High School sports have become a big part of school and society. They originally emerged in the 1900's , and was modeled on the English Public School System. High School sports have great objectives for the athletes that are participating in them; these objectives are perseverance, team work, determination, and responsibility. However, these athletes are not meeting all these objectives. Responsibility, is the main objective that is not being met with school work. High Schools have tried to solve the issue of the student athletes lack of successful grades in classes by the eligibility rule. However, if these athletes are top athletes, and their teams are dong well that season teachers have the tendency to overlook their lack of effort and pass them, or give them the grade they need to be eligibly to compete.
The American society does not help this issue; in fact if worsens it. These athletes are pressured to be the best and perform at high levels constantly that is forces them to prioritize their sport first instead of education. When in reality, if something were to happen and their sports career ended they need their education to fall back on. There are many more problems the pressure of high school sports causes such as the use of performance- enhancing drugs, and social identity of a " student athlete". Although there is an imbalance in priorities, along with the other problems the pressure of the high school sports cause there is not one solution to solve these problems. In order for high school sports and the pressure involved with them it is the society that has got to change because the society expects the best. Which is why student athletes struggle with balancing their sport and education; they conform to the social identity of high school sports.
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