High School Sports are not about GLORY
No, High school sports are not about WINNING and bringing GLORY to your school.
Or at least they should not be. They should be about:
Learning teamwork
Learning not to quit when things get tough
Perseverance
Dedication to a cause or a goal
Doing the best you can possibly do
By making it only about WINNING and GLORY, you cheapen the process. You eliminate all but the strong and the swift and the agile. I’m not saying everyone should be allowed to play; there must be a process of trying out for the team and inevitably some will be cut.
Of the thousands of students participating in High School sports, only a small percentage will win in their division. Less will win in their state. Does that mean that all the students have not learned anything, have not benefited from the experience?
I played High School sports, many, many moons ago. Sometimes I was on a winning team. (Lost in the State Championship.) Sometimes on losing teams. (Did not even make playoffs) But, every time good life lessons were learned. That’s what High School sports are about.
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