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By: Caines

Women, who participate in team sports during their school

years, enjoy the benefits of a healthier and practical view of

society and their role in it. Since young female athletes

learn to perform in a team setting, they gain a greater

understanding of social order and an individual’s role

within that structure. In that setting individual performance

is seen not so much as personal achievements but as a valued

contribution to the team. Professional jobs mirror that

structure. Physically, sports provide a positive alternative

to the social status which typically offers women less active

roles in society. Girls involved in sports are less likely to

be statistics of social afflictions as teen pregnancy and drug

and alcohol abuse. Their body image is more positive, since

they push themselves physically. The results are that they

usually enjoy greater health and their body image is usually

dictated by performance in sports rather than images dictated

by the media. Involvements in competition, help girls

develop greater self-esteem. Athletes perform under pressure.

Overcoming pressure and achieving personal goals within that

setting help female athletes establish themselves as winners,

who understand the level of effort it takes to achieve goals.

That same self-esteem will undoubtedly be the difference

between achievers and the ones can barely maintain

professional jobs.

Schools should put more money toward sports since team sports

are the best opportunities for young athletes to learn

invaluable life lessons. Sports are as vital a part of a

young person’s education as music, mathematics, art and

reading. There are no additional programs supported by

schools which would teach young people tangible skillsets,

such as coordination, cooperation, performance and pursuit of

excellence. Sports would also neutralize additional problems

most schools encounter. A well developed and funded sports

program in any school help the institution develop and

identity in the community, conference, and nation. A

well-funded school program helps attract better student

athletes since the program traditionally creates more

scholarship money for non-athletic programs.

Women’s professional sports don’t do as well since

each program is seen as pioneering. It is becoming

increasingly difficult to obtain sponsorship, funding, venues

and recruiting for women’s sports. If there is no

natural path to professional sports, from high school and

college, then it becomes virtually impossible to recruit

retain and pay professional women athletes. In many

instances, the highest level for specific types of women

sports is amateur. There are few professional leagues to

help establish competition, sponsorship and salaries. As an

amateur, the collegiate is able to perform in the Olympics,

but has to compete in the world stage only every four years.

It is not until the Olympics that most of them can get

sponsors or have some of their expenses paid. Often, the

Olympics mark the end of the line for Women athletes and

notoriety and fame come by way of product sponsorship.

Without leagues and conferences, the glass ceiling in

women’s professional sports is reached in college. This

all that has been said I say for school to not only put

money for sport but do a little bit more for the women so

we can have equal benefits as the men do such as better

view and thought process of society.

Comments

Corrie

You have obviously put a lot of thought into your arguments for financially supporting female sports in education. You organized your thoughts to lay your foundation and your conclusions.

October 10, 2014
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Will

Well, honestly, this is a very well written piece, and many can agree with the opinion of its content. My only problem is . . . why not write your own article? Why cut and paste from some outside source? What's the point? You obviously did not write this.

October 14, 2014
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