Turner Today
By Sydney Palmer
High schools all around the nation have student athletes apart of their student body. Many responsibilities and efforts come with being one of those student athletes. Juggling schoolwork and your sport can be a very strenuous task on the various students.
“You make two commitments, and you represent our school,” said Coach K, volleyball.
Time can be a real issue to student athletes, making time for schoolwork, practice, day tournaments, and after school events, like games. But is there really enough time?
“Not enough time to get into practice and still stay committed and do all your school work,” Coach K. said.
Good Students vs Good Athletes
So many different things going on in an athlete’s school life, maybe coaches and teachers should try to work it out. In school athletes are looked at close and carefully by the staff and the student body. They are held to higher standards (grades, behavior, etc.) than other students; but is this fair?
“Yes!” says Lillian Garcia, a varsity volleyball player. “ Athletes should be held to higher standards because as student athletes we represent our school.”
Eligibility is a policy where athletes are kept to a 70+ average grade in all of their classes. If students fail to stay up to standards they are removed from playing in games and during practice time they are instructed to study for the failing class. There are two ways to look at this situation, does this proposition bring stress to students or is it encouragement?
“It encourages students to be better but the stress kicks in when there isn't enough time to fully finish and understand the school material”