The Importance Of Individual Sports

According to an article called “Working Together?”, the author said, “success in individual sports requires a high amount of self-reliance, discipline, focus and passion"(3). Individual sports give an athlete the opportunity and responsibility to rely only on himself and not on teammates when competing. When practicing for their sports, athletes in individual sports gauge their own output and limitations. This developmental tool gives the athlete the ability to increase or decrease his workload without being intervened by the output and limitations of others. All athletes have different types of intensity. Finding a balanced pace for multiple people block those that have more experience to the sport. Athletes in individual sports also do not

As I got closer to high school, the system of youth sports is geared toward meeting more competitive players as I got older, and coaches had bigger expectations on me. The reason I lost interest in football is because I was small to be a football player and I knew I was not good enough to play varsity in high school. When I was a freshman in high school I tried to stick around to find that being a part of a team would be my passion but, as I experienced many disappointment and failures as I played football. I decided to end of my football career my sophomore year and just focus on wrestling. I chose wrestling particularly because I was able to be a part of a team and practice as a team, but when it comes down to the competitions, the results are based on personal performance and not of the whole team. You may benefit the team by winning but you got the win. This is a great example of how individual sports have the best of both

Kids need to exercise everyday and learn the importance of fitness. Due to new electronics kids forget to find time to be physically active. Children that exercise helps increase their chance of becoming a healthy adult. In this article called Sport activity and children the author said, “The U.S. government produces limited data on sport participation and physical activity rates, and none on youth before high school age. In that void, the most robust data is generated through an annual household survey conducted by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA). In 2014, 30.2% of youth ages 6 to 12 were active to a healthy level through sports, organized or unstructured; by 2017, that number had dropped to 26.6%, according to SFIA. Among 13- to 17-year-olds, the rate fell from 42.7% to 39.3%.” As kids get more involved in sports and realize they are getting better at their sport, they will begin to feel more accomplished and that they have achieved their goal. Children that choose a sport can help grow and improve in. I believe goal setting and success are both very similar. Kids that play sports should be fun, and being able to compete against others to see who’s the best. As parents set goals for their children, they develop skills that help them have a better chance to be successful in life. Everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect. Sports will teach kids how to handle their mistakes and problems. All athletes