Crossing High School Sports
Do all sports have an equal chance of participation?
Athletic participation throughout adolescence is encouraged as sports can teach students lessons that are even beyond those used in the specific activity.
This article tells different opinions on multi sport athletes vs "specialized" athletes.
High school sports are thought of as limited, however, as many student athletes are restricted from some sports due to overlapping seasons of others.
Many coaches say that they recommend their athletes to participate in multiple sports, but even these are almost discriminated against.
At Traverse City West High School, head football coach Tim Wooerr says that he urges multi-sport participation. “As coaches our main goal is to teach our athletes life lessons that they can use once they're done on the playing field. This idea is strengthened as the number of sports the athlete participates in increases,” Wooerr says.
But, head baseball coach Matt Bocian says that the specific sports being recommended are limited.
Wooerr implied that they encourage their football players to run track and participate in powerlifting, but this then in turn restricts them from playing other winter and spring sports that occur simultaneously.
Do the student athletes feel they are stuck in the middle?
This article shares Coach Kent Smiths opinions on the subject.
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