text: My first reason students should be required to participate in a extracurricular activity is, they can be fun! This year I decided to play soccer, so I can become more fit. First I thought it was going to be boring, however when I joined the team, I had a blast! I also met Generic_Name and Generic_Name, my new friends! I quickly found my place on the team as defense, I am not too good at shooting into the goals, I do better guarding them. Overall, I believe joining the team was a great idea.