TheGoodJoe:


I think it is time you look in the mirror. You called kids sent abroad without education Dullards, slaves and touts and then turn and say it is me. That was all you.

I have said, if a kid is not doing well in school but he can play ball, let him play. If a kid does not have a chance to education but can play well, let him play.

That is no way calling Nigerian kids dullards.

BascoVanVeli:


It is a shame that adults will allow such atrocities just because a kid can kick a ball. This is why schools have to be involved, that way the village can raise the child. We can also reward the school who have the brightest students athletes and that will motivate the teachers to put in extra hours.

forgiveness:
For me, it's indeed the social responsibility of every citizens of Nigeria to go to school from elementary to secondary level. It's almost impossible for a boy dreaming of having a better career in professional football to study until he gets tertiary education because football get expiring date.

The age range until secondary school level is 16 - 17 years. If he goes further and a club in Europe comes calling, should he stick to his education until he finishes his education at 22 (I never add strike and other wahala put oooo)?

Which club wan buy you for that age from Nigeria or Nigerian league?

That age don dey near retirement for Africans players in Europe. Before he catches up and blend nko?

Footballer's expiring date na 26 - 28 years, after that which club go wan invest for you?

To attain education up till tertiary level no get expiring date ooooooo.

Person fit still study at 30 or 40 ooooooo.

I rest my one kobo opinion.

BascoVanVeli:


Yes I turned it on u because u want to keep them as Dullards, slaves and touts. How can u be happy when a player can't spell his name? I repeat, when u allow a child go without an education it is cheating.

maidaboi:
i understand your point of view but we are not saying that they should not go to school

Are we saying that the educated one's should not be invited? All we are saying is that both should be invited and the best should be selected

always try to ague with open mind

BascoVanVeli:


Abeg don't get this wrong. All I want is for football to be used to make sure our children have at the least secondary school education. After 17-18 they are adults so I don't know how u go up to 40.

BascoVanVeli:


Abeg don't get this wrong. All I want is for football to be used to make sure our children have at the least secondary school education. After 17-18 they are adults so I don't know how u go up to 40.

BascoVanVeli:


I have never been against the best being invited but also get them educated in the process. Passing 4 out of 6 courses does not make u a genius nobody is asking for them to be A students.

TheGoodJoe:


I wonder where you got that from. I have repeatedly hammered that I want all kids educated.


I WANT KIDS EDUCATED.

I wonder how such simple a sentence is difficult for you to understand. I will have to repeat it over and over again but you will not get it.

When it is time to select, select the best talent irrespective of his educational background. Simple.

BascoVanVeli:



10 Reasons Why High School Sports Benefit Students

by Grace Chen


Explore the many benefits high school sports offer to students, both during the secondary academic years and beyond.


Athletics have been a mainstay of the high school scene for decades. Today, the field has merely expanded, encompassing an even greater variety of competitive options for male and female students alike. While many students get involved in high school athletics for sheer love of the game, there are significant benefits from these extracurricular activities as well. We have 10 ways high school sports benefit students – some of which students and parents may not even realize.

Community Representation


While club sports have become a popular pastime for both students and college recruiters, there is still a lot to be said for playing for your high school team. According to Unigo, students who participate in high school sports learn the benefit of representing their community on the field or court. These athletes learn the fun of team rivalries and revel in the praise of a job well done for their school. This feeling of community and the honor of representing the home team may run over into college athletics if the student advances in his sport as well.

Fitness

The fitness level of athletes in high school sports programs cannot be underestimated. According to a report from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), a 2006 study on female athletes found that when female students are given more opportunity to participate in athletics in high school, their weight and body mass improve. A 2001 survey found that students agreed they would not spend as much time in sedentary activities like watching television and playing video games if they had other options after school.


Studies also suggest that student athletes are less likely to participate in unhealthy or risky behavior when they are playing sports in high school. The same report by the NFHS cited a 2002 study by the Department of Education that found students who spent no time in extracurricular activities in high school were 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 37 percent more apt to become teen parents. Just four hours in an extracurricular activity like sports each week dramatically improved those numbers.


Improved Academics

A survey conducted by the Minnesota State High School League in 2007 and reported by the NFHS found that the average GPA of a high school athlete was 2.84, while a student who was not involved in athletics had an average GPA of 2.68. The survey also showed that student athletes missed less school than their non-athlete counterparts, with a total of 7.4 days missed and 8.8 days missed, respectively.


