Persuasive Essay: Why Softball Should Be In The Olympics
Marissa Arizaga
Ms.Gaskill
English 9
24 March 2013
Why Softball Should Be in the Olympics?
Do you ever wonder to yourself why some sports, like softball, aren’t in the Olympics? Well, the reason why softball isn’t in the Olympics is because of the fact if it was, the Olympics would be too big and they think the U.S is too good at it... Personally, I think that softball should be in the Olympics because women sports should be more recognized. The reasons softball should be in the Olympics are, girls like me dream about it, the US is good at it, and it helps women live out their dreams and help their futures.
One of the reasons why softball needs to be back in the Olympics is because younger women dream about being on an Olympic softball field playing their hearts out. “The most difficult part of this has been reading emails from hundreds of young female softball players worldwide saying that their Olympic dreams have been taken” porter said (LA Times). This obviously states that young female softball players are suffering by the decision of taking softball out of the Olympics. “It’s hard not to think about the Olympics when you’re playing at this level. It is devastating because this is what I dreamed about growing up, playing …show more content…
Like, the main reason they don’t want softball in the Olympics is because basically USA is good at it. “The U.S softball blame IOC president and a conspiracy to get rid of the game because American dominance” (NewsTalk). This is wrong for the U.S team to be taken out of the Olympics for this reason of American dominance. “The American women won all three medals, never lost a game in Olympic competition and in 1196 outscored their opponents 51-1” (NewsTalk). This is the reason why IOC wants softball out of the Olympics because the U.S is dominating other teams. It’s not their fault their so good right? You can’t really do anything about them dominating
Ms.Gaskill
English 9
24 March 2013
Why Softball Should Be in the Olympics?
Do you ever wonder to yourself why some sports, like softball, aren’t in the Olympics? Well, the reason why softball isn’t in the Olympics is because of the fact if it was, the Olympics would be too big and they think the U.S is too good at it... Personally, I think that softball should be in the Olympics because women sports should be more recognized. The reasons softball should be in the Olympics are, girls like me dream about it, the US is good at it, and it helps women live out their dreams and help their futures.
One of the reasons why softball needs to be back in the Olympics is because younger women dream about being on an Olympic softball field playing their hearts out. “The most difficult part of this has been reading emails from hundreds of young female softball players worldwide saying that their Olympic dreams have been taken” porter said (LA Times). This obviously states that young female softball players are suffering by the decision of taking softball out of the Olympics. “It’s hard not to think about the Olympics when you’re playing at this level. It is devastating because this is what I dreamed about growing up, playing …show more content…
Like, the main reason they don’t want softball in the Olympics is because basically USA is good at it. “The U.S softball blame IOC president and a conspiracy to get rid of the game because American dominance” (NewsTalk). This is wrong for the U.S team to be taken out of the Olympics for this reason of American dominance. “The American women won all three medals, never lost a game in Olympic competition and in 1196 outscored their opponents 51-1” (NewsTalk). This is the reason why IOC wants softball out of the Olympics because the U.S is dominating other teams. It’s not their fault their so good right? You can’t really do anything about them dominating