hyderabad four teenyearold hansa takes part in almost all games and sports be it khokho shooting basketball or football at her school sports is a huge part of life and makes her happy ever since i was little sports has been a huge part of my life sports has been a stress buster one of the main reasons i enjoy playing apart from my interest in sports is to cherish these moments with my friends because i will not to be able to relive them again said hansa who is captain of hyderabad public schools sports teamhansas father prasad claims that his daughter can walk into any team with coaches trying to get her to play for them my daughters greatest advantage is her height as she is 510 coaches want her in their team and she is totally confused about which path to choose i am ready to support her in whatever field she chooses i just want her to be happy and want her to enjoy her childhood to the fullest said prasadhe added that he wasnt worried about her academics she will be appearing for her class 10 board exams this year and is content with her getting just about pass markslike prasad now scores of parents are willing to let their girls take up a sport as a career or hobby with less emphasis on academics however this wasnt the case earlier many parents are even comfortable with their daughters opting for sports that are not very big in india such as basketball and footballaarni reddy y a class 9 student who is a pro tennis player hardly attends school t w o days in a week and spends most of her time on the tennis courtshe is average in her studies and her parents feel that it is too early to say whether she will play at the highest level or notmore than studies she is interested in playing tennis so we changed her school this year as her previous school was not very comfortable with her missing classes at regular intervals at her new school they gave us complete permission and she only goes to school to write exams said madhavi y aarnis motherwhile she spends about six hours playing tennis and working on her fitness she hardly spends two hours on her academics her mother also added that it didnt bother them that aarnis first priority has been tenniseven other parents say they are ready to go to any extent to support their wards so that they can excel in their chosen field when someone is playing they are disciplined and have better concentration my daughter plays tennis at the international level and is among toppers at her school she wants to be good at both academics and sports and we are making sure we support her dream by coordinating with her school and coaches said lakshmi rao mother of nikhita simhambhatla a class 12 student nikhita is currently playing junior