Another study published in the Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise in August, 2007 found that students who were active in sports like soccer, football and even skateboarding performed 10 percent better in core subjects like math, science, social studies and language arts. Because sports offer equal opportunity to all students at the high school level, these academic benefits extend to all area of the student population, including students that might be traditionally underserved.


The Importance of the 3 “P’s”

An article at Education.com talks about the 3 “P’s” student athletes learn that extend beyond the classroom: persistence, patience and practice. Team members learn that practice is required, even when they would prefer to be spending time with friends. They learn the harder they work, the better they perform. They also discover that by never giving up, they are more likely to achieve their goals. These life lessons benefit students long after the high school years, helping them succeed in college and after.

Teamwork and Cooperation

An article at We Play Moms explains that because everyone is working toward a common goal in team sports, students learn firsthand how their performance impacts the rest of the team. Student athletes must find their place, whether it is to be a leader of the team or to play a supporting role.



Positive Mentors

High school athletics are filled with positive mentors, from the coaches on the sidelines to the leaders on the team. Students learn to work with a wide range of authority figures, who teach them important lessons about hard work, respect and good sportsmanship. Early experiences with mentors like these help shape student athletes in positive ways for the rest of their lives.


Social Relationships

Students who participate in sports often forge close friendships with others on the team. These relationships are essential for mental, emotional and physical health throughout the high school years. Students bond together over a common passion, and the time they spend together at practice and games builds tight bonds that often last long after high school is over.



Leadership Skills



As students advance through the ranks of the high school team, they learn valuable leadership skills. Senior athletes are expected to encourage younger team members and hold them accountable. They set an example and often provide advice and guidance both on and off the field.

Time Management



Practice and games take up plenty of a student’s time, leaving much less for school work and other activities. Athletes must learn time management skills if they are to get everything finished. One student athlete told Growing Up in Santa Cruz, “It definitely helps time management-wise. It affects when I have to do my schoolwork, and when I have to practice.

Success Mindset

We Play Moms outlines the mindset for success that is instilled in student athletes, which includes:



· Time management skills

· Creativity in finding ways to improve

· Strong focus and concentration development

· Internal skills for handling pressure

· Learning when to take risks

· Taking responsibility for individual performance



These skills go far beyond the sports field or even beyond high school. Student athletes reap the benefit of their training for the rest of their lives.

TheGoodJoe:


I wonder where in that article shows that if a kid can play like Messi and he is doing poorly in class, the coach should stop him from playing.

BascoVanVeli:



10 Reasons Why High School Sports Benefit Students

by Grace Chen


Explore the many benefits high school sports offer to students, both during the secondary academic years and beyond.


Athletics have been a mainstay of the high school scene for decades. Today, the field has merely expanded, encompassing an even greater variety of competitive options for male and female students alike. While many students get involved in high school athletics for sheer love of the game, there are significant benefits from these extracurricular activities as well. We have 10 ways high school sports benefit students – some of which students and parents may not even realize.

Community Representation


While club sports have become a popular pastime for both students and college recruiters, there is still a lot to be said for playing for your high school team. According to Unigo, students who participate in high school sports learn the benefit of representing their community on the field or court. These athletes learn the fun of team rivalries and revel in the praise of a job well done for their school. This feeling of community and the honor of representing the home team may run over into college athletics if the student advances in his sport as well.

Fitness

The fitness level of athletes in high school sports programs cannot be underestimated. According to a report from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), a 2006 study on female athletes found that when female students are given more opportunity to participate in athletics in high school, their weight and body mass improve. A 2001 survey found that students agreed they would not spend as much time in sedentary activities like watching television and playing video games if they had other options after school.


Studies also suggest that student athletes are less likely to participate in unhealthy or risky behavior when they are playing sports in high school. The same report by the NFHS cited a 2002 study by the Department of Education that found students who spent no time in extracurricular activities in high school were 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 37 percent more apt to become teen parents. Just four hours in an extracurricular activity like sports each week dramatically improved those numbers.


Improved Academics

A survey conducted by the Minnesota State High School League in 2007 and reported by the NFHS found that the average GPA of a high school athlete was 2.84, while a student who was not involved in athletics had an average GPA of 2.68. The survey also showed that student athletes missed less school than their non-athlete counterparts, with a total of 7.4 days missed and 8.8 days missed, respectively.


Another study published in the Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise in August, 2007 found that students who were active in sports like soccer, football and even skateboarding performed 10 percent better in core subjects like math, science, social studies and language arts. Because sports offer equal opportunity to all students at the high school level, these academic benefits extend to all area of the student population, including students that might be traditionally underserved.


