High School Sports

In todays society the classic stereotypes that are commonly associated with high school sports are continuing to develop and occur on a more common basis. The idea behind high school sports becoming more intense and only the top tear athletes participating is one that is becoming more and more true. High school sports are becoming a place where college coaches are more and more relying on to find the best athletes possible. In todays world high school sports are being seen as a stage to showcase ones individual talent with the common goal in receiving an athletic scholarship.  High school sports are ramping up the intensity each and every year and continue to see a decline in participants across the board because we now believe that athletes in high school should only focus on one sport. I believe that this tendency is what is damaging high schools sports today. 20 years ago the best athletes at different schools would play 2 maybe even 3 sports, now the best athletes are only participating in one sport and one sport only. Personally, when I began playing high school sports I was amazed at the difference in time commitment compared to middle school along with the overall time spent practicing and preparing for the games. Another thing that was noticeable was the overall status that the athletes where given. They where allowed to leave class early, receive extra time on there tests, and above all received a special gratitude that only they could achieve. I believe that these along with several other things are current problems associated with sports today. However, the biggest problem I believe in interscholastic sports today is that athletes think they are better than they actually are and believe that no matter what they do they should not be punished as hard as others. I also think that this is a problem that is not going to go away anytime soon because we are the ones as a society who let these athletes get away with certain things and are the ones who dont hold them to a higher standard.