Children Playing In Organized Sports

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Little League Essay Children are often depicted as active individuals, whether they are playing with friends or with toys they are constantly moving. One popular way children like stay active is by playing sports. There are 11.23 million youths involved in organize sports across the nation, while some enjoy the simple life of informal play group. Children who play on an organized competitive team can have a positive experience being that they learn to collaborate with their peers for one achievement, discipline and commitment, and find the positives in what is seen as negatives in organized sports. No team takes the field first day of practice and playing perfect. It takes discipline and structure, two things that at first may not seem great, …show more content…

That is not saying these children still don’t learn work together to win. On a team you can usually see who they main person is that everyone listens too and is like the oil that keeps the machine running smoothly. In youth sports when you have a good leader that is a teammate the team tends to work more efficiently and you can see the good chemistry that makes them a good team. During a game a player missed a wide open shot, and instead of the team being angry about the missed shot, the player received a pat on the back and smiles from the team almost like encouragement saying “you’ll make it next time.” Small gestures like that help strengthen the bond of the team and individuals of the team off the field. Anyone who has ever played sports has heard “There is no “I” in team” (Coakley, 27), or other phrases such as, “defeat is worse than death because you have to live with defeat” (Coakley, 27). Sayings like that are commonly said by coaches or parents that depending on how it is said can discourage children from playing on a sports team, but it can also be used for good. The team giving the player encouragement to do better understand they are only as strong as their weakest player and tearing them down will not make the team better. As a team, having the mindset that they are a team and no one person is more important than the other then when they do lose they know as a team they just need to work

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