, I can’t study well. | | | | 3. Whenever my other siblings and I have misunderstandings, I get destructed in my studies. | | | | 4. When we have a monetary hardship, I feel like I don’t want to study anymore. | | | | 5. Whenever my little brother wants to play with me, I can’t do my homework. | | | | 6. Whenever my other siblings ask me to do household chores, I don’t have enough time to study my lesson. | | | | 7. When my little brother asked me to tutor him/her, I can’t review my previous lesson. | | | | 8. Whenever my parents go out and leave my other siblings with me, I study for my quiz. | | | | 9. Whenever my sister asked me to go with her, I can’t finish my homework. | | | | 10. Whenever my father and I had misunderstandings, I can’t focus well on my studies. | | | | 11. When one of my grandparents had a sick, I can’t concentrate in my studies. | | | | 12. Whenever my parents had a loud conversation, I can’t review my lesson. | | | | 13. When my parents decide to separate, I feel like that I don’t want to continue my study. | | | | 14. Whenever my little sister asked me to do her research, I can’t do my own homework. | | | | 15. When my father got mad with me, I can’t focus to study my lesson. | | | | 16. When my other siblings had a quarrel, I can’t concentrate in...
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...My whole life I thought about what it would be like to attend in HBCU. Will it be a life changing experience? Will I benefit from this? What should I expect? As a kid I always had to deal with being in schools and softball teams that were not diverse. There was always me representing the African American community on my softball teams. This made me feel like, why? Why am I the only one? Team after team I would get my hopes up to just, just maybe have another person of color on my team. Time after time my hopes were raised for nothing. After awhile I stop believing. In middle school there would always be a tight knit community of Africans Americans who would stick together. We all felt like one family. Every morning we would all find each...
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...Growing up mostly all little kids dream of being an athlete and play for their favored team. I believe sports in High Schools are an important thing to have to teach kids. Sports helps kids in many ways like helping them get better grades, become help healthy, and learn life lesson. that why sport is important for school to have. A reason why sports are good for students is because a rule that school have of no pass no play policy. “The No Pass No Play rule stipulates that Texas public school students who participate in extracurricular activities must achieve a passing grade (70% or higher, 60% or higher for Pre-AP or AP courses) each six-week grading period in order to qualify to continue participating in extracurricular activities such as athletics, band, and orchestra.” With this policy it motivates students to work harder to pass their classes. This benefits the school and the student to become better....
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