Childhood Sports

In life, people need the opportunity to express themselves. Sports offer individuals a path to bring out the best and worst in an individual. With the uprising of technology the door to physical activity is slowly closing. Also, Kids playing sports gives them an opportunity to spend time with their families. Although being pressurized by various aspect is a factor, childhood sports help improve social skills as well as bring many opportunities to a child. By analyzing the positive and negative experiences of sports it will be evident that sports are a positive experience on a child’s life.
Childhood sports is a good experience however, there are many negative aspects. When a child competes and participates in a sport for an extensive period of time they may feel various pressures they cannot handle, such as losing, fatigue, and also the pressure they may face from coaches and fans. All the pressure results in a negative impact on the child’s sports experience. In the movie Little Big Men, Cory faces a great amount of pressure from the media. “A 12 year old isn’t supposed to understand the magnitude of a moment or be prepared for the spot light’s glare- it’s called innocence- as valued as it is vulnerable”. At a young age many children have a difficult time coping with the stress and excitement of winning and the magnitide and intensity that success can bring to an individual. They have not reached the maturity level, growth, or experience needed to comprehend the importance of winning. A child has to experience a loss of innocence in order to experience the magnitude of success. Sports in a child’s life is negative because the child does not have the capacity to understand the importance of winning and losing. Cory faces a lot of attention from the media and the people around him. At a young age he has to face the title of a superstar, “America’s youngest folk hero Cody a kid copes with Superstardom, that’s just too much pressure for any kid,” As a child it is