High school is a time when students get prepared for the real world, im part to all this the second largest factor in high school students are the activities that they take part. As an athlete myself I can say that the tryout week of my sport brings on alot of stress, issues, and other factors that if taken to the extreme can be detremental to my ability of doing well in school.
Taking A Closer Look..
What is the issue for teenager?
The issue for teenagers is that during the week or days of tryouts can be very stressful, because as a freshman coming into highs school or even a senior the things that everyone worries about can be different; from physical issues to even being mentally prepared. Throughout the years of high school the most worried group of individuals are the seniors, because they may know how things work but they might not have spent their summer doing something productive so that they can be prepared to stay on the varsity team, but instead they get cut or in some cases they only keep their grades up barely high enough to play during the season of which their sport is and the rest of the time they slack off and turn out with some bad grades to the point of missing a few games because of their educational preparedness .
Credits go to: Steven Pisano from flickr
How does your sub issue connect back to your subtopic area?
The sub issues (eligibility, getting cut off, and try out competition) connect to the subtopic area of high school competition because everyone is striving to get good grades, making the varsity team, or even having the coaches favor because if you have all of these things or even two of them you have a much better chance of making the team.
How do these issue affect teens? How serious is this issue?
These issues affect teens in a negative way for some time but eventually they overcome it and accept the fact; because they know that once the coach makes his/her decision it is final. There are times when the athlete does not like the decision that the coach has made, and so he does his own thing and threatens the coach or even himself. This issue is not too serious because even though hundreds of teens nationwide and globally don’t make the team; they had hoped for or any team at all they simply accept it or some try and speak with the coach about their decision, the case of not making the team can really be broken down into two main reasons which are academic standings (ineligibility) and also that you were not mentally/physically prepared for the days in which you were looked at by the coach.
Credits go to: AJ Guel from flickr
How many teens are impacted by this issue? Is it different in different countries and cultures?
Globally and even within the united states there are hundreds and thousands of athletes who are affected by this issue because you may make the team but your best friend might get cut and so you will be playing alone. This is not different for different cultures and countries because everyone wants the best players on their team so that they can do well because as a coach if your team does well in their season you will probably be having a bonus or a raise because you will be keeping most of the players, so there is something to look forward to in the season to come.
How can you help teens overcome this issue/challenge? What are your suggestions for helping teens through this issue?
As a parent there are two ways you can help you child from getting cut from a high school sport and they are by making sure your child does his homework and get good grades on them so that they can know that school comes first and then sports. The other thing you can do is to make sure your student is a part of a club team when their sport is not in session so that they are fit and ready when tryouts come around. Studies have also been shown that students who partake in sports or activities do better in school because they are able to plan their time somewhat equally between homework, chores, jobs, sports, and family time.
