Greenwood High School - Woodman Yearbook (Greenwood, IN)

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Athletics offer life-tim e lessons How do students benefit from the sports pro- gram? Do athletics help prepare the student for their future? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the program? Several coaches and seniors who have been active in athletics answered these questions. They are important questions to be answered as the ath- letics of a high school are a central point of student activities. Ms. Marti Reece said, I feel that the sports pro- gram does much for the student in developing lead- ership qualities, confidence, and the ability to work together as a team. I have seen some real positive things come out of our girls' program. I feel the girls who have been involved in sports have gained a great deal from it in the way of feeling better about themselves. I think females especially in OUR soci- ety need to be put in positions where there is pres- sure and competition because these situations they will meet in the future. Sports affords them this opportunity? Mr. Keaney Sloop said, I think the students benefit from trying to achieve something. Some- times they succeed and sometimes they fail, and thatfs basically what life?s all about. If a kid partici- pates in athletics for any extra-curricular activityj he is going to have a better chance of succeeding in Sometimes they succeed, sometimes they fail . . . Sloop life, and he's going to be able to cope better. If there?s anything learned Cthrough sportsj, it is that things don't always go the way you would like them to? It teaches you sportsmanship and helps you to gain friendships through meeting people you ordi- narily wouldn't meet, said Beth Cannon. 'elf I had not run track and cross county, I would not be as involved in school as I am. It helps you develop confidence? Kristi Spencer said athletics had helped my atti- tude. You have to earn what you get-I had to work for my letter-and this is good? COne of the benefitsj . . . growth through friends and learning to work together. All of the life lessons are learned through sports. It is funny how much they are like life-one learns about adversity, wins and losses, and how to deal with them, ? said David Vandergriff. Tom Williams and Mark Maze said It Cathleticsj has taught us to get along with people even if we have differences, since unity is necessary for a suc- cessful team. Sports also teaches perserverance and how to deal with problems that will be relevant to future situations? Coaches Barbara Otte and Sloop summed up the weaknesses saying that too few are depended on to do so much. There is an insufficient number of coaches? said Ms. Otte. Sloop added, Some peo- ple coach two or three sports. I think it is hard to maintain energy for one sport, let alone two or three. We live in an age of specialization, where people choose one thing and concentrate on it. But . . . to get along with people . . . because of the economy and staff size, we have to call upon persons to do several things? From the athletes point-of-view, David Vander- griff said, It becomes so time-consuming that you canit get involved in as many things-you can't experience a great variety of activities. Also, ath- letes tend to be surrounded by people who think similarly. I believe you should surround yourself with different types of people and ways of think- ing? The benefits of a strong athletic program such as Greenwood's are very great. Senior football, bas- ketball, and track star Mike Davidson expressed his feelings about his four years in athletics. Athletics in high school have benefitted me in many ways. The obvious advantage is my physical health. Although I have broken a couple of bones and sprained an ankle, I feel that this has actually helped me to work harder and become the best ath- lete that I can become.