NEW MEXICO IS JOINING A HANDFUL OF OTHER STATES IN ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN A GROWING SPORT: VIDEO GAMES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS ABOUT THREE DOZEN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE COMPETING IN NEW MEXICO’S INAUGURAL E-SPORTS SEASON WHICH BEGAN LAST MONTH.
ADVOCATES SAY E-SPORTS OFFER STUDENTS WHO AREN’T AS ATHLETICALLY INCLINED A CHANCE TO DEVELOP THE SAME TEAM BUILDING SKILLS AS THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN TRADITIONAL SPORTS.
