Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Sports and Clubs in the Third Grade

By Yasuyuki SUGIURA

Most students in the third grade do not like sports, according to a survey carried out earlier this month among 117 third grade students.

Most students who like sports are members of sports clubs. The most popular clubs are soccer and baseball. Both tied with 17% of students participating in those sports. Badminton is also popular but the least popular sport is running.

Students have many reasons for joining clubs. Some students like sports and wat to build a strong team and they think that 'club activities are fun'.

Students who aren't members of clubs said that they don't like sports and that the types of clubs did not appeal to them. Many said that they were too busy and had other things to do after school or they have part-time jobs.

If more students join school clubs, the school will become a better place because students can get to relax and know each other better outside of class time.