Arguing a Position: Kids Should Not Play Competitive Sports. Landon Mowery Owens Community College ENG 111: Composition 1 Mr. Klever March 14th, 2024. Arguing A Position: Kids Should Not Play Competitive Sports Competitive sports take a tremendous toll on kids physically and mentally and give them a terrible role model to look up to as a kid. Kids stand at a constant increase in injuries playing competitive sports due to the physical toll it takes on kids. In addition to the physical downside of competitive sports, they also put kids at risk of mental instability. The last very important part is the kids look up to the coaches and parents, which could end in having an unpleasant role model. To refute the claims the arguing side would say, …show more content…
1). 1) Kids are being torn apart at a high rate just to score a touchdown or win a competition. In summary, kids are being injured due to the competitions because they are not safe for kids, so they should stop playing competitive sports altogether. Counter Arguments Contrary to my claims, there are rules and kids can gain fantastic role models from learning under their coaches. There is indeed a possibility that kids gain a role model, but at the same time it is still only a possibility that they are a spectacular one and it is not worth the risk. My facts remain unchanged kids will keep resulting in injury no matter the rules that are put on a sport kids will try their hardest and either hurt themselves from over-exterting themselves or from contact with another player. To wrap it up, kids are increasingly injured every game and following grim role models and it isn’t worth the risk for the kids’ future, so in turn competitive sports for kids should be put to an end because of all of the injuries. Conclusion As a result, kids are increasingly suffering mental strain, being physically injured, and gaining awful role models. Kids are ending …show more content…
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After first reading the essay “Sports Should be Child’s Play,” I believe David Epstein made a valid point when discussing the issue of children participating in competitive sports at a too young of an age. He effectively delivered his argument by giving an appropriate amount of evidence without crowding the piece and losing the reader. There were certain sections of the essay that would have been difficult to understand without context, however Epstein was able to guide the reader and explain the evidence and situation when necessary. The title of the essay drew me in because “child's play” coincides with something that can be easily accomplished and is enjoyable. However sports, at the higher level, are challenging and are required to be taken seriously. If children are playing at competitive level too early in their life, it can cause a loss of enjoyment and be detrimental to their physical and mental health.
Kids are playing in a pressure pot full of stress and this is dangerous. They feel over-responsible toward team mates, parents and coaches and in consequence, are playing with chronic pain and even concussions. One-Sport Wonder Kids are deciding by ages 9-10 they want to excel in one sport in order to win a college scholarship.
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.
I agree with the point that the focus of sports has shifted just to winning the game as the world has turned into a big rat race where everyone is trying to bring the others down. These types of sports should not be a part of children’s life. They have a hazardous effect on the development of a child’s body and personality. Due to the demanding nature, the children are affected mentally and physically. Their bodies are not developed to take this much of pressure. Jessica puts it rightly when she says that the inability to perform physically leads the children to develop mental health
Many parents will argue about whether kids should be allowed to play sports at such a young age. In my opinion, I think kids shouldn’t be allowed to play sports at a young age. When they grow older, I think that kids should be allowed to play sports. When a young athlete gets injured, coaches may not be trained for an injury and the child can suffer more serious injuries just from that. Kids want to skip practice so they will often fake an injury, serious coaches will use shaming techniques and call athletes “ladies” or man up, and athletes might not have the best protective gear, making them more likely to have a concussion. Worst of all, coaches
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
Jessica Statsky, in her essay, “Children need to Play, Not Compete” attempts to refute the common belief that organized sports are good for children. She sees organized sports not as healthy pass-times for children, but as onerous tasks that children do not truly enjoy. She also notes that not only are organized sports not enjoyable for children, they may cause irreparable harm to the children, both emotionally and physically. In her thesis statement, Statsky states, “When overzealous parents and coaches impose adult standards on children's sports, the result can be activities that are neither satisfying nor beneficial to children” (627). While this statement is strong, her defense of it is weak.
Participation in sports and various physical activities during childhood stimulate growth, improve health, and foster a sense of accomplishment. Moreover, youth sports participation can also establish a strong foundation for future careers in the athletic field. Today’s generation of parents are creating a trend towards extreme training in a single sport to drive their children towards Olympic dreams, college scholarships, or professional athletic careers (McIntosh, 2009). However, evidences show that extreme involvement in sports training from early age can cause negative impacts on young athletes (O’Dell & Teitjen, 1997). Due to the frequent and intensive training, young athletes become vulnerable to acquiring permanent psychological, physical, and social disabilities; therefore, children should not be engaging in early sports
About 60 million children and teens from ages 6 to 18 participate in organized sports each year. Youth sports have been around since the 1920’s, and they started becoming popular in the 1960’s. However, the way youth sports are played out now, children shouldn’t participate in youth sports because they can cause children to become entitled and can make children overly competitive about their sport. Firstly, children shouldn’t participate in youth sports because it can cause them to become entitled. For instance, youth sports are starting to hand out participation stories that simply give trophies to anybody who attends games, as the author writes, “Youth sports leagues throughout the country have taken a new approach to competition, handing out participation trophies to players simply for showing up.
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
“Kids will be kids”, there is no situation in which this is saying is more true than in sports. Sports such as football and Baseball are some of the most popular among students and adults alike, and injuries while playing these games are extremely common. Tears, broken bones, and even head trauma are some of the most common- and dangerous- injuries. Thousands of children are injured every year from these sports injuries, and this could be prevented by implementing one single measure, not allowing young people to join tackle football teams. Young people should not be allowed to play tackle football, as studies have shown that the head injuries they sustain could impact their physical health in the future, because incurring head injuries at a young age can damage their mental health, and because the risk or serious injury is increased.
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).
There has been a lot of controversy around the topic of competitive sports. Could you imagine kids not being able to play competitive sports, never going to your kids soccer or basketball games because they aren't allowed to play. Some might say that the are bad or harmful. However, competitive sports are beneficial for three main reasons, they are good for the athletes health, they are good for the athletes future, and they teach kids valuable things. One main reason that I think competitive sports are beneficial is because it’s good for the athletes health.
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In the past five years, there has been an increase in debates of competitive sports. However, many think that it is beneficial beside the risk. Competitive sports are a very bad thing because it makes the child athletes not want to play, and child athletes think they’re the best, and they can end up losing friends and relationships. When working with competitive sports, it causes lots of stress on the players. When children are doing sports, the kids run out of time to do homework or study.