Q: Why are schools focusing so much on sports?
Schools should not focus on sports, such a football, baseball, and basketball,
as much as the other extracurricular
activities. These activities are band, choir, and drama. These clubs also bring in money due to special events like
concerts and plays. More students get accepted into schools for these activities than students who get into schools for athletics. There are different types of bands that have concerts. Jazz band have concerts in restaurants. Marching bands play at football games. Half the audience at these games come for the band. They even go on trips around the country like New Orleans and Disney World. Concert band play in winter, spring, and event concerts. There may be at least five event concerts in a year. These concerts have an audience of approximately two-hundred and fifty people. Choir may share a concert with a concert band. They also go to trips around the country. Drama makes phenomenal plays and skits. They have at least five every year. Their audience is approximately three-hundred people. The tickets for every concert are about ten dollars each. These extracurricular activities make either the same or more individually than athletics do. Why should schools focus on sports so much? They should not.