“When you get an injury and you have to sit on the bench and watch games, that kills you inside.” Competitive sports can be bad but you have to be aware of the bad things that can happen. I am going to argue that kids should not be allowed to play competitive sports.Competitive sports you can’t be consistent with your discipline Furthermore, it also has a high risks for injuries like football, and finally competitive sports can put pressure on you to perform, it can make you not to play that sport no more.
The first argument in support of competitive sports are bad for kids is that you can’t be consistent with your discipline. In the article Sports and School: requiring more from your teen says, “You may not feel like fighting with your son today, but you have to
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take the hard line to make him understand how the real world works. Dr. Phil tells his guest, "It is your job to blaze the trail and teach him to respect himself and to hold himself to a higher standard. You've got to find some strength to do this. We cheat kids if we don't teach them how the world really works. If he doesn't do the work in college, they will kick him out. If he doesn't do the work on his job, they will fire him. He needs to understand that when you chose the behavior, you choose the consequences." This evidence shows that kid discipline is bad because it can take over your mind to where you are just focusing on one thing and you won’t do anything else but that. The next argument in support of competitive sports being bad for kids is that is has a really high risks for injuries. In the article Performance and Reality: Race, Sports and the Modern World it says, “ If you are in sports your whole life, you will end up most likely to have to get a knee replacement. You have to be careful because if you exercise too much you can raise your heartbeat to go up and cause a heart stroke and more.” This is significant because is show how or even any kind of surgical repair that could be ended up needing to be replaced. If you are in sports you are more likely to get an injury. If this is not enough evidence for you, in a different article called Pushing Too Hard Too Young, it says, “ Strains and sprains accounted for the most injuries overall, followed by fractures. Forearm fractures, many of them resulting from sports. There can be pressure to perform and that can cause a poor attitude.” So, this say more about kids getting injuries while they are playing competitive sports and so that is one of my reasons why i think competitive sports are bad for kids of all ages. The third and final argument in support of competitive sports being bad for kids, I think that the sports put to much pressure on them to perform and be their very best.Here is an examle in the article Pushing Too Hard Too Young it says, “ There can be pressure to perform and that can cause a poor attitude.” Those who still want to argue that competitive sports are good for kids can keep thinking that because their is plenty of evidence that competitive sports are bad for kids.
Here is another example, in the article Competitive Sports: Helping Kids Play It Cool says, “ Negative stress is different. If your child had a fight with a close friend, missed the bus, and forgot his or her homework, it can be pretty hard to get in the right frame of mind for the afternoon tennis match.”In this case, there is a lot of stress out there in the world and you have a game this afternoon and you get yelled at or you have a lot of homework all that can put a lot of stress on you to perform because you might be thinking about all the stuff you have to do and you might miss the winning goal to score and win and that is why I think competitive sports is bad because it can put a lot of pressure on you yo
perform. On the other hand, competitive sports can be good for you because it can give you a healthier lifestyle. In the article Taking The Pressure Off Sports Competition it says, “Sports are a great way to have fun and stay active. Kids have lots of choices about which sports to do and whether to compete in sports or just play them for fun. One kid might be happy to shoot baskets at the park, where someone has another kid may prefer being on a basketball team that competes against other teams.” Some may think they are good because they give kids a healthier lifestyle but, others may think that they are bad because it is a really high risk for injuries. In conclusion, I think that competitive sports should be banned because you cant be consistent with your discipline, it has a high risk for injuries like football, and finally it can put pressure on you to perform. If we get rid of competitive sports there will be a decrease in the amount of injuries that kids get and the parents don’t have to pay the huge medical bills and kids will have more time to be at school and learn more and last if competitive sports are banned kids have more time to do other stuff that does not involve getting hurt. If kids play competitive sports the outcomes of getting hurt are tremendously big, and can ruin your life with just a simple injury and if kids want to play competitive sports then let them it is their decision.
For instance, I am a competition dancer. Going to different competitions you can see the differences in the way the dancers, teachers, judges, and moms view outcomes. The teachers just want you to do your best because no matter the placement received you had fun. When you are on a team, you want your team as a whole group to compete with other teams not each other. You see this with other sports too, such as baseball, basketball, soccer, etc. where kids try to outperform their teammates. This poses risks such as “loss of self-esteem, injuries… increased stress.” (Berger, pg. 245, 2014) However Active play and competition do not only pose risks they contribute to the following as well “Better overall health, less obesity… respect for teammates and opponents.” (Berger, pg. 245, 2014)
Playing competitive sports affect young people in a good way. They are good because you have that commitment and now its hard to back down. In the "no" section of 'Have Youth Sports Become Too Intense?", it states "Intense training promotes self-confidence, self-discipline, and commitment." Student athletes can agree with all of this because it teaches discipline and a lot of other things. Parents can disagree with my reason, because they don't want their child to go through with intense training. They think it's way too much for the child.
