Stephen D. Keener said ”Very few actually enter to the little league competition” and “But the lessons players get between the foul lines haw guided the kids.” To start the kids who join the youth sports leagues have more time dedicated to the sport and less time spent home. This helps the kid build up responsibility, good sportsmanship which leads to respect and confidence, this can build the character of the children. The author Stephen D. Keener wrote ”While striving to win, children learn about teamwork, leadership and sportsmanship” So basically kids that do physical work do not just learn the sport but valuable lessons. For example, “ children work together to accomplish a task and learn from their mistakes. These lessons directly translate into the classroom and beyond.” Which can lead to problem solving …show more content…
Jim Thompson wrote, ”Sports provide an endless procession of teachable moments, which can be obscured by a win at all cost mentality.” I will explained with the information I have been given and with the information I already have. Sports, as I mentioned before, they can help in many different ways. For example, work when you are working and you stumble upon a problem that you can’t fix by yourself. You ask for help which is teamwork and collaboration. Jim Thompson Jim Thompson exclaimed, ”All distractions from the big picture life lessons that can include teachable spirit, resilience, grit, self confidence, teamwork, determination and empathy.” Finally one of the biggest and most important thing there is, don’t be selfish because you will ruined the point of the game for you and your teammates and then the point of the game will be for nothing no teamwork, no leadership and no