The Huron basketball team prepares for a game.
Students across the globe strive for academic achievement in today’s adolescent world. From colleges and counselors to parents and friends, the pressure on students to excel is monumental. And there is a great deal of advice being thrown at these students from all angles — better study habits, SAT prep classes, structuring one’s time — the list goes on. But very few counselors and parents direct their kids to athletics when the going gets tough.
It seems like sports would negatively affect schoolwork. They limit a person’s time, cutting down the possible amount of time to do homework. Some would say that sports can distract a high school student from his or her work and provide students with bad influences.
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