Mandatory GPA

Is playing a sport really more important than getting a high enough GPA to succeed in life? I believe that students should have to get a mandatory GPA in order to play sports because it’s easier to go to college on scholarships for academics, shows the ability to learn new things quickly with higher GPAs, and proves the work rate and commitment of the individual.

Scholarships are found to be more commonly given out for academics rather than sports. Academic scholarships are promoted from the states to be given out. In Division Three colleges they aren’t even allowed to offer athletic scholarships so they tend to hand out more money for a student's’ academics. Colleges are more willing to give out more money for academics if the student
Balancing sports and school is a very hard job that requires a lot of planning and hard work. Between the 6 hours of school and the 2 hours of sports plus homework is a very rough schedule to complete in just a night. The students have to work hard in school and right when they get home to complete the work that is due the next day. Also to make sure that the students get over the required GPA they have to do well on their tests, homework, and projects to achieve a good grade in each class. It takes a lot of time and dedication to do well in school and on the field. While this is a valid point, we have to think about the kids that have learning disabilities. It prevents them from getting over the mandatory GPA. Did you ever think that the one thing in their life that just “clicks” with them is a sport. It would be terrible if the one thing they loved to do was prevented because the just couldn’t get the required GPA to play. There are many options to help them out to help obtain that GPA the dream about to play that sport. Many schools offer programs so this doesn’t happen to the students who have a learning