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Children and Competitive Sports: Where do we take a stand?
“Soccer, basketball, little league, those sports and many others are over taken by kids ages 5-14. ... Most children these days have participated or are participating in competitive sports. ... Some claim that it makes the child become more competitive in all they do, and that they can’t just enjoy playing the game(s) anymore, once they get involved in competitive activity. Although that may be true, competitive sports can teach children things that other activities may not.
Competitive sport motivates children and is a source of great enjoyment” Says Education secretary Charles Clarkehas. ... By participating in competitive sports children learn a lot about working as a team. ... Children have a hard time sticking with commitment, they just do different things as they please because they’re young, and they can. ... Children also learn hard work, they practice and practice and the outcome it more or less what they hoped for! ... “It was ridiculous to say it was bad for children to compete against each other.
Approximate Word count = 806
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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