The Importance of the 3 “P’s”

An article at Education.com talks about the 3 “P’s” student athletes learn that extend beyond the classroom: persistence, patience and practice. Team members learn that practice is required, even when they would prefer to be spending time with friends. They learn the harder they work, the better they perform. They also discover that by never giving up, they are more likely to achieve their goals. These life lessons benefit students long after the high school years, helping them succeed in college and after.

Teamwork and Cooperation

An article at We Play Moms explains that because everyone is working toward a common goal in team sports, students learn firsthand how their performance impacts the rest of the team. Student athletes must find their place, whether it is to be a leader of the team or to play a supporting role.



Positive Mentors

High school athletics are filled with positive mentors, from the coaches on the sidelines to the leaders on the team. Students learn to work with a wide range of authority figures, who teach them important lessons about hard work, respect and good sportsmanship. Early experiences with mentors like these help shape student athletes in positive ways for the rest of their lives.


Social Relationships

Students who participate in sports often forge close friendships with others on the team. These relationships are essential for mental, emotional and physical health throughout the high school years. Students bond together over a common passion, and the time they spend together at practice and games builds tight bonds that often last long after high school is over.



Leadership Skills



As students advance through the ranks of the high school team, they learn valuable leadership skills. Senior athletes are expected to encourage younger team members and hold them accountable. They set an example and often provide advice and guidance both on and off the field.

Time Management



Practice and games take up plenty of a student’s time, leaving much less for school work and other activities. Athletes must learn time management skills if they are to get everything finished. One student athlete told Growing Up in Santa Cruz, “It definitely helps time management-wise. It affects when I have to do my schoolwork, and when I have to practice.

Success Mindset

We Play Moms outlines the mindset for success that is instilled in student athletes, which includes:



· Time management skills

· Creativity in finding ways to improve

· Strong focus and concentration development

· Internal skills for handling pressure

· Learning when to take risks

· Taking responsibility for individual performance



These skills go far beyond the sports field or even beyond high school. Student athletes reap the benefit of their training for the rest of their lives.

forgiveness:


@bolded if that's your point then we are on the same page.

TheGoodJoe:



The nutshell of this article is that sports help education and not the other way around. Yet you want a kid who has mastered football dropped if he does not pass four out of six courses. Lol.

BascoVanVeli:

U are hopeless. I won't let my self continue in circles with u.

BascoVanVeli:


So if sports help education how will the child fail?

TheGoodJoe:


LOLS. A real Babylonian. Bombaclat.

BascoVanVeli:


Rass clat mi youth, I be top shotta u know?

TheGoodJoe:


Na wa. So you are saying all kids doing sports make A's. Do not make me laugh. Simple, do not use educational level to screen out talents.

BascoVanVeli:


Read the article.

TheGoodJoe:


I actually wrote a speech for a speaker at an inter house sports event for a friend of mine. So I already know what it is about.

Chrismario:
How true is this news

https://www.nairaland.com/3782850/stephen-odey-age-falsification-scandal


Reports dat odey was kicked out due to false age


Cc supernerd, tbaba1234, bascovanveli, icon4s, icon79, safarigirl

TheGoodJoe:


Pep recently said that Yaya Toure knows why he lost his place recently. That was a footballing related matter. In the first case, Guardiola put Yaya Toure's agent in his place and from now on, that menace will remain quiet.

No case of racism.

Icon79:
If this is true then out people lack serious common sense! After several years of being dogged by this issue, we still keep on putting ourselves in that situation!

And by the way, what difference does a two or three difference makes on your career? It's one thing if he's 30 and was claiming 20, but claiming 19 when you're 22 is silly, to say the least! After all, 19 and 22 are in the same age bracket.

O pari

TheGoodJoe:


We are playing far better than Pellegrini's team. Our biggest challenge is conversion which we will sort out soon. Pellegrini can not coach City to play the way we are playing now. Pep has done a great job so far. He has my full backing.

TheGoodJoe:


Are you saying you know more than Marcelo Bielsa who is one of the best coaches in the World?

Icon79:
Like I had said several times, it doesn't matter how well you play, the heart of the matter of the matter is your results. Barca had played everyone out of the park thus far this year, but are they going to win the UCL? Ten years from now, nobody is gonna remember how well Barca played but everyone is still gonna remember that Juventus won the 2017 UCL.


O pari