In the section “Family culture and the sport participation of children”, the author compares how a family living in the United Kingdom while seeing sport is an important part of their children live, they do not force or pressure their children to get sport scholarship. While in the United States of America some family will force their children to go in sport and other physical activities to try and get a scholarship. The author also mentions that the fewer resource the family has the less accessible sports would be for that family and culture would be more difficult to create and sustain, this would also be the case for single-parent families. This section also mentions that the general population of United States of America believe that African-American …show more content…
They concluded that young people only play sports if it only benefits them in their present goals and or future goals. They also concluded young women were less likely then young men to accomplish their goals through playing sports. Their study also showed that individuals decided to participate in sports at different part of their life and for different reason. The study showed that each “young person tied to their perceptions of the cultural importance of sports and the link between paling sports, gaining social acceptance” and accomplishing personal goals (Book 56). While some people play sports to benefit their personal goals, sports have been used to motivate other. People of Ethiopia now encourage their girls to run competitively to find financial success, and these give the girls the strength to stay in …show more content…
As many people may stop playing sports they are currently participation in, they will not completely drop out and nor do they cut ties with all sports. There are many reasons people stop playing a particular sport, and there are many reasons for it. Some may become less competitive as they become older and find a different role to participate with. Other might go under development changes and turn from playing one football to wrestling. While normal everyday people have easier time giving up they current activity type, professional athletes whose everyday life is based on their career in sports have difficult time finding a new activity. Research conducted by a coach showed that adolescents who were at the high of their careers would often drop out of sports and these cases were identified as burnout cases. His study showed that as these young athletes felt that they were no longer control over their lives and could not mature identify apart from sports. This lead to them being in increased stress and a declined fun as they participated in their sport. The coaches concluded that burnouts could be prevented if they give young athletes more control over their lives, and give them stress management strategies will help them with burnout
Athletes in times of difficulty can be important role models.” This shows that sports are in fact helpful because they can grow children into being important role models for the rest of society. Studies have shown time and time again that playing sports can be beneficial to children and we also believe this to be true. Many people still think that sports cause “too many injuries”, or coaches “are not fair enough”, but adolescents will experience these things all throughout their lives because injury can happen anywhere and they will not always be the best at what they are doing. Sports are beneficial to the youth because they can teach children and teens important life skills, help them maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle, all while improving their mental health.
Parents in the United States are becoming more involved in their children's sports than the kids themselves. The reason that so many young American athletes are quitting at such an early age is because their parents are making the sport a joyless experience and are placing too much pressure on the kids to win and to be the best. Parents have become out of control at youth sports and it seems that the kids are showing more civility than the parents these days. Parents need to get back to teaching their kids that sports should be played for fun and not just for showing who's the best.
Sport Management: Burnout and Early Specialization Every year there are a number of children who withdraw from participating in youth sports. While countless leave sports to pursue other interests, a significant number detest their experience in sport. From the intense practices to pressure-filled competitions, young athletes can feel a considerable amount of stress. If this stress remains for an extended period of time, children experience “burnout” and lose their desire to continue playing.
One quote that was used was, “Children who specialize in a single sport and train intensively for it are at higher risk of experiencing overuse injuries, as well as burnout, anxiety and depression, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),” (Perry). She said this because it shows how when children play sports that there is a major health risk involved and they could be depressed and exhausted. Another quote is, “More kids are participating in adult-led organized sports today, and sometimes the goals of the parents and coaches may be different than the young athletes,” (Brenner). Doctor Joel Brenner said this because it shows how the coaches and parents are sometimes more involved in the sport than some of the young athletes.
Participating in a sport at an early age can be essential to the overall growth process during a child’s upbringing. Whether the participation is through some sort of organized league or just getting together amongst friends and playing, the lessons learned from this can help teach these kids and provide a positive message to them as they develop. There is a certain point, however, when organized sports can hinder progress, which is when adults get too involved and forget about the underlying reason to why they are helping. While adult involvement is necessary, adult involvement can sometimes send the wrong message to children when they try to make participation become more than just about fun and learning. According to Coakley (2009), “organized sports are worth the effort put forth by adults, as long as they do what is in the best interest of their children and put that thought ahead of their own agenda” (Coakley, p. 151). This is a valid argument because once adults put themselves in front of the children and their values, it needs to be re-evaluated as to why they first got involved in the beginning. Partaking in organized sport and activity from a young age can be beneficial to the overall development of children, as long as decisions actions are made in the best interest of the children and not stemming from ulterior motives of adults.
Sports are a popular pastime among all ages and types of people. People not only participate in them for fun, but also for money, physical fitness, rush of competition, and for many other personal reasons. Playing sports is especially common among young people in schools. Athletics are great and enjoyable for many reasons, but there can be a point where sports participation can go too far and become negative for children and adults. Sports specialization for young people is an increasing trend that results in sports having a negative impact on individuals and society.