In the article, “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” the author, Jessica Statsky demands that very composed, focused games that are played in grown-up standard, for example, Little League Baseball and Peewee Football are not appropriate for children particularly those who are between the age of six and twelve. These games have the opposite impact of growing either future players or fans. Moreover, they can damage children mentally and physically. She mentioned a few reasons to support her ideas. Statsky explains that competitive sports persuade children into doing physical actions that are bad by taking twelve-year boy as an example of a child being hurt to attempt to throw a curveball. Even though children are not injured, there is a fear
Looking back at Statskys essay she noted that children quits sports mostly “apart from their change in interest” but also because of “…lack of playing time, failure and fear of failure, disapproval by significant others and psychological stress ” (3) one will agree with me that teenagers are influenced by the parents, coaches and their friends. This group of people are considered as outside forces in every sport thereby making them loose interest in sports and not the sport discouraging the children from indulging. I do not agree that competitive sport is derailing Children advantage to partake in sporting competitions; rather it tends to develop their skills, needs and abilities.
youth sports [were] the one haven for good sportsmanship," says Darrell Burnett, a clinical child psychologist and youth sports psychologist. "Not anymore. It's not just a game anymore." With technology (etc) distracting our children with violence and so on, we cannot afford to ruin what sports may do for them. With sports being just one of the few things left that can contribute to success in life, education, and health, parents need not to put any sort of unnecessary pressure on their kids at such a young age, or any age for that matter, ever.
Engaging in sports plays a significant role in promoting health and wellness among children and adolescents. Although sports participation provides numerous physical and social benefits, it also has a downside: the risk of sports-related injuries. Many children and adolescents are treated in the emergency department each year for sports and recreation-related injuries. However, by playing competitive sports, you can keep obesity rates down, you can have a very strong mental health, and lastly, you can insure a healthy lifestyle for your future self.
Tyrell Cameron lined up for a punt return at his Friday night high school game. What he didn’t know was that that would be his last play. Tyrell died because of a hard hit which ended in his neck being broken. The sophomore for Franklin Parish high school was taken off the field on a stretcher and died later that night at the hospital. There has been a lot of debate recently about what age children should be allowed to play football, if at all. Head injuries are a main reason given to not allow young men to play. I believe that players can make their own decisions based on the risks when they turn 16.
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
For example, kids can get a concussion playing sports and might get affected by this their whole life. But I believe that youth competitive sports are good for kids because they learn important life lessons. For example, they can learn how to be a leader which is an important skill to have in today’s world, they can also learn how to work as a team to accomplish things that wouldn’t be possible to do as an individual. This is shown in source 2 when it says, “ Playing sports prepares a leader to influence others, set realistic goals and solve problems efficiently to win a competitive advantage”(Duggan 4). This means that sports help kids become better leaders by teaching them to set goals for themselves and by helping them become better problem solvers, both of these skills are needed if you want to be a good leader.
The focus of competitive sports has taken a wrong turn and the focus on winning has created the athletes to get hurt physically and emotionally. Parents and coaches have made winning in these priority. Also, there is not as much concentration on education which is not good because most times even the star high school athletes do not earn a living off of sports. Although lessons can be learned, they could be learned in a less pressured way. There is no reason to push high school athletes to their breaking points. Physically, the intense training that kids endure is hurting them and creating more injuries. Ultimately, for young athletes competitive sports can hurt them and the focus should be placed more on building strong character.
An issue that has created intense debate, is the topic of, should kids be able to play in competitive sports? Some people say that kids shouldn't be allowed to play in competitive sports, for it is promoting bad behavior in adolescents. Along with others who think that competitive sports are good for children, because it is good for them because it helps them develop skills that they need when they get older. It is clear that competitive sports are good for children, because it makes sure children have a good healthy weight, and it lets them let out emotions such as stress.
The competitiveness in sports starts to build up and makes it harder to have fun. Kids go to practice and have to worry about if they are going to play in the game this week, are they ready for the match up and personnel for the game, and most importantly if they are going to get hurt. "Competitiveness at the youth sports level is an important life lesson learned on the playing field but is often misinterpreted to have a 'win-at-all-costs' mentality" (“Picabo” 3). Youth sports is losing the main value of playing the sport, which is to have fun. It is starting to be all about winning. Coaches can pressure kids into doing anything in order to win. Bad coaching is a good example. Bad coaching can be not disciplining the kids, making the kids feel chagrin by telling them that they suck or they are horrible often or after they lose, or even teaching the kids to go out and be reckless to the opposing team by playing dirty or not . These actions do not teach children anything but to be reckless and overly aggressive. "The system is now designed to meet the needs of the most talented kids" (“Mark” 5). When a kid has to deal with this on top of trying to earn play
For many decades, competitive sports have been apart of high schools across the country. This argument about if schools should have competitive sports or should schools only focus on the education, has most likely been around for quite some time now. But as long as high schools have provided these competitive sports, many students who have participated in them, have had success and just fine self-esteems in their lives. Although competitive sports sometimes become a bigger deal than they should be, having this competition has taught many students good life lessons that they can use in their future. From personal experience, I have had competitive sports a part of my life since I was five years old; and having them apart of my life has taught
team down. Competitive sports is very healthy for kids because it can help a child’s learning,
An issue that is widely debated is competitive sports for youths. Is it good for them to be doing competitive sports? Are there more cons about competitive sports? Though people say competitive sports can have many benefits such as making new friends, exercise and leadership, I believe that competitive sports are not good for young kids to be playing because of many reasons such as too many injuries, too time consuming, and too much stress. One reason that competitive sports for youths is not good is because of too many injuries.