Sports teaches adolescents a lot of life skills for the success of the future. Not only that, but also, sports can provide a positive gateway for a juvenile who is struggling to abide by societal rules. Football is the ultimate team sport, which teaches an individual about life, and the pursuit of happiness. For example, football can help build a child’s self-confidence, and provide motivation and support. The wonderful sport of football aids youth gain a level, of social, and emotional skills, not only that but also, instills skills such as teamwork, dedication, and a strong work-ethic within the individual. Individuals who struggle with behavioral difficulties will be able to grow at high levels by incorporating sports thought ant therapy …show more content…
With that being said, there is a high level of need for therapeutic rehabilitation for young adolescents who struggle with many different risk factors that cause their behaviors prompt them in a negative manner. Smyth emphasizes the importance of rehabilitating youth through sports and thought, through football. This type of therapy is innovative and unique which in result, puts this therapy in a category of its own for its non-traditional route. Implementing sports with reasoning works well especially with adolescents by combining football and psychodynamic thinking with theory to provide positive motivation and encouragement reflection to promote change in regards, to the emotional and behavioral thinking process at the presented time. Therefore, football can be able to enhance participants to think about their behavioral and emotional characteristics, and the reasoning behind those …show more content…
Football is a popular sport amongst young people, which can provide an escape away from reality, and give the adolescents a goal to strive for and or admire for the moment. Smyth has been working with youth for over 30 years and is highly aware of how football players are role models to the youth (Smith, 2014). This leading Smyth to believe, that football can enable the youth to consider readjusting their behavior. By observing the behaviors of the football players and the adolescents Smyth concluded that young people need a space where they can grow and learn and by providing football as an avenue can decrease the emotional and behavioral difficulties. Football helps provide nurture and security and aiming to provide hope. Smyth stating, the hope was to allow the opportunity for the ‘enactment of wishes in preparation to growing up and also the mastery of traumatic experiences’ (Freud,
Daniel J. Flynn’s argument of why Football Does a Body Good is extremely convincing. The evidence that he presents throughout the essay debunks the counterargument of how dangerous football can be. The essays is full of statistics and examples of how football can positively benefit you. The facts that are presented are effectively used to refute all the negative claims against the dangers of football. He successfully argues toward the benefit of football by presenting appeals to reason, and showcasing his credibility throughout the essay, but he unfortunately does not keep an unbiased tone for the duration of the essay.
In Jessica Statsky’s article, “Children Need to Play, Not Compete’’ points out how competitive sports are not fit for children from ages 8-12,due to the fact that it could trigger both their physical and mental health. First,Statsky elaborates on the idea of children faking an injury due to the fear of getting hurt.She cites a mother of an eight-year-old Peewee Football player,who says “The kids get so scared. They get hit once and they don’t want anything to do with football anymore. They’ll sit on the bench and pretend their leg hurts…” (qtd in Tosches). Some children are driven to even more desperate measures. For example, in one Peewee Football game, a reporter watched the following scene as a player took himself out of the game:“Coach,
Ripley argues that football is a dangerous sport for students that young to begin to express their rage on and off the field. However, in the article Do Sports Build Character or Damage it? the author Mark Edmundson writes about his experience playing high school football. He said football made him a better person. He gained courage, strength, and heroic character. Edmundson said he applied everything in his life to football, which helped him get a job. Even though he was not the best player, he said he enjoyed going to practice every day to increase his skills. These attributes help Edmundson still to this
This paper attempts to rationalize youth football as a sport by discussing the pros and cons in order to argue that youth should be allowed to play the game of football if they so choose. To do so, this paper will explore the ethical arguments and considerations of parents, young athletes, medical professionals and social media.
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.
