I strongly believe that schools should have a cut policy for athletic teams. When schools don’t have a cut policy it lowers the competitive level and makes the team larger than it should be and also costs more money because there are more students on the team. By having cuts it prepares students for what it’s going to be like when they try out for a college team.

In the article “No-cut policies aren’t cutting it: High School athletic programs need tryouts” it says “No-cut policies have been known to deteriorate a school’s competitive atmosphere. While teams are gaining more players, the talent level has also been known to decrease as well.” 

No-cuts causes the coach to have to give playing time to all members of the team. Some parents then complain when their child doesn’t get enough playing time because the coach is being fair to all of his team members by allowing them to play. 

While High School sports are usually considered to be competitive, by allowing anyone on the team the level of competitiveness becomes low. Having no-cuts is not preparing students for college in a positive way, and it also takes away from the players with experience in the sport from being noticed by recruiters. For most student athletes it can be frustrating when a student with little to no experience joins the team because the coach needs to give each player time in the game. This can change the opinion of a college recruiter because it takes away from a possible recruit’s playing time. 

Having a no-cut policy causes many issues for schools.  In addition to the frustration that comes from the deterioration of competition,  having more players on a team costs more money due to the cost of uniforms and staff.

I feel that having cuts in sports can better prepare students for life where not everyone is talented in the same thing.