I was reading a people on the street piece in the local newspaper asking citizens about the local high school football team. Apparently football is a big thing in Texas. The responses were shall I say, interesting?
I was thinking these would prompt good discussion in the current events classes that I taught at homeschool co-op back in Connecticut. This led me to think that they would also make good essay prompts.
I would think that even reluctant writers wouldn't mind doing these questions that I wrote, and they'd also get the attention of jocks.
1. By watching August practices before the first game has been played, can a person really determine who will win a championship at the end of the season?
2. If players practice hard in August does that mean they will win games or get to the championship play-offs? Is working hard at practice ENOUGH to win?
3. If a student says they know the players and "they will go as far as they want" is that really possible? Does wanting to win make a team win a game? Does wanting to win a championship make a team get to the championship and to also win it?
4. Is it possible to WANT to win but to wind up losing? How much does wanting to win contribute to actually winning?
5. It was said that "the players have good hearts" so they will win. Is winning dependent on "having a good heart"? Note: this does not refer to the condition of their literal hearts and about their cardiac fitness.
6. What do you think it takes to win a game? List the top three things and explain why you feel they are the most important.
7. What role, if any, does luck play in winning a game?
8. It was said that "the players have determination". Is determination necessary to win games? Is determination ALONE enough to win games?
9. Explain what a good work ethic is and why it is important, in life and also in two other areas: sports performance and academic performance.
10. Can every player succeed if they have a desire to succeed? What does it mean to have a "desire to succeed"? How would a player translate their desire to win into an actual success by winning the game?
11. Can a team be a success if they do not win the championship? Can a team be a success if they lose regular games? Does success always involve having the winning score?
12. Can you name some ways in which a desire to win can be put into action to help move players toward higher athletic performance?
13. To what extent does individual performance on a team contribute to the overall team's performance? Must everyone perform at the same level? Do you think everyone needs to perform their best in order for the team to win?
14. What is good sportsmanship and how does it relate to desire to win, determination, practicing and actual game performance? Can a player have a desire to win and determination but have poor sportsmanship? Can poor sports win games? Is it possible to be a bad sport while also being one of the top players on the team?
15. Thinking of leaders and role models on the team, is it possible to be a great player yet not a great leader? Is it possible to be a great leader while having poor sportsmanship?
16. Do you think one of these is better than the other: that a player is a good leader or role model on the team or if they perform well and highly in game play?
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