Influence Of Competitive Sports On Adolescents

In the article, Children Need to Play, Not Compete, Jessica Statsky states that children now a day are very competitive, and she does not approve. She thinks Pee Wee sports are not enjoyable anymore because children are afraid of getting injured. Also, children do not smile anymore because the sport becomes a job for them. She claims that parents and coaches are pressuring the kids to be better and win all the time, and kids compete more to live up to their expectations and become depressed. Now the games are on the parent’s standards and it can affect the child both physically and psychologically.

Summary The author Jessica Statsky in her writing “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” expresses the damages caused by competitive sports. She focuses on the children from six to twelve years and authentically proves that these competitive sports with adult standards have harmful effects on them. Another aspect of these sports is that the parents, along with the trainers, expect the child to always win. This makes the game less fun and more hectic for the child.

Did you know that 3.5 million children get injured each year by playing competitive sports? There has been a long disagreement about whether or not kids should be playing competitive sports, but I believe that kids should not play competitive sports. People that agree with kids playing competitive sports might argue that it is good because it helps/prevents obesity, helps kids make friends and gives them more time to hang out with friends, and help them in life. I do agree with those reasons, but I argue that kids should not play competitive sports because of injuries, stress, and overuse/burnout. One reason that children should not play competitive sports, is that it can cause many injuries that can even be fatal.

The main reason for my argument kids shouldn 't start competitive sports at a young age is because they can get stuck with long term effects. “Sustaining repeated head impacts during a critical neurodevelopmental period may increase the risk of later life cognitive impairment.” (Minnpost, by Susan Perry.) When a child gets repeatedly injured the risks of having long term effects are increased. Another

Young Children In Competitive Sports Do you want your kids to be active and healthy? If you answered yes then sign your kids up for competitive sports. Sports are proven to improve kids health and physical activity. Sports are a thing that most parents look at as just an activity to go and have fun and good with their friends and have a good time but no, sports are much more than a game.

Parents and coaches are making kids all tensed up in a single sport. But, others think that this would teach the kid how to physically play that certain sport and push them to get better at that sport. Kids that start sports too early can lead to bad health, kids are getting pressured in the sport, kids are getting more injuries from the present then the past. Here is what the one side has to say about youth sports. If young children and teens only does one yearly rounded sport, that does not lead to good health for the kid or teen.

Dr. Paul Stricker, a pediatric and adolescent sports-medicine specialist and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine & Fitness, finds that today’s children athletes are suffering from injuries due to overuse and acute trauma which used to be seen only in adults. Also almost all sports you do a certain movement and or task so that can later strain it in the future. (Konerman, 2017) For last when kids return from injuries they can feel like they have to try harder to get back into shape and that can cause more injuries because they could try to hard. But there are ways that you can prevent that you can get injured but still that is hard to do because any sport you can get injured

Furthermore, kids that play competitive sports focus more, and make better choices. As kids play competitive sports, they learn that if they chose poorly, it can affect the way they play the sport. Kids want to become good at the sport, and if they do not make the right decisions, it can lead to them being

mirjam Quinn at Argosy University research is that organized sport Published: March 03, 2016. increased risk of stress. Parents believe that they need their kid to be the best and shine over the other kid so the parent might put too much pressure on the kid that makes them want to quit or they will be

According to LiveStrong.com, “69% of girls and 75% of boys in the United States, participate in competitive sports.” This shows that over half of the kids in the United States, play a competitive sport. You may believe that competitive sports are not good for kids because they are at a high risk for injuries and they can cause kids to have a higher stress level than kids that don’t play sports. The truth of the matter is, that others believe strongly that kids should be involved in competitive sports. I think that kids should be involved in competitive sports because it teaches kids how to live a healthier lifestyle, gives you more opportunities later in life and it gives you the opportunity to have fun!

People say competitive sports is dangerous. Other people say it isn’t. Parents argue that their kids have a chance of a severe injury that can cost lots of money. Others argue that it’s beneficial because kids can make new friends.

Whether it's football, basketball, cross country it's going to help the athlete grow and become mature. If the child doesn't like the sport they don't even have to do it anymore and they can only do it once. But every kid should do it because if they don't they could regret never doing to when they grow up and being in a sport is one of the best experiences a kid will ever have. A sports team is like a athletes second family, a band of brothers as the football team says and they will be there for you whenever you need them.

Competitive sports is a topic that is very debatable. People argue that competitive sports are dangerous and others think different. Personally, I think that competitive sports are a good thing for kids because they can prepare you for the future, keep you physically and mentally active and also, they teach kids helpful lessons. Even though sports can be dangerous, kids that want to pursue that sport and continuously practice, know what they are getting into. One reason that I think competitive sports are good is because it prepares kids for the future.

It is important in our society that kids should play competitive sports because competition teaches them what parents cannot. My contention is that kids should play competitive sports because it teaches them things about life that they cannot learn in a classroom. For a start playing competitive sports teaches kids coping skills. When kids play sports they sometimes feel sports-related stress. The stress can be good but it can also be harmful.

This is because the kids see their parents as role models but sometimes when the parent goes crazy over a game there kids see that and tend to act out too. My second reason is teens only wanting to win, not many teens like losing I don 't think anyone does but the problem is that kids don 't known how take in that they loss. My last reason is kids taking their frustration out on others. Many times the kid attitude are reflected on the athlete 's parents.