The phrase student-athlete means alot of things to people in college. Coachs expect their students to excell in the classroom as well as on the pitch. School directors see it as a student should be honored to be participating in both aspects of college life. But, in our case, what does it mean to be a student-athlete at the high school level?
At most schools, students that are athletes genuinely love the sport. They love it so much that the educaton part of it falls behind. Now, the question is, whos takes the blame for the lack of responsibility of the student-athlete?
1: The student has been advised that they come to school to recieve the best education that can be possibly offered to them. No matter what the circumstances are, the school does everything possible to give them that respect. Is the student really understanding what can happen after when the four years of high school sports are done?
2: The coach has to be a counselor, a mentor, and just and all around good person around the student. The coach has to let the students know about positive outcomes and negative outcomes when it comes to school. Grades are more important then goals or baskets. How many coaches really have the right intentions with their student-athletes?
3. The parents play an important role here. The parents should be aware of how their child is doing in school. They should be more active in the childs' success in the classroom and on the field. The student-athlete should be supervised by their guardians in order to accomplish a lot of goals in high school.
The student-athlete should realize that playing a sport is a priviledge not a right. Sports come second in the phrase "student'athlete".
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Hernando! Excellent post!!! As a fellow student-athlete we must realize student comes before the athlete...this is absolutely a right and not a priviledge. I feel sometimes students think it is their right to play a sport...but they should realize that in life the lessons they learn in both are important but this ability is only to help further their education by getting scholarships to help further educate themselves to achieve success in the real world!
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