Band, Orchestra, and Theatre should not be given Varsity Letters

For those who have not seen my profile, this is my first debate on this website and I appreciate the opportunity to go up against a skilled debater- one that will even conclude with their own resolutions and shown valid sources for their argument. I have shown a strong bias in my argument without valid sources, and they went straight off of the books. I congratulate my opponent, and I thank whoever you are for showing me the ropes of this website. Now on to some remarks I have about my previous argument. I was speaking about the lazy musicians who "Piggy Back off others" and the negative has shown the same with sports- the thing is that varsity athletics are composed of handpicked athletes that are shown to push themselves and their teammates. Those who do not push themselves to the extent that coaches are looking for are sent down to the Junior Varsity for a lack of effort or skill. Granted, some schools might not have strong as athletics as others, so they pick and even scramble to recruit enough players to fill a Varsity Squad, let alone have enough players for a JV team. That would be the ONLY instance in which the negative's claim would be true. Onto some stock issues for my last argument Harm: Giving a VL to a participant in an activity not only would weather the sense of accomplishment for an athlete that participates in a sport requiring endurance, strength, and the most accurate of perception, but would cause a social bitterness between fine arts and athletics that would not end until a change of opinion (not likely to happen) or a discontinuation of the VL for fine arts and a substitution in a different award for fine arts programs. Inherency: The negative said I provided no evidence. I shall give it. Traditionally not from sports, eh? 1865, Harvard baseball team was in need of a uniform, so an old English H was embroidered on the breast of the gray flannel jersey. The Harvard football team adopted the same tradition for their jerseys in the autumn football season of 1875. The football captain allowed certain players to keep the jersey with the H if they had contributed greatly against their largest rivals, Yale and Princeton. This can be synthesized to todays standards in most schools- varsity letters are not given just for standing on the sideline of the Varsity games or meets- every school has requirements for the award in terms of contribution to the success of the team, as did Harvard, such as a certain amount of playing time, a requirement of key blocks/tackles/points scored (for football), for a certain amount of team points scored/opponents beaten in varsity matches/ or takedowns scored (for folkstyle wrestling). The orchestra I am in has no requirement but to stay in it for two years, no matter what chair you were or if you had private lessons within the music. Shows commitment, sure, but no specific sign of diligence, a "never give up" mentality, or leadership. (Source: "Mount Olympus Sports": http://www.mountolympusawards.com... ) Plan of Action: The plan of action can has partially stated in my previous arguments. The first step would be to go back to giving Varsity letters to the people who have a scoreboard behind them. The Fine Arts students deserve an award of some sort, no doubt. Perhaps an award signifying their diligence signed by a superintendent or district official? Varsity athletes do not receive that kind of swagger with their award, so the bragging rights are sure to even out- on a college application, it sure will. Solvency: Following the Plan of action, I can stop listening to petty arguments in the hallways about who works harder. They refuse to see it from our side, even if I have already seen It from theirs. If the awards are returned to the way they once were, the two branches of extracurricular activities can go back to, quote un-quote, "living in harmony,". Sure, the marching band brings the crowd to an all-time high, but they don't do anything to win the game. It is nice to have their support, but the game can be won without them, quite literally. For those of you that argue that my arguments are heavily biased: I won't deny it. I am an athlete that is unsatisfied with how the Varsity letters are given out. In a country run by capitalism, does it not make sense to earn what you receive and not to have it handed out to you? I could be wrong. Maybe this is a problem that only affects my school. If so, I envy other schools and give them a big shout out for recognizing those who worked hard- this isn't a matter of putting people in their place...I don't want to give off that vibe. This has been my first debate on this hub and I look forward to future debates here. My opponent brought the guns blazing, and I must admit, I was caught off-guard by how well their arguments were structured. I thank this mysterious character for taking my challenge, and for setting a standard within me to do a bit more research because I predict that I took a hard L. Thanks again, may the best debater win.