One topic that’s been coming up lately is should children play competitive sports. There’s one half that says that it’s too much money and the possibility of injury. The other side is that sports teach important life lessons like teamwork, fair play, and even not to be a bad loser. Competitive sports are helpful for children but, they can also end up hurting the child. Sport are physical and healthy for a person but there’s the possibility of injury. Sports can encourage friendships but, they can also be hard on children because of the school work they have when they get home. Competitive sports are positive because they help with life lessons like teamwork. Katie Couric a well-known reporter said, “Participating in sports teaches
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The video “Katie Couric’s Notebook: Kids and Sports” say that “That being a jock can make you popular but one researcher did find that being in sports there is at least minimal confidence in sports” ("Katie Couric’s Notebook: Kids and Sports" 2008). This suggests that some people are jokes and they make people feel bad about themselves so they don’t play sports. Also the video “Competitive Sports” said, “Coaches encourage kids to go year round with the sports with training and traveling and keep their grades up.” This illustrates how coaches ask so much of the children like traveling, training, and they also have to keep their grades up. The video “Competitive Sports” said, “Some coaches are demanding of the time and if you’re a 2, 3 sport player you don’t have that much time.” Furthermore, This means that the children playing sports that are in more than one sports don’t have much time because the coaches use most of their time. Playing sports takes the children’s time away with all the traveling and practices and that the better sport player might make the fun from the players who aren’t the best and that makes those players feel bad about
The video “Katie Couric’s Notebook: Kids and Sports” say that “That being a jock can make you popular but one researcher did find that being in sports there is at least minimal confidence in sports” ("Katie Couric’s Notebook: Kids and Sports" 2008). This suggests that some people are jokes and they make people feel bad about themselves so they don’t play sports. Also the video “Competitive Sports” said, “Coaches encourage kids to go year round with the sports with training and traveling and keep their grades up.” This illustrates how coaches ask so much of the children like traveling, training, and they also have to keep their grades up. The video “Competitive Sports” said, “Some coaches are demanding of the time and if you’re a 2, 3 sport player you don’t have that much time.” Furthermore, This means that the children playing sports that are in more than one sports don’t have much time because the coaches use most of their time. Playing sports takes the children’s time away with all the traveling and practices and that the better sport player might make the fun from the players who aren’t the best and that makes those players feel bad about