March 29, the Cobb County School Board (CCSD) accepted a new approach to high schoolers’ athleticism. After years of dwindling sportsmanship and community from Cobb schools, the CCSD Department of Sports Manager (DSM), Jefferson Jangles, signed off on an agreement that would change lives for thousands of students across the state. The agreement stated that all school sports teams would combine to create one major league: the Cobb County Sports League (CCSL), cultivating an inspiring environment where only the most driven individuals would be accepted.
“I believe this is the best idea that the school board has recommended so far. I mean, who doesn’t want to watch a high school version of the Olympics? Regarding all of the parents upset that their children can’t play on a school team unless they’re number one in the county, I do apologize that your kid isn’t good enough, but game is game,” Jangles said.
The DSM argued that creating a team for every school and every sport leads to separations and barriers between different schools. The signed agreement promised that the purpose of the CCSL was to maintain a positive attitude around the whole county. This executive decision promises athletes that they will not suffer harsh competition from their competitors at school. Instead, student athletes will only have to struggle a little bit to get on the county team for whichever sport they excel at…