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situations in sports that involves their children. Statsky states that, “Though many adults regard Little League and Peewee Football as a basic part of childhood, the games are not always joyous ones.” (349) Statsky believes that children between the age of 6 and 12 should not participate in sports like above because it can harm them mentally and physically. In her essay she states several points that support her theory of why children at a young age should not participate in sports. One reason…

I think that coed sports should be allowed. I think that because some people don’t want to play with their own gender all the time and it can be more challenging. Before puberty, boys and girls who play sports together can learn many things about themselves. As the web site www.youthletic.com said “Signing your child up for coed youth sports can help them build important life skills like confidence and can help dispel harmful gender stereotypes”. Therefore If some people don’t want to play…

Youth Sports Taken Too Seriously It was pure terror during a typical volleyball game at North Davis Junior High. The bleachers shook as one of the team member’s mom came storming onto the court cursing at the coach for not playing her daughter. Embarrassment flushed the daughter’s face and her confidence visibly decreased. Parents take youth sports too seriously, and it’s become a huge problem. What makes parents so crazy about their children’s sports? Parents should not be allowed to talk or…

Many people believe cheerleading is not a sport, but I happen to disagree. Acording to Wikipedia, the definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Now I will admit that school cheering, when just cheering for another sport, is not a sport. Although competitive cheerleading is a sport, many people believe that it is not. (The Women's Sport Foundation has narrowed the field to the…

Effects of Sports in the 1920’s Athletes, money, gambling and corruption all have one thing in common, sports. This is displayed in 1919 when “ The Greatest Scandal in Sports History” took place and astonished many people who looked up to some of the world’s most popular athletes. The Chicago White Sox players took money, or a bribe, to play poorly and lose the world series. The aforementioned players were banned from baseball forever, for their conduct, but weren’t convicted of gambling in…

Whether you have gone go karting before or it is just something you have always wanted to try, now is a great time to experience go kart racing in Murrieta. At Pole Position Raceway, we have an assortment of deals to make your go kart experience even more enjoyable. Free Racing If you are a little apprehensive about trying go kart racing or if you are simply looking to save money, you might be interested in our free racing deals. Wednesday is Ladies Race Free, where women of all ages get one…

we think continuing to fund school sports is a great idea it gets students keep there grades up. School sports help students if there in a JROTC program it would help them be fit in that too! Sports are also helpful, according to many experts, sports help students brains function and think and sports also help challenge the brain so that way your brain gets stronger. School sports also help you get a scholarship to play collage sports then after that if your good enough you could go to the pro's…

Involvement in a sport is a popular activity in America today. There are tons of sports available for participation. They can range from softball, volleyball, golf, basketball, baseball, tennis, and many more. Regardless if tons of children are involved in the large amount of sport options, sports are not extremely beneficial to children. Sport teams take time away from time with families. Involvement in a sport causes less focus on academics and more focus on sports and the finances to…

I’ve played competitive sports for a long time. I have seen kids get seriously hurt. I have seen families struggle with the costs of it all. But the biggest struggle I have seen is the pressure, that commonly ends with kids quitting, or continuing without having fun. Whether kids should be allowed to play competitive sports is a complicated debate because there are just so many reasons that could be argued for either side. Because of that, this argument is commonly misguided. The question that…

One insanely popular film that was announced the highest-grossing film of 1976 that won three oscar awards would be “Rocky” written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Meanwhile, the American composer of the film “Rocky” is William Conti, who was also the composer for the other four films of the series. Bill Conti was nominated an academy award for best original song for two different films, including the theme song of “Rocky” and “007.” Towards the end of the film, the song “Gonna Fly Now”…