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One reason for not banning dodgeball is kids get excited when they play. this activity is great for children. When children get excited in a physical activity they start to work out more and more and get more exercise. Working together is good because they can work as a team to succeed on taking down the other team. The reason why working together is good because you can have good relationships with those children and maybe later hang out with a person you probably never saw before and make more friends. Another reason is kids let out their aggression in dodgeball like they might get mad at a kid they hate and hit them with a dodgeball, and so while the other kid starts throwing at each other with dodgeballs they can let out their anger on
People accumulate different feelings throughout the average day, yet there are usually no ways to adequately and legally let out those pent up frustrations. Dodgeball, luckily provides a solution. The author of an article named “The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym”, Rick Reilly, believes that “Dodgeball is one of the few times in life when you get to let out your aggressions, no questions asked (Reilly 2)”. In other words, this game is a unique and rare way to let out your daily emotions with a simple activity of throwing a ball at others. The effect of this game is only positive. You can throw balls at other people, relieve yourself of stress, and not injure them since the ball is made of a very soft material. There are in fact, much worse ways to release stress. One example is a school shooting. People who hold the opinion of banning dodgeball in order to keep everything safe and fair are being hypocrites since the frustrations which cannot be let out anymore can still be let out in ways that are significantly more detrimental to the school and it’s
In conclusion I think dodgeball is appropriate for school because it prepares you for life lessons by learning to “get back up”. Some kids look forward to it because it’s the ultimate test of agility and reflexes. On top of that, some schools go way too far with it by banning tag and gymnastics. Once again, I think dodgeball is appropriate for
Dodgeball was born over 200 years ago in Africa, where they used rocks to throw at each other and worked together as a team. The game is still played today and uses the same aspect of teamwork, but foam balls are used instead of rocks. Many people think that dodgeball is still too violent and shouldn’t exist. Dodgeball should not be banned in schools because it has health benefits, offers a challenge, and lets students look forward to going to school.
The first part of the series of articles The Physical Education Hall of Shame lists childhood games which are considered inappropriate for physical education classes. The author argues that some games are potentially unsafe, have minimal participation time factors, they are potential to embarrass the student in front of their classmates, and focus on eliminating students from participation. One of the harmful games is Dodgeball. Even though the game involves teamwork, strategy, and motor skills, the game might be dangerous, and also includes the highly skilled students. Another game mentioned by Williams is Duck, Duck, Goose. It is a game of a minimal participation, where generally five students
Dodgeball is a fun game that can teach children life lessons; Dodgeball should be played in schools. Dodgeball can teach children that life isn’t fair, it allows children to let out their aggression and stress, and banning dodgeball could result in banning many other games. Without dodgeball and games like it the children of today could end up being overly sensitive, overly stressed, and deprived of fun games that are an important part of
Kids just want to have fun. In a bygone era, parents wanted kids to play sports for fun and camaraderie. However, a new attitude is developing among coaches and parents, which is mopping-up fun from youth sports. Now it's all about the team and the game. The team must win the game at any cost.
Even though impact sports can toughen kids up and can give kids a lot of talent and impact sports can cause kids or young adult lifelong injuries, if keeping impact sports you could be putting a lot of kids or young adults at risk of traumatic life long injuries but not keeping it, you could have non people talented and not making money and not having some of america's sports today
I believe that Little League is a terrific “coming of age” growth experience. It teaches kids organizational skills, division of labor, cooperation and competition. By organization I mean nine kids have to function like one unit working under one main coach. In division of labor those same nine kids must perform different tasks and responsibilities. They must cooperate with each other in order to defeat the opposing team in competition. Varga’s Drugstore versus Kiwanis is a small-scale version of Compaq going up against IBM or General Motors taking on Ford. That’s what makes Little League so uniquely American and why it helps to perpetuate this country’s unparalleled “free enterprise” value system.
Football, one of the most popular sports in the U.S., is also the most dangerous; it holds an astounding half a million injuries nationally due to the sheer violence and brute strength used against another player in the sport, and, although it is believed that these injuries can be prevented, there is nothing stopping another player from recklessly hurting another except their will-power, this is why football should be banned from high schools.
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 teach kids to learn many life lessons, lessons that will be important such as working in a team or working hard toward a goal. Parents are far too involved in youth sports. In our current time, kids have no independence in sports, everything is parent run, with the intentions of the parent trying to have their kids win and become elite superstars. Atkinson writes in an article that in his home town of Methuen Massachusetts he and all the other kids in his town used to organize all the sports, and parents would help cover the financial part, but the sport itself was directed by the kids, the way youth sports should be run, for the interest of the kids. Kids should determine what goes on; kids should be able to experiment with different sports in a non hostile environment in which they can fun. Having fun is most important in youth sports along with learning life lessons. Kids who enjoyed youth sports growing up were more likely to go onto play high school sports (Atkinson). Of course there are exceptions in which some kids will want to be pushed in a sport; however, it must have the child's desire to be pushed not the parents’(Hatter). Lastly, as important as sports are in society in the 21st century especially in the U.S. kids need to be able to have a life outside of sports. Kids should be able to have fun away from sports (Katen). Kids should be kids, very few kids will be going professional in sports, and it is important kids
In class discussion we talked about how in today’s age younger kids do not have the same interest to get involved in sports as they used to. It seems that today younger kids are more interested in playing video games, then to take part in a sport and learn the team aspect of life and how to get along with each other and work as a team. Learning in sports is something people do not understand unless you are a true athlete. In the game of baseball there is so much silent communication not everyone knows about. You have nine men on the field who have the same mind set and that is to do anything you can to win this game and help your teammates. If a kid can learn this at a young age and carry this on with him through life, he will become that much of a better worker when he is at the office or wherever they might be.
Some pros of this model to start with is that with this model being able to be used at the upper elementary level, if students haven’t already participated in sports, this is a way to introduce to them a positive traditional sport experience. Through working as a team throughout practice routines, game play, and playoff experience, it helps the students learn values of playing a team sport such as responsibility, leadership, team work, and hard work. Another pro of the sport education model is that because it’s so team oriented, student-centered, and every student has a certain job to contribute to the success of their team, it provides a lot of socializing between classmates and overall fun for everyone. As many pros that come with this curriculum, some cons consist of that the teacher must rely on students to hold up their end of their roles by showcasing responsibility and maturity throughout the season. Some students lack in this area and sometimes this issue can become problematic. Another potential con of this model is during gameplay, some teammates may feel biased toward a certain teammate that shows more skill in the sport than others on the court. Not every student will be great at each sport and some students make excel in certain sports than others so it’s the teachers job to evenly split up the teams by skill level and make sure every player is getting even opportunity and playing
One drawback that a lot of kids face is when they make an error well in the article it says " Being competitive and able to ignore naysayers is key to success. Sports give kids a chance to try and fail and keep playing. Picking themselves up after a bad play." in other words if you make an error in a game "don't let it get in your head" as my Dad always says. `
Can I ask you a question? Do you enjoy recess and lunch? Well, I do. The reason why I'm asking you this is because some school has very small amount of time for recess and lunch, and school may not have recess nor lunch. That's why I want to make our recess and lunch longer. Also people can be more healthy. If you don't why it's healthy to play let me explain why it is.