Every child who plays on a field will always do what it takes to impress those in the stands, especially their own parents, yet this can sometimes be taken for granted. In general, a sport will most likely consist of that one parent who is never discreet about his/her opinion or consensus about their child’s technique and performance on the field. They will always push and demand a need for better, and sometimes this cannot or will not be done be the child willingly or just because they are unable to carry out the said task. This can result in an abundance of mistakes that can leave a permanent mark on both the child and adult. A parent’s action of pushing their child too hard in sports is a practice that should not be done, for it reproduces …show more content…
For starters, the physical health of the children is the most vulnerable, as said many health professionals. This is due to the extensive training done by the parents as they assume that their children need to overuse their bodies to perform better. This causes injuries that could have been avoided if this pressure was not put on them. A medical facility has statistics regarding this statement and said, “Now it's seventy percent and climbing. "Places like our clinic are being flooded with overuse injuries," says founder Dr. Lyle J. Micheli” (Hyman). The change in mood and behavior is also something that usually occurs, and is not a very surprising reaction due to the amount of stress and expectations that they are expected to complete. This is where the character Jekyll shares similarities to the kids, because the way the mind takes over, soon affecting the physical characteristics. One moment in the novel revealed this exact concept, “But the words were hardly uttered, before the smile was struck out of his face and succeeded by an expression or such abject terror and despair” (Stevenson 40). Here is where Jekyll realised what Hyde has done to him, and like the players with their parents, they experience a dreadful feeling that affects them as a …show more content…
A parent’s actions truly reflect through their children, and the actions that push the children too hard leave a permanent remembrance for the child, and those of experiance understand this. As these people explain, “What are you teaching your children when you lose your cool in front of everybody? You are teaching your kids that in an adverse situation it is acceptable to allow your emotions to spur negative behavior”. (Encouragement from the Stands) It is for that reason that makes these acts so risky and delicate. A certain experiment by medical professionals allowed the roles to be switched and opened the minds of the grown-ups to the consequences to their actions off the field and how they affect on the field. The experiment conducted, again, switched the roles of children and parents in sports and allowed the children to negatively comment on the parents’ actions in the field, at the plate, and lastly at the umpires. (Encouragement from the Stands) At this moment, an experience was shared that finally made the parents who push their kids too hard to understand the damage and uncaring their acts perceived. Like Jekyll, these kids seem to go insane and forget who they are and makes them hide their true selves to avoid the consequences they may endure from their demanding parents. This is very similar to when Jekyll had to keep his
The amount of unnecessary behavior by parents at youth sporting events is increasing rapidly and is ruining the kid's experiences and their passion for the sports. 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 sports 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.
At this early stage of the child’s life, it is nearly impossible to believe a child could make a split second decision to make the winning play. The brains of these children are simply not yet wired to make those decisions. It’s through experience that the necessary connections are made in the brain and in turn create the possibility of those amazing plays. Most parents are simply observers during games, and thus it is far too easy to allow expectations for their child to be the star player run rampant. The parents have most likely been alive for three times longer than their child, which means they’ve had considerably more experience both within and outside the realm of sports. The failure to realize that their child lacks experience and thus can’t always act in the same way that the parents would have creates an environment that harms a child’s sense of worth and
Abstract: Youth Soccer has recently evolved into a fiercely competitive arena. More and more children are leaving recreational leagues to play in highly competitive select leagues. While select sports are a valuable resource where children can learn how to socialize and become self motivated, children who start at young ages, ten and eleven, can suffer psychological and physical damages. A child's youth sporting experience is directly influenced by the attitudes, sportsmanship and behavior of their parents and coaches. Parents and coaches who pressure their children to be the best and not play their best are responsible for the high teenage drop out rate. By eliminating the "winning is everything" attitude, looking at the effort put forth by individual players and holding parents responsible for their actions we can return the game to the children.
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
Everyone agrees that parent involvement is a good thing. But when the parent behaves inappropriately, it creates a poor environment for the children to learn and enjoy themselves. "Sideline rage" with parents behaving badly at youth sports events is such an epidemic, that 76% of respondents from 60 high school athletic associations said increased spectator interference is causing many officials to quit (Associated Press, 6/3/01). Parents are supposed to be role models, and the lessons they teach will determine their values and actions in the future. These days violence in children's sports is not limited to the playing field; overbearing parents are creating dangerous situations on the field.
