Is Football and Basketball Beneficial to Students? When it comes to sports everyone knows the precautions to that sport even if for adults; whether their kids play or not. So why is it a bad thing? Why is it a good thing? Two main sports that most people talk about are basketball and football. They can be dangerous but also beneficial. Basketball and football are good for students so they learn skills, they work together, and they gain social skills; however when parents watch their kids play or watch other students they tend to have a negative attitude towards other teams, which can be harmful to the students and kids around them. Students who play football or basketball have the advantages of being able to work well with others. They can
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Adults usually set an example for the students but when it comes to playing on the field it’s a whole different ball game. “Indeed, it is no secret that too often scorekeeping, league standing, and the drive to win bring out the worst in adults who are more absorbed in living out their own fantasies than in enhancing the quality of the experiences for children.” (Statsky, 155, paragraph 8). Parents also don’t realize that children reflect on what their parents say when they’re in the stands. Some students quit the sport they love because it’s no longer fun when they play since their parents had started making it more aggressive. “Children are easily influenced, and when they sense that their competence and worth are based on their ability to live up to their parents and coaches high expectations.” (Statsky, 154, Paragraph 6). Also they may quit because they don’t get to play. Parents and even coaches make it hard for the students to even want to play the sport that they love to play. However some adults can make the players also play aggressively or even would encourage students to have negative attitude towards other teams they play against. Most people would agree adults do so but to kids this is also …show more content…
It is beneficial to students but parents need to change the way their attitudes about the game and the other teams.The students gain skills by being a leader, a follower. They also tend to gain social skills and become very open-minded to what other have to say and keep in mind that they have to consider ideas to the team. Players become very well with doing work together. Students will also be able to gain more health benefits to help them develop more of their bodies. But since the adults have negative attitude about other teams it reflects on how well the players will play and how hard the players are willing to work into succeeding their goals. Since it also reflect to the way the players and students see things and the way others will as well. Students will think that will be okay to do since the adults will be saying things to reflect and question them about how they view other teams and the other schools. Students also tend to look at their role-models tend to have the same opinion as
Adults usually set an example for the students but when it comes to playing on the field it’s a whole different ball game. “Indeed, it is no secret that too often scorekeeping, league standing, and the drive to win bring out the worst in adults who are more absorbed in living out their own fantasies than in enhancing the quality of the experiences for children.” (Statsky, 155, paragraph 8). Parents also don’t realize that children reflect on what their parents say when they’re in the stands. Some students quit the sport they love because it’s no longer fun when they play since their parents had started making it more aggressive. “Children are easily influenced, and when they sense that their competence and worth are based on their ability to live up to their parents and coaches high expectations.” (Statsky, 154, Paragraph 6). Also they may quit because they don’t get to play. Parents and even coaches make it hard for the students to even want to play the sport that they love to play. However some adults can make the players also play aggressively or even would encourage students to have negative attitude towards other teams they play against. Most people would agree adults do so but to kids this is also …show more content…
It is beneficial to students but parents need to change the way their attitudes about the game and the other teams.The students gain skills by being a leader, a follower. They also tend to gain social skills and become very open-minded to what other have to say and keep in mind that they have to consider ideas to the team. Players become very well with doing work together. Students will also be able to gain more health benefits to help them develop more of their bodies. But since the adults have negative attitude about other teams it reflects on how well the players will play and how hard the players are willing to work into succeeding their goals. Since it also reflect to the way the players and students see things and the way others will as well. Students will think that will be okay to do since the adults will be saying things to reflect and question them about how they view other teams and the other schools. Students also tend to look at their role-models tend to have the same opinion as