Some people think that competitive sports are too much pressure for kids, while some people think it’s fun for them. Kids can stay active and learn very important such as empathy from competitive sports, mostly when they’re having fun. Sports also help kids concentrate if they aren’t pressured as much.
First, kids will stay active while playing sports, especially competitive sports. You just have to know when you're being pressured to play the game/sport or if you're having fun. As a result, sports can keep kids active but they won’t feel pressured at the same time. Kids that aren’t pressured during sports relax more and stay healthier. Competitive sports allow kids to stay very active and healthy because they are either running or maybe even just stretching. Furthermore, kids will stay much healthier if they are having fun because they don’t feel pressured to keep pushing to do something. Devan McGuinness, author of Why Competition is Good for Kids states, “It’s a healthy setting for your child to learn how to be a team player. ‘Many cooperative games teach children to problem solve as a team and help them learn the lifelong skills of working for the common good of the group,’ says Ronda Klosterman, a physical education …show more content…
Therefore, when kids concentrate on sports they stop stressing as much. Kids also pay more attention in school. Leah Ariniello, author of 5 Things I Learned to Love About Competitive Sports for Kids states, “A reserve of confidence- ‘I’m not braggin just swaggin,’ read an Under Armour shirt I saw the other say- can help a kid manage a bad day and come back and have a better day, a great day,” (Ariniello, 2013). This evidence suggests that kids have a little more confidence while participating in competitive sports because, they are focusing on the fun and the good in the sport not the bad and the pressure of
First, kids will stay active while playing sports, especially competitive sports. You just have to know when you're being pressured to play the game/sport or if you're having fun. As a result, sports can keep kids active but they won’t feel pressured at the same time. Kids that aren’t pressured during sports relax more and stay healthier. Competitive sports allow kids to stay very active and healthy because they are either running or maybe even just stretching. Furthermore, kids will stay much healthier if they are having fun because they don’t feel pressured to keep pushing to do something. Devan McGuinness, author of Why Competition is Good for Kids states, “It’s a healthy setting for your child to learn how to be a team player. ‘Many cooperative games teach children to problem solve as a team and help them learn the lifelong skills of working for the common good of the group,’ says Ronda Klosterman, a physical education …show more content…
Therefore, when kids concentrate on sports they stop stressing as much. Kids also pay more attention in school. Leah Ariniello, author of 5 Things I Learned to Love About Competitive Sports for Kids states, “A reserve of confidence- ‘I’m not braggin just swaggin,’ read an Under Armour shirt I saw the other say- can help a kid manage a bad day and come back and have a better day, a great day,” (Ariniello, 2013). This evidence suggests that kids have a little more confidence while participating in competitive sports because, they are focusing on the fun and the good in the sport not the bad and the pressure of