I understand that some people prefer to play sports in
addition to their major, and I am not knocking that. What I am seeking is for universities to
recognize collegiate level sports as a major, such that graduation from such a
program results in say a Bachelors Degree in Baseball.
Let’s face it, African Americans often find school
difficult, but it seems to everyone that there are other ways of measuring
intelligence other than IQ, and even the various standard assessments that I am
aware of today. For example, one person
might be calculating the mathematical way to hit a 3 pointer in a basket ball
game, while someone else might be entirely able to put the ball in the bucket
and get the job done. In that way,
including sports as majors will no doubt help the Africa American community.
My radical suggestion would be to make collegiate sports to
be a major. For example, majoring in
sports would mean that someone could choose basketball or baseball or even
football as a major. This is as opposed
to traditional majors, such as biology, French, and engineering.
There are several reasons for this, but one of the greatest
is my hope to inspire young athletes at the grade school to pursue health and
wellness for a lifetime. The problem is
that America is getting fat, and that much needs to change or else there will
be consequences to our poor eating habits.
The evidence is out there that putting sports on the
television does not help folks, but I would beg to disagree. Those polled were probably adults. When I was in elementary school, nearly every
kid playing squirts wanted to be a professional ball player. And, though while we should not have
delusions of grandeur that we are better than we really are, I believe that
professional sports inspires youngsters to exercise. That much is good for our bodies, and I
believe that will translate into a strong America.
One of the major faults of America is that we need to focus
more on sports more at the minor league level.
Our minor leaguers should be an inspiration for our youth. I am lucky to live on Cape Cod where we have
the Cape Cod Baseball League, CCBL, which is really at about the AA level. When our local kids watch these players, many
of which are headed for the big league, I indeed feel that it is inspirational
to the youth, especially since so many kids can’t afford to attend major league
sports. The minor leagues are very
affordable for almost anyone. Likewise,
I feel that broadening the scope of professional sports to include enough teams
such that it would make sense for a student to attend College primarily for the
aspect of achieving a degree in sports is beneficial to America.
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