Not only do we know the effects of playing football at a young age, we also have real life stories that have occured to real people. For example, In 2006 a 13 year old named Zachary Lystatdt’s head hit the ground in a routine tackle. He was in pain, so the coach took him out of the game for two plays. He returned to the game and on the last play he collapsed. Zachary was rushed to the hospital and was required to have emergency neurosurgery. After this life changing surgery, 9 months later he was finally able to communicate. Now, he is still learning how to walk (Hamblin, James. “Football Alters the Brains of Kids as Young as 8.”)This story sets an example of why children should not be able to play contact sports until adulthood. Unfortunately, this is not the only sad story about a child who has had life changing effects from playing
Youth sports can be a learning experience or it can be a health risk to the athletes. Youth sports can teach young children the value of hard work and discipline or it can be emotionally and physically damaging. Three main points are how sports keep you healthy, how they build character, and the values that they will learn from sports and how they will use in the future. These three ideas prove that youth sports can be healthy, they build character, and can teach them the value of hard work and discipline for your kid.
Our society, in terms of world sports, has grown increasingly impressive. Most professional athletes have been playing their specialized sport since grade school, and although impressive, the people we are rooting for are wearing out quickly. Although youth sports programs are a health benefit to society, they also pose disadvantages to a young person’s growth and development.
During a football playoff game, your is driving down the field to score, when the quarterback’s ankle gets stepped on by another player. The athlete, the player, the coach and the fans are all counting on the athletic trainer to get that player ready to go back into the game. The athletic trainer would need to help get the player back on the field if possible.This is why I would like to be an athletic trainer. Athletic trainers specialize in areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, assessment, and rehabilitation. With this degree my choices of employment can be numerous from working with a sports team to in the healthcare field.
Over recent years, the field of kinesiology has broken out in popularity. A particular career that has grown in popularity is athletic training. Not to be confused with personal trainers, athletic trainers help athletes prevent, diagnose injuries, as well as provide emergency and first aid care to injured athletes (Athletic Training). Athletic trainers work in multiple settings, working with athletes of many different skill levels and ages. Some common settings you will find athletic trainers include high schools, colleges, professional sports teams, health clinics, and the military (Job Settings). Athletic trainers work with a variety of people every single day. In a given day athletic trainers can work with other health professions, coaches,
Due to worries about the safety of the game, parents have been on the fence wondering if they should allow their kids to play football. Football has several social and physical advantages, including discipline, teamwork, and physical conditioning, but it also has a high risk of brain damage, other injuries, and mental health issues. Parents try to consider both the disadvantages and the possible rewards. Another decision the parents must make is whether the pressure of football is a good or bad thing. It’s reasonable to see why many parents are against their children playing football because of the negative effects; however, the positive effects of football outweigh the possibility of the negative effects.
From the early ages in history to the present day, sports have always been an important part of society. It teaches discipline, how to be a team player, how to interact with others and is a good source of physical activity. In specific, football utilizes all of these aspects of sports and it’s a great source of teaching self-restraint and perseverance. Some may say that football is a violent sport or it’s not beneficial in any way, but in reality it gives a person the basic tools needed not only for playing the game, but also how you interact with people in society.
Solon, Mykell Edison H. PT 1-1 Movie Critique of “The Awakenings” The Writer: Oliver Sacks (book) Steven Zaillian (Screeenplay) The Director: Penny Marshall Shown: December 22, 1990 The first movie I ever saw on the month of October was a movie entitled, “The Awakenings”. If you would let me borrow a moment of your attention, I would like to express what I felt when watching this movie, what crossed my mind, what “awakened” inside of me.
“Sports do not build character. They reveal it” said John Wooden, Legendary UCLA Basketball Coach. Sports have become very popular over past years and it seems like nobody really joins the sport knowing the true benefits coming from these sports. After all, most people do watch sports on tv more than reality shows or movies. Many teens join sports in their high school years, and most don’t know that these sports are the things keeping teens out of conflicts. A new disagreement has arisen over whether or not sports can keep teens out of trouble. Participating in sports keeps teens out of trouble because it prevents depression and stress, creates a community, and averts boredom.
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).