Athletes could be distracted by social media
A student uses her phone on the bus.
September 27, 2018
“Distractions destroy action. If it is not moving you towards your purpose, leave it alone.”
– Jermaine Riley
Social media is a distraction for most people, even athletes. As an athlete have you ever been distracted by the Social Media before your big game? If you have, how did you act? Sad? Hyped? Or even angry? Social media can negatively influence athletes to do bad things or get distracted. Distraction in sports could cost a lot when it comes to trainings or games.
Social media apps such as Instagram or Snapchat can affect in game or practice performance. Athletes sometimes get so interested (distracted) in what other people are doing or what they posted that you sometimes lose track of time, missing a game or practice.
Athletes use social media the same way most people do. People who are checking their phone before games are more likely to be affected by social media in positive or negative ways. Especially those who are student athletes, they are aware that people watch them at school because they play for a team so they are likely to be affected by people in school.
Saying things like “ you’re too small to play” or laugh at the position they are trying out for can make them feel bad about themselves. This may affect athletes emotionally, for example, they may cry, feel depressed or even getting so angry they don’t want to play in the next game.
According to USA Today High School Sports, athletes that tweet things in the past or post inappropriate things on social media have a hard time getting recruited.
Some of Dobie’s athletes said it is a distraction. “When people get mad and talk mess, it is hard to concentrate when i’m playing or even during practice,” said Anthony Montemayor, 8th grade football player.
Mrs. Santos, coach for the cheerleaders, said that even cheerleaders are sometimes distracted by social media.
“Yes, they are always on their phone,” said Coach Santos.
Isaac Mokrane • Oct 11, 2018 at 10:49 am
Mainly because most athletes are popular so they have to keep there image intact.
Brooke Frank • Oct 5, 2018 at 9:34 am
I agree with you, our athletes are getting distracted with their phones or electronics and are not paying close enough attention in class because they may be on their phones. Some students also dont get enough time to rest during the night because they may be distracted on their phones and are tired during the day and are not very focused. great job on this article you guys did really good!
Avery Hirsch • Sep 28, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Very well-written. I like how it pertains to everyone and how controversial it is.
Grace Barco • Sep 28, 2018 at 1:13 pm
I loved the beginning. It got me thinking so I continued reading more. I agree with everything and it had so much good information.
Grace Barco • Sep 28, 2018 at 1:11 pm
I loved the beginning and how it started off. It got me thinking so I started reading more. I agree with everything and it had so much good information.
Madelyn Meerscheidt • Sep 28, 2018 at 11:47 am
Great topic ! a lot of athletes do get distracted by many different social meidas .
Alison Meredith • Sep 28, 2018 at 11:35 am
I agree this is very informative and students not just athletes should read this and try to fix it
Alexa Salazar • Sep 28, 2018 at 11:10 am
This is very informative and I totally agree. Last year, I missed part of a practice all because of “social media”. I even see some athletes not going to practice or skipping a game all because someone told/post them that ‘You’re not good’, ‘Y’all are probably losing because they have u’. So, I think social media does have a good but yet a bad influence.
Madison • Sep 28, 2018 at 10:46 am
This is very informative and will help athletes get back on track if they are being distracted. Students usually get mad at teachers because they cant have their phone but teachers are helping us.
Daeya Morgan • Sep 28, 2018 at 10:45 am
I do agree , they get caught up in what everyone else thinks . I think they need to focus more on what they are doing!
Nyla • Sep 28, 2018 at 8:38 am
We are getting distracted by social media, take over our mind. Sometime social media make us forget to do stuff like homework, some of us could be fail because of game and media.