The data was collected from players who participate in individual sports, team sports, and both of the categories. The researchers used “convenient sampling” in the study (Vora & Nail, 2016, P.356). The mean obtained was 143.52 and 127.38 with the corresponding standard deviation of 19.37 and 18.93 for male and female respectively. On the T-Test conducted, the t-value was computed to be 3.01(p<0.01) (Vora & Nail, 2016, P.356). Furthermore, the results of the assessment indicate that males displayed a tendency to depict higher levels of motivation than females. Males showed significantly higher overall sports motivation and in the dimension of extrinsic motivation. Moreover, the external regulation and motivation in the form of support from coaches and societal acceptability increasingly predisposes males to a higher motivation. To support the results, males tend to be more motivated because they see sports as a passionate hobby or full-fledged career option, both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. On the other side, the results showed insignificant correlations between extrinsic motivation and female performance, which might point to intrinsic motivation in regards to females. So female sports players do not lack motivation; rather they are internally motivated to display a winning performance (Vora & Nail, 2016, P.357-358). Males are motivated externally while females are motivated
It is not just the injuries that are playing a major effect in kids, but it is the physical and mental draining that is coming from their parents and coaches. Parents are pushing their kids to do all this extra stuff to make them the best on the team. Gerdy reports, “Youth sports programs are no longer about meeting the educational, development, and recreational needs of children but rather about satisfying ego needs of the adults” (Gerdy). These children no longer have a chance to learn the simply fundamentals because of their parents forcing them to the next level too early. Parents are also causing disturbances during their child’s game. Parent misconduct in youth sports refers to any disruptive, abusive, or violent behavior parents. The article responds, “The main purpose of youth sports, that is, to teach and guide young athletes in skill development in their sport of choice, to provide encouragement and support, to build self-esteem, and to allow children to have fun while exercising” (Atkinson). Parents have begun to promote the total opposite but screaming at their kid to do better instead of encouraging. These violent calls from the parents begin to produce emotional suffering and damage to the child because they begin to think too much about being perfect all the time and not enough about just having fun. Also, when these children are the parents and their kids are playing they will
Our society, in terms of world sports, has grown increasingly impressive. Most professional athletes have been playing their specialized sport since grade school, and although impressive, the people we are rooting for are wearing out quickly. Although youth sports programs are a health benefit to society, they also pose disadvantages to a young person’s growth and development.
Youth sports are a very important part of a child’s development. Youth sports allows kids to grow as a people and to learn important life lessons. Youth sports also allow kids to interact with people as well as work together with others as a unit to achieve a goal. However, kids are being forced, and pushed in sports at too young of an age by their parents. The number of kids who play youth sports is at an all time low in the country, and parents are a major cause of the problem. In the U.S. by age 15, 80 percent of children who play a sport quit the sport (Atkinson). Kids are being pushed too hard at a young age; children are also being forced by their parents to “specialize” in a single sport in a hope for the child to become a professional
For participating sport in general, referring to the research by Coakley, young women believe they were more likely to quit sport in their adulthood; one major reason being they did not define sport as a way with the process of becoming a woman. According to norms, majority of the women participated in the research believe sport was a low priority in their lives. Through the results it also suggested young men were much more likely to remain active participation in sport as it they see it as a reaffirmation of their manhood. (Coakley, 1992) Furthermore, the research has suggested the decision of active participation also relies on personal competence level, constraints related to money, parents and friends, and lastly information and encouragement received.
Sports are an important aspect of society. They help people to strive to reach certain goals and join people together, but they also can divide people and turn a fun game into the main purpose of someone’s life. Taking sports games too seriously can be harmful to both the athlete and the spectator. The attitude of always winning at any cost in sports has managed to distract us from other important parts of our lives, such as health and education. This importance of the value of sports can heavily influence the way that we see ourselves as both the spectator and the athlete by creating a positive self image and distilling confidence and discipline within the player, or by embedding self doubt and inversion.
These days, there is too much pressure on children who participate in organized sports because of the unnecessary parental involvement they experience. A growing concern amongst those involved in youth sports is that certain aspects of parental involvement become detrimental to the development and experiences of young athletes. Early emphasis on winning, making money, and the disruption of education can exceedingly affect ones desire to further participate in a sport later on in his/her life.
Coalter et al. (1994) illustrated that those who stayed in education after the minimal school leaving age had higher rates of sports participation than the school leavers. This statement inspired the author of this review to research, and essentially ascertain what implications and constraints occur in an adolescent and adult environment when considering participating in sport.
Children who participate in sports are developing rapidly in sports skills, sportsmanship, and psychologically, but does this come from organized sports are just nature’s process. Children develop emotional and social benefits from participating in sports. Children experience character and leadership development through peer relations leading to an increase in self-esteem and a decrease in anxiety levels. Children will get opportunities to experience positive and negative emotions throughout their practice and games trials. It is important for the coach to understand the “psychology of youth sports and physical activity participation” (Weinberg & Gould, 2011 p.516).