In “children Need to Play, Not compete,” Jessica Statsky highlights her concerns regarding the destructive effects competitive sports have on children. This issue needs to be resolved and the parents need to understand the consequences of making these kinds of sports part of their children lives. These sports are not suitable for young children as they are based on the age and strength of adults. Jessica talks about the damaging effects these competitive sports have on a child’s brain and bodies. The strain the game put on their bodies is enormous. Stastsky brings forth the issue regarding how the sports have become all about winning. Due to this fact, the children miss out on the importance of sports and what it really teaches the concept…
In the articles, “The Secret Life of Tiger Woods” by Wright Thompson, and, “Are parents ruining youth sports? Fewer kids play amid pressure” by Michael Rosenwald, they both show different ways on how parents could have a major impact on their children’s sports. In my opinion, the sacrifices many parents cause their child to take to become an “elite athlete” are not worth it because many children could lose the bond between them and their parents, or they could abandon interest in the sport entirely.…
Fear, Social Growth, Sports, and Young Children In Jessica Statsky ’s essay, “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” Statsky concludes that adults’ emphasis on competition in children’s sports can be physically, psychologically, and developmentally harmful for children. While this claim cannot be denied, many of her other claims (that children fear sports and that children ages six to twelve should never be exposed to competition) are debatable. Considering the importance of and amount of participation in children’s sports in America, it is important to understand that because of adult over-protectiveness or pressure, among other reasons, competitive sports have a troublesome reputation.…
At school, peers can change adolescents’ attitudes about a sport that was previously enjoyed. Even students who are talented at a particular sport may quit it because a sporting career is not realistic or because of the social expectations of their gender. Work commitments, financial costs and equipment costs—such factors can have a negative effect on sports participation.…
In “Harm to Your Children in Youth Sports” by Mark Hyman we see how the coaches and parent in youth…
- parents should encourage children to participate in sports and clubs that are productive and give their children a feeling of accomplishment. However, it is not always advantageous for a parent to push a child toward a particular sport or activity. For example, a boy with little skill or interest in football might play the game because of pressure from his father, just as a girl who doesn’t like cheerleading and isn’t good at it might do it because her mother was cheerleading captain—but this is unlikely to improve self-esteem.…
The author has both a professional and personal involvement in this issue. As a coach he must deal with all the facets that poor behaviour by parents towards children’s sporting commitments. This includes witnessing parents verbally abusing their children, the other teammates and all adults involved in the club. As a sportsman who is passionate about netball Sam is disgusted and shocked by how some parents lack sportsmanship. While the tone of this article is critical and contemptuous, Sam utilises a reasoned and logical approach to structuring his argument. The style is formal and accessible to the parent readers and he hopes to gain their support in being more sportsmen like.…
In “children Need to Play, Not compete,” Jessica Statsky put emphasis on the hazardous effects on children when they play the type of sports designed for grownups. These sports are conducted under the rules and standards of professional practice which becomes too much of a burden for the young and growing children. Making them indulge in these type of extreme physical test makes them physically and emotionally in distress. Jessica furthers goes on saying that these sports sole focus is on winning and defeating the opponent team. This leaves the essence of the sports like learning to play as a team, maintaining your health and collaboration, behind. She also talks about the attitude of the coaches as well as the parents that they consider…
According to Buzz Bissinger, “What matters most is the vicarious thrill dad and mom get from their sons and daughters showing fearlessness and the absorption of agony…”, which is really what happens on the sidelines of games (Bissinger). The parents do not see how they are making these sports…
Some parents really see the benefit of youth sports but others are major critics and want to see its downfall. 30 million youth have been treated to hospitals overall due to organized sports accidents. Surprisingly, this past year 3.5 million youth have went to the hospital due to organized sports related injuries with 25% of these being considered serious (Sports Injury Statistics). Youth sports are dangerous and it is obvious that there is always a risk when an athlete steps onto a court, field, ring, etc. Many injuries are a result in this action. How can these accidents be controlled and prevented is the question asked by many? No real solution has been created and enforced order to organize this youth sports issue. In order to fix the problem of youth sports the government should completely end youth sports, invest more money into better protective gear for all youth, or re-create the rules for all youth organized sports programs.…
The main issue that the field of sports faces today and in the future are gambling, drug abuse, emphasis on winning in youth sports and burnout of young athletes. The youth league has major turn games into all about winning is most important which cause athletes to burnout. The youth burnout syndrome occurs when a youth athlete has worsening performance despite intense training.Coaches and parents have pressure kids that show some talent for the sport, to show “commitment” by specializing in a single sport. The major issue of coaches and parents pressuring is the obsession with their child getting on all-state teams, scholarships and pro contracts. The result would lead to the constant high levels of physiologic or emotional stress, fatigue,…
Regardless of proven benefits when children play sports, parents still seem to think otherwise. Many people believe having children play sports at a young age can lead to self-esteem issues, resentment, and burnout. According to Baldwin Ellis, writer for Livestrong.com, many parents fail to realize their child’s talent level, blinding them from the truth that is their child is not gifted in sports. Not fully realizing, the parents push harder and subject their child to embarrassment, resulting in self-esteem issues. The self-esteem issues can easily result in resentment from the child due to constant pressure, especially if the parent chooses to ignore the child’s wishes (Ellis para 2+). Finally, is the occurrence of burnout. Often times parents push their children too hard and try to be involved in every sport there is. The overload of activities can cause a burnout in their child meaning the child becomes stressed and no longer enjoys the activities. According to Alvin Rosenfeld, a child psychiatrist, overscheduling children is a nationwide problem and has become a way to parent (Elkins 64-70). Rather than pushing their children to participate in sports, parents should encourage. Encouraging allows the child to decide for themselves what sport they want to play, to try out different sports, or to decide sports are not for them. If sports are not for them, there are many other things they can be involved in such as music and the arts. However, with the proven benefits, children should be strongly encouraged, in a healthy way, to participate in…
According to The United States Youth Soccer organization “more than 3 million youth participate in its recreational, competitive, and Olympic development programs” (Livingston et al., 309). This data illustrates a worrying new trend in adolescent athletics called early sports specialization. By general definition, early sports specialization (ESS) is when young athletes exclude other activities to focus on intense, year-round training in a specific sport (Ferguson, Stern 2016). In our modern world of athletics, a number of factors are to blame for the popularity of ESS. It has been found that parents are the strongest initiators of sports for their young children, the next being coaches who recognize a “gifted” child athlete and then encourage…
Introduction Athletic participation either at the organized level or for recreation has become part of our social fabric in society (Proios, 2013). Sports involves a multitude of individuals from players, referees, fans, workers, coaches, staff, volunteers and various others involved in the organization and implementing of games and tournaments. The evidence that sport is part of our everyday life can be seen through media and social outlets, playgrounds, recreational facilities, retail athletic stores, state, local and state park recreational facilities, and dedicated sport channels that are available twenty four hours a day (Proios, 2013). How a person or persons acts when involved in athletic and sport participation, can be a greater…
Youth sports are becoming too intense for children. Many do not see it that way but we do see more injuries suffered by children under the age of eleven.it might not happen to all children who playing a single sport but to those who play multiple sports. Youth sport are becoming too intense because they are involved in more than one sport activity, the child’s parents might be the problem as well, and their own coaches might be teaching them to play wrong.…