Salutations to the noble and firm adjudicators, precise time keeper, my outstanding opponents and members of the floor.

The motion of today's debate is that Sports Incentives Improves Students' Performance at School and as the government team, we strongly support and stand by the motion which we have put forth.

1. Academics/ Other incentives should be given instead of sports incentives

When I'm talking about sports incentives here, I'm referring to the use of the incentives as money. These money can be changed into scholarship form and help those interested in sports. Do you realize there are constantly rewards and scholarships to those excel in their academics? If you do, then you know that the incentives given by the government or private organizations are overrated. You could easily spot an academic scholarships on the street worldwide. But what about sports scholarship? Maybe 1 out of 50 scholarships? Why shouldnt those who are talented in sports be given a chance? Look at our own national hero Lee Chong Wei who made our country famous through his talent in sports. If there were more sports scholarships, more budding talents can be identified. I hope the opposition realize that there are students out there who are better in sports than in studies.

2. Students excel in sports are the minority instead academic is the majority.

Are you going to leave out the minority then? The minority who made a difference? Again, let me take Malaysia as an example. Are any of our universities or students the Top 10 in the world? Afraid not. However, our very own Dato' Nicol Ann David was and still is Number 1 in the world in squash. She did well for her SPM scoring 7As. This shows that there are people out there who are better at sports than studies. So what is the majority accounted for when the minority are the one making differences?

3. Academic can bring us further in life so, incentives should be focused in that arena.

What the .. speaker said is very subjective. What do she/he means by bringing one further in life? To some it may be the amount he earn but to the other maybe happiness. However, generally, what brings us furthest in life is our health. What is wealth without health? But by being active in sports, you are promoting a healthy lifestyle as you are constantly exercising. You may think that what I said does not concern the motion today. However, you think of it this way. A habit must be planted within an individual since his childhood days. Why? Because kids are the easiest to mould. And

when such opportunity like sports scholarship come about, they become more competetive and practice harder. In other words, their also exercising. So how is this not promoting health?