Using the different strategies we have learned in class, you will compose a more focused and nuanced argument. You will form a coalition group and tackle a subtopic related to the larger issue of competitive sports. You will research the subtopic and write an informed piece to make your argument.
Benefit of Sports
Competitive youth sports
Five major benefits of playing high school sports
Choosing the right sport for you
Understanding competition versus cooperation in youth sports
Basketball program helps boys believe in themselves, and behave better
Research says exercise works out the brain as well as the body
The benefits of high school eSports
VIDEO: Video gaming (eSports): the next high school sport?
VIDEO: How playing sports benefits your body
Splitting school PE lessons by gender 'damages girls'
New report highlights gender equity gap in high school sports
Julia Run
Erin DiMeglio
Teaching Tolerance
Where girls are missing out on High-School sports
Tackling inequality in sports
Why can't girls play baseball?
Masculine versus feminine sports: The effects of peer attitudes on sports participation (a challenging read of a study)
Athletic girls more likely to have knee injuries
Play ball! Little League World Series stars two girls
More girls playing high school baseball
Olympics: IOC approves new events in gender parity push for 2020
"No girls allowed" but a 5th grade basketball team won't kick off its girls
Sport participation and physical activity rates
VIDEO: Equality, Sports and Title IX
VIDEO: U.S. Women's team files wage-discrimination action vs. U.S. Soccer
Why are female athletes still paid less than males?
The gender equality debate; A boost for women in sport
For Argentina women's soccer team, the most elusive goal is respect
In Japan, Sumo Is a Man's Game; Female Wrestlers Are Pushing Their Way In from Newsela
Not Just for Ladies: Male Cheerleaders Join Rams Squad from Newsela
Katie Sowers Becomes the First Woman to Coach in a Super Bowl from Newsela
Malaysia's Top Pro Wrestler Is a Teenage Female Who Wears a Hijab from Newsela
High Cost of Youth Sports
Should college athletes be allowed to form a union?
Economists recommend paying college athletes
Point/Counterpoint: Paying College Athletes
NCAA talks realignment, paying athletes
The myth of parity
Should the NCAA pay college athletes?
It’s Time to Pay College Athletes
Rising cost of school sports is keeping more kids off the team
U.S. soccer group's project brings game to inner-city kids in Chicago
eSports: The new path to an athletic scholarship
VIDEO: eSports in high schools?
Esports scholarships/scholarships for gamers
Getting a College Sports Scholarship Is a Long Shot from Newsela
Startup Company Has a Simple Mission: to Make Youth Sports More Accessible from Newsela
Student-athletes in California Will Be Allowed to Sign Endorsement Deals from Newsela
Opinion: PRO/CON: Should College Athletes Play for Free? from Newsela
Tryouts for 8-year-olds, really?
Cutting in Sports
No cut rule
To cut or not to cut
Big team, bigger picture (audio available)
Let everyone play (audio available)
No cut policies (audio available)
Michael Jordan didn't make varsity - at first
Should youth sports leagues be organized by age, size or skill level?
Volleyball Player Goes to Court Over Lack of Playing Time from Newsela
Is it Fair That Only the Best Get to Play? from Newsela
Making the Case for Cuts from Coach & A.D.
College athletes under pressure
Basketball Goes Super Competitive with Younger Players
Handling sports pressure and competition (audio available)
Changing the game in youth sports
Athletes face boredom (and) overtraining
Basketball goes super competitive with younger players
With e-sports on the rise, "real" sports need to up their game
How parental pressures affect young athletes
VIDEO: Parents who pressure their sports kids
When should children specialize in sports?
The secret formula for becoming an elite athlete?
Inside the grueling Chinese 'sports schools' where 6-year-old farm kids become Olympic superstars
Sports specialization and intensive training in young athletes (challenging read on sports at a young age)
Marcus Trescothick is not the only sports star to pay a heavy price for success
How the pressure to excel in athletics can lead to substance abuse
Winning Isn't Most Important for Making Sports Fun, Kids Say from Newsela
How to Handle the Pressure on Kids in Sports from Coach & A.D.
Parental Pressure Could Be Lowering Enrollment in Youth Sports from ABC News (VIDEO)
FAQs about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Sports Injury Statistics
Concussion program for high school athletes work
When is it safe to let kids play tackle football?
Teen girls have more sports related knee injuries
1.35 million youths a year have serious sports injuries
Schools try to stop serious sports injuries
NFL and NCAA pledge millions to study head trauma in young athletes
Youth sports statistics
Cheer safe stats
Injury data
States take aim at heat stroke, other serious high school sports injuries
Sports related eye injuries are most common among kids
Sports concussion symptoms may last longer in girls than boys
A grave risk for young athletes
Sprains and strains: What's the difference?
For teens, when is it safe to play again after a concussion?
States take aim at heat stroke, other serious high school sports injuries
Concussion program for high school athletes works
New helmet hopes to better protect players from concussions (for professional NFL players, but could be applied to student athletes)
High school in Jersey is latest to drop football team
The epidemic that's ruining youth sports
VIDEO: Overuse injuries in teen sports
VIDEO: Cracking down on concussions
Rise in Overuse Injuries Among Kids and Teens Concerns Doctors from Newsela
Sports Injuries Prevention from Pillars of Wellness
Sports Injury Statistics from Stanford Children's Health
