Kids Quit Organized Sports

It may surprising to learn, that 70% of the majority of kids in the U.S. by the age 13 quit organized sports. Teens that quit at the age of 13 are usually the kids that don’t make the varsity team in high school. Everyday kids are pushed to find their passion, and excel in the sport they play. Competitive sports are unhealthy for kids for several reasons.

Kids are pushed too hard by coaches and parents. When kids are playing sports and they are pushed to do more than what they are actually capable of is critical for them (Longden). Doctors and other experts in sports medicine and youth athletics say they are increasingly concerned about the pressures put on some children to excel. Pushing a child too much can totally traumatise them. In a

Teachers worry for the kids and their education. When kids have practice for their sport, and have to come home and do homework takes away from freetime and puts too much pressure on them. Parents put too much tension on their child if they are pushing them in their education too. Not only does competition put stress on kids but doesn’t allow them to get school work done. When kids don’t get their work done they don’t pass their class, when they don’t pass, they don’t get to play sports. That puts too much pressure on kids. Some people may argue that Competitive sports give children many chances to work with a team, and get in shape(Lisa Bigelow). But this is not always true, some coaches and parents push their kid to the edge and can harm them. Over working a child is not good at young ages, because they can only take so much and their body is not fully developed. Teamwork skills aren’t always provided if a coach is making a player the star of the team, some of kids may feel left out and possibly want to quit. Kids that aren’t as athletic as some kids might not be able to physically do what more athletic kids can do, this can make them feel like they aren’t good enough. With coaches pushing kids too hard can get kids to go against each other, potentially causing them to harm one another. Getting kids to going against each other is not good teamwork. Working kids over the limit of what