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
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The value placed on the importance of winning in professional sports has hit an all-time high. The astronomical amount of money being spent in the entertainment field of athletics has dictated a win-at-all-costs mentality that has trickled all the way down to negatively affect our youngest athletes - the prepubescent. The athletic world has forever been exploiting our youth as a source of athletic potential, sacrificing the health, safety and welfare of these child-athletes to satiate the intense nationalistic pride of the country and more dishearteningly in the name of the Almighty Dollar. This has caused coaches and athletes to take drastic measures which are sometimes illegal and usually unethical in order to improve performance levels. One of the most controversial training practices center around the impact of strength training in prepubescent children.
Youth sports are a prevalent activity in the world’s youth, however with any activity children are involved in, comes overbearing parents. While children enjoy playing their sports simply for themselves, helicopter parenthood is getting increasingly worse as the years go by. Helicopter parenting not only stresses kids out, but also usually ends up making children hate their sport because of the pressure put on them at a young age to succeed. In the article “Helicopter parents in youth sports may increase kids’ stress levels: psychologists”, author Deirdre Reilly uses credited sources’ thoughts as well as his own to argue the way parents should behave while at sports games for their children. Helicopter parents are known to be prevalent in youth sports, but the consequences of the constant berating by
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.
The negative coaching style in youth sports can be very dangerous. This particular way of coaching can cause numerous issues for a child. Children suffer daily from lasting effects of abusive coaches. The positive approach to coaching has been proven to produce better athletes and more desire for the sport. Negative coaching does not just last throughout the sport, it can potentially last a lifetime. The effects of negative coaching can discourage future abilities, portraying a bad influence, and substantially decreasing a child’s self-worth.
According to statistics gathered by youth sports organizations, “Up to 50 million kids play youth sports in America, and 73 percent who begin playing a sport quit before they turn 13” (Binns). The children could have quit because they did not like the disappointment of losing, or because they are exhausted from their parents pushing them too hard. But parents have their reasons for pushing their children into sports. “Studies show that kids who play sports are less likely to become obese, abuse drugs or alcohol or to perform poorly in school” (McCormick). If children are not active, then they will most likely become overweight, and if they have nothing to do in their pastime, they may turn to drugs and alcohol, which usually leads to a decrease of grades in school. A parent putting his/her child in sports gives the child something to do and keeps them fit. Parents also put their child in a sport hoping that he/she will get success out of it “Eager to nurture the next A-Rod or Michelle Kwan, parents enroll their 5- or 6-year-olds in a competitive sports league or program” (Stenson). While not all parents are pushing for future Olympians, the fight for a sports college scholarship is competitive and parents may feel that their child will have a better chance of gaining one if he/she starts competitive sports early. Parents push their children to succeed, and children--not wanting to disappoint their parents--push themselves, sometimes harder than they should. If done right, pushing a child into sports can have a positive effect on the child’s interaction with other children while teaching them commitment and healthy competition. However, focusing on winning and earning a scholarship versus having fun may backfire, because the cons...
Confucius once said, "he who does not do well is less guilty than he who pushes too hard." People found that competitive sports are often physically straining and it is detrimental to proper emotional development. This blows away the misconception that competitive sports create a healthy and engaging atmosphere for kids. This and an overly strong obsession with winning create a toxic mix for the child’s wellbeing. People have begun to realize the world of competitive may be doing more harm than good for their children. Parents have also begun to notice that competitive sports often injure their children severely and also make the child feel left out, which in turn is detrimental to the child 's emotional health. Therefore, competitive sports
Many kids are losing interest in youth sports primarily because parents are making them more intense. Some people believe that parents are just showing kids what they can do with hard work and dedication. However, pushing kids intensely at a young age can make them lose interest. Emine Saner, an author for The Guardin, states “in the MCC and Chance to Shine survey, nearly half of the children said their parents’ behaviour made them want to give up [the sport].” This shows that kids do not like how aggressive parents make the sport because they take away the
Many parents put their children into sports for the wrong reason. They try to live their past dreams of sports glory through their kid. They can push and dem...