High school sports. Are they really such a big deal? I mean, the athletes aren't as good as the professionals, you don't know every player by name and you don't know their stats by heart.... So the question is, why do high-school sports matter so much to some people?
Answer? It's just because they do. High school sports are exciting. Exhilarating. Breath-taking. Amazing. Shocking. Wondrous. Crazy. Heart-stopping. Even heart-breaking to watch and experience. High school is the time to try new things, to get the most out of your life before you go off and experience college. It is your chance to shine in your communities before you leave and leave it all behind because before you know it, high school will soon be a just another blurred memory.
Participating in a high school sport can be one the greatest things a student experiences in high school. You get to have that bond and connection with your teammates and show not only your school and friends how good you are, but you get to represent your school in state-wide competition and give it your all. You get to experience the drive, the pride and the heart that so many of your peers share.
Not only do the athletes themselves get to feel the thrill of the sport, but the whole student body gets to join and come along for the ride. The student body has that sense of pride that they are from a winning high school football team. They share the tears with the athletes on the field when they lose in a heart-breaker. The students are the school. It's their friends and classmates out on the field, court, or arena.
Students cheer them on not because they have to, they cheer because they want to.
An individual high school sports team may not matter to some random person across the country, but they sure do matter to the students at that high school and their communities. Appreciate high school sports, because without them, what else would students have to cheer about under the lights on a cold and rainy Friday night?
Answer? It's just because they do. High school sports are exciting. Exhilarating. Breath-taking. Amazing. Shocking. Wondrous. Crazy. Heart-stopping. Even heart-breaking to watch and experience. High school is the time to try new things, to get the most out of your life before you go off and experience college. It is your chance to shine in your communities before you leave and leave it all behind because before you know it, high school will soon be a just another blurred memory.
Participating in a high school sport can be one the greatest things a student experiences in high school. You get to have that bond and connection with your teammates and show not only your school and friends how good you are, but you get to represent your school in state-wide competition and give it your all. You get to experience the drive, the pride and the heart that so many of your peers share.
Not only do the athletes themselves get to feel the thrill of the sport, but the whole student body gets to join and come along for the ride. The student body has that sense of pride that they are from a winning high school football team. They share the tears with the athletes on the field when they lose in a heart-breaker. The students are the school. It's their friends and classmates out on the field, court, or arena.
Students cheer them on not because they have to, they cheer because they want to.
An individual high school sports team may not matter to some random person across the country, but they sure do matter to the students at that high school and their communities. Appreciate high school sports, because without them, what else would students have to cheer about under the lights on a cold and rainy Friday night?
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