text: Having to do something after school can interfere with free time for kids to work on their homework and unfinished school work. Then, all of the sudden, middle school becomes a giant juggling game of sports and work, and it can really effect some kids with poor time-management skills. Constantly moving around to get everything done can cause a great deal of stress on the person handling it all. If you end up trying to handle one thing at a time, it can draw attention from everything else and cause even more stress than before. Another thing that may cause more stress is being surrounded by a lot of people that want the same thing as you.