Some people think that competitive sports can be healthy and fun for children but others think that they can be harmful. Research shows that children should play competitive sports because they are healthy for them. This is because they are life skillfully important for children however, sports can bring more injuries for children and their safety could be in danger. Sports are beneficial to children because they teach life lessons that every child should know. In the article “Get Off that Couch and Play” Lucy Calkins is the author. Lucy Calkins is an expert teacher in writing. Lucy Calkins explains that “Students learn important life skills such as how to accept criticism, how to handle oneself under the pressure of competition, how
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Sarah Davis tells us the facts that are “According to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, youth sports can help deter negative behavior, such as joining a gang, because competitive sports provide an outlet for expression, friendship and controlled aggression” (“What Are the Benefits of Competitive Sport for Youth,” 2014). President’s Council means that if children or teens go out for sports or stay in sports they will have a better reputation at school and out in public. They also prove that children will have better friendships. As well as the quote from Sarah Davis’s quote, The Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry explains how sports affect families and children. The author shows that sports are good for Children by saying “Sports help children develop physical skills, get exercise, make friends, have fun, learn to play as a member of a team, learn to play fair, and improve self-esteem” (“Fact for Families Children and Sports,” 2005). This supports the idea that children should be in sports because of what they can learn from being a part of something so great during their time in school and …show more content…
In Jacqueline Stenson’s article she shows how sports can be bad for children and how they can get pressured to do something they don’t want to. The author says that “One of the most comprehensive surveys to date, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that from 1997 to 1999 sports and recreation-related injuries were more common nationwide than injuries from traffic accidents” (“Pushing too hard too young,” 2004). This illustrates that there are way too many injuries during sport games and practices during those years, and there still are today, and they will probably be there in the future. This can be very bad for our future of sports because many of the pro teams might have less adults playing in them because of injuries. Also Stanford Children’s Health tells how to many children get hurt every year from playing sports or activities and gives statistics on them. Stanford shows that “More than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities” (“Sports Injury Statistics,” 2017). This demonstrates that there are too many children getting hurt each year from sports or activities and something needs to be done about it. This also shows that children might try too hard to win and within that they might get hurt. Not only did
Sarah Davis tells us the facts that are “According to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, youth sports can help deter negative behavior, such as joining a gang, because competitive sports provide an outlet for expression, friendship and controlled aggression” (“What Are the Benefits of Competitive Sport for Youth,” 2014). President’s Council means that if children or teens go out for sports or stay in sports they will have a better reputation at school and out in public. They also prove that children will have better friendships. As well as the quote from Sarah Davis’s quote, The Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry explains how sports affect families and children. The author shows that sports are good for Children by saying “Sports help children develop physical skills, get exercise, make friends, have fun, learn to play as a member of a team, learn to play fair, and improve self-esteem” (“Fact for Families Children and Sports,” 2005). This supports the idea that children should be in sports because of what they can learn from being a part of something so great during their time in school and …show more content…
In Jacqueline Stenson’s article she shows how sports can be bad for children and how they can get pressured to do something they don’t want to. The author says that “One of the most comprehensive surveys to date, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that from 1997 to 1999 sports and recreation-related injuries were more common nationwide than injuries from traffic accidents” (“Pushing too hard too young,” 2004). This illustrates that there are way too many injuries during sport games and practices during those years, and there still are today, and they will probably be there in the future. This can be very bad for our future of sports because many of the pro teams might have less adults playing in them because of injuries. Also Stanford Children’s Health tells how to many children get hurt every year from playing sports or activities and gives statistics on them. Stanford shows that “More than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities” (“Sports Injury Statistics,” 2017). This demonstrates that there are too many children getting hurt each year from sports or activities and something needs to be done about it. This also shows that children might try too hard to win and within that they might get hurt. Not only did