text: Self esteem is a problem in most of our generation's children. They worry about their self image and what people think. However, while playing a sport they are engaged in something they love and they are no longer fixated on what people think about them. When children enter a sport they require practice and getting in shape. So, if a student is out of shape and has insecurities they work that extra lard off by entering a sport. Their grade should not be the reason to if they can participate in a sport or not.