Annotated Bibliography On Youth Sports

Youth Sports: An Annotated Bibliography

My theme is youth sports and the many different rolls it can play in children’s adolescence. I found different articles for youth sports on benefits and risk factors. These include the culture, psychologically, sportsmanship and physically with exercise and the risks of injury. The first article is about Well-being, emotional psychological advantages and disadvantages of youth. The second set of articles talk about exercise benefits and included Child athlete’s sports injuries and the long-term effects of wearing out our bodies. The next article included sportsmanship and what morals should be set forth in youth sports. The article presents information on sports-related concussions in youth. Combined
"Wearing Out Their Bodies?" People 63.23 (2005): 105-10. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

In wearing out our bodies, we focus on sports injuries suffered by children participating in high-level sports in the U.S. Incidence of injuries to joints and muscles in children due to over-use in sports. Efforts of youth sports leagues to limit a child's participation to avoid injuries. Reports show that many youth athletes risk injuries by participating in multiple sports activities. Parents and coaches play a huge role when children often risk injury and long-term disability in pursuit of becoming a professional athlete. Youth are pushing themselves so hard in sports and playing multiple sports year around instead of just one sport seasonally, causing overuse of joints and muscles. Overuse of pitcher’s arms, knee injuries, pulled muscles and even head injuries are being over looked by both participants, coaches and parents for them to pursue what might become a career. These behaviors are landing athletes in a world of hurt later in
Whether its un-sportsman like players, overbearing fans, parents who criticize coaches, or coaches who put winning above the safety and well-being of the team. Unfortunately, for a lot of youth athlete’s sports are no longer fun. With the “Doing in right “program established in Lewiston, Maine they are focusing that we must promote philosophy, values, and sportsmanship. The program has benefited greatly from earlier efforts to improve the quality of coaching. Athletes must be healthy, positive and safe. They must conduct values and ethics to promote competition without conflict to enrich the players experience as an athlete. Learning and personal growth builds a foundation for scholastics and sports. They ask that parents and the community are actively involved and supporting one another to foster a positive athletic experience for all. Coaches are to be key to promote a positive appropriate experience with education and athletics. Coaches will promote participation for all athletes that are eligible to play sports and not promote favoritism. Being physically fit and in good health builds confidence and good habits that last a lifetime. Leadership policies and organizations are to be built around a high quality athletic program with a clear policy, strong leadership and an effective