Hey Guys,
As most of you know, I have coached several sports in Warwick
Numbers are down in sports, and some sports may be in danger of being cut. The economic reality of the situation is that we need to find ways to cut spending and/or spend our money in more effective ways.
Should cutting sports be an option... all sports? some sports? Freshman sports? As a teacher, coach, and former athlete I feel that athletics are enormously important. However not all people agree, and feel money could be better spent elsewhere.
What do you think?
I think this is a very bad idea. Sports should not be the thing that gets cut when money is tight. Having sports in schools helps keep the kids active and it also gives them a good reason not to get bad grades or get in trouble. I think there are other things people can look at to start cutting back instead of sports.
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Sports are a huge part of our lives. They keep us healthy and motivated to try new things. they also bring us to meet ne friends which is great. Some kids don't have anything to do for exracuriclar activities and they rely on sports for that. Some sports may not be to popular like field hockey for example but as the years go on it could be the schoolds top sport. Cutting sports could cause a down hill effect on many different levels.
ReplyDeleteI play three different sports at this school, field hockey, swimming, and lacrosse. These sports are the three main things I look forward to at the end of each school day. Cutting them would be stupid. We would lose lots of school spirit because no sport teams means no PEP RALLY!!!!! Also if sports are cut that means kids could be replacing after school practice time with bad decisions, like smoking or drinking.
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I think sports should not be cut no matter what.Sports are a big part of not only my life, but many other high school students.By cutting sports I think students grades will drop because we are forced to keep our grades up to participate on the team.If sports are cut and physical activities are not provided then the amount of over weight students will increase.Our country already is talked about being very unhealthy and by cutting sports throughout school it will make it worse.The school district could find other ways to cut back on the money they are spending and not cut out sports.People would first allow freshman sports to be cut out before JV or Varsity and maybe it is because I am a freshman but I do not think that cutting freshman sports is fair at all.Freshman year is when you should be playing the sports and getting active throughout your school. If you are not allowed to try new sports during freshman year then you will never know that you are good at something that you though you weren't.I think no matter what happens sports shouold not be cut because their are many other things that could be cut before sports to save money.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that they should cut sports to make up for bad decisions in budget making. But in this comment I'm going to do my best to play devil's advocate. If they have to cut sports, and they have to cut something, what are they going to cut? History? Math? I don't think so. The trend has been that if the school districts don't cut sports, they cut out the fine arts, saying that they aren't "core subjects", and therefore not required by law to have in the school. Are sports more important than the fine arts? The sports people would think so. But the music and art kids would sooner choose sports to be cut. And both are beneficial to students; they just work in different ways. There has to be a way to cut down on the budget without cutting down on our education and health. The best theory I've got so far? Cut the unneeded admin positions. There has to be some spots that aren't needed. Not the best, but the best I've got. But it's better than cutting things that benefit the students. Benefitting the student. Isn't that the whole point of education?
ReplyDeleteThe entire concept of cutting sports is completely ridiculous. I almost feel as if I am wasting energy by typing why sports should not be eliminated from the school system.
ReplyDeleteI voiced my opinions quite loudly, and clearly, as I walked in circle-after-circle in front of Warwick City Hall, almost one year ago, chanting at the top of my lungs that Warwick sports had to be saved. Also, I spoke in front of the school committee on that very same day. I felt that, because I, and the several hundred people who gathered there on that same day, as well, were heard, that we all played a significant role in keeping Warwick sports around...for now.
I think that if sports were cut, I would be shell-shocked. Even though I can't play most of them, sports are my life. I write about them for the Beacon, I do statistics for them, I want to go to college to write about them. If I a good head-start, I need something to write about. Without sports at my school, or in my district, for that matter, what would I have to write about? I would have to travel to Wood River Junction for an article. I would much rather stay here in Warwick to write my reports. Cutting sports would not only have an adverse effect on the athletes, but on the writers and reporters, such as myself.
Possibly, the most prominent reason for why sports should be cut is that grades would drop substantially if this occurred. The main drive and ambition for most athletes is that if they get below-average grades in several classes, they are booted off of their sports team. As many players do not want this, they strive to do much better in school then they normally would. Granted, some students do extremely well anyways (many top-of-the-class students are accomplished athletes at Pilgrim), others need the extra motivation to succeed. Without sports, some students may lose their ambitious quality, and their grades could take a fall.
I cannot stress my opinion on this subject enough: do NOT cut sports in Warwick, or any school district, for that matter. The results could prove to be very, very detrimental to the athletes and their academic careers.
-Jake M.
This is interesting considering the obesity rate and the pressure to eat right and exercise is something I see everyday. Magazines articles, lunch time conversation, everywhere. I can understand cutting teams that don't have the best turnout, but our school teams also bring in a lot of money per game, even if the teams not so good (pilgrim football). It gives the kids a place to get together in a safe environment supporting each other and being social. I think that is a necessary part of high school, and to take it away would be wrong.
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