C4C K. Brett Mulligan Professor Newmiller English 111‚ T6A 25 Oct 2005 The Benefits of Youth Sports American culture encourages participation in both the team and individual sports‚ in favor of the physical‚ mental‚ and social benefits they provide the contestants. Sports today constitute a major portion of a child’s development. Participants enjoy physical‚ mental‚ and social benefits‚ yet youth sports continue to endure plenty of criticism. Skeptics allege competition causes damage to the
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The positive effects of youth sports Athletics can have a very major impact on a child’s life. Students who participate in youth athletics learn many life skills that can positively affect their lives. Athletics benefit children in physical‚ psychological‚ and social development. Studies show that youth who participate in organized sports during middle and high school do better academically and are offered greater job prospects than children who do not partake in sports activities (Marilyn Price-Mitchell
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Concussion in youth sports is a bigger problem now than ever with 2.4 million cases each year a majority from participation in full contact football. Concussions in American youth football has just seen as “just a part of the game” this misconception has led to years of neglecting head injuries on the field. This attitude has caused a reluctance to make changes to the game and its concussion protocol to make it safer for the players. Some of these Preventable head injuries on the field can resulted
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If you ever played in competitive sports as a child‚ then what I am about to tell you about will sound very familiar. Have you ever been pressured by your parents‚ friends or coaches to do extremely well in any sport or activity you did? Growing up in the late 90’s and into the future‚ the way parents and coaches act towards their children and players has changed a lot. I have been playing basketball since I was five years old. Luckily for me my parents have never pressured me or pushed me too far
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Sport and physical activity is a major thing in the lives of many people in Australia. The people in Australia intend to spend more of their time on leisure than their work. Involvement in sports or physical activity mainly depends on two factors. The two factors are personal factors and socio cultural factors. Personal factors are those that factors that are unique to a particular person and directly affect that person’s regular capacity to be involved in sport and physical activity. The socio
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Extreme Sports: Theorizing participation - A Challenge for Phenomenology - Extreme Sports: Theorizing participation Introduction The phrase ‘Extreme Sport’ has developed into an all-encompassing umbrella term for those activities that are traditionally associated with risk-takers or ‘adrenalin junkies’ (Lambton‚ 2000). Skateboarding‚ street luge‚ snow sports‚ mountain sports‚ moto-cross and surfing are just some examples of such sports. Participation in these activities has been considered
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change this supportive family into the “Wild Parent Beast”. Youth sports seem to invite parents to try to live vicariously through their children. Not only do the children suffer‚ but those who volunteer (i.e.‚ coaches‚ team mom and other parents) do too. The majority of parents sit quietly‚ supporting their team‚ cheering only when appropriate. There are minorities that are trying desperately to live their childhood sports fantasies through their son or daughter. A father whose son
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high school I have continues to play sports.” 4.3 Obstacles to Womens Participation in Sports The obstacles to women’s participation were categorised into three and these are: financial‚ non-support and time. 4.3.1 Financial Influence Responses from participants revealed that there are varied items participants have to purchase or pay for‚ to enable them participate. Participants identified the financial factors that influenced their decision to play sports are as follows: 15 out of 50 (30%) recreational
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to Sports encourages social interaction between women. According to the article “Women‚ Gender Equality and Sport” (2007)‚ sport participation of women has an extensive history. Discrimination has been a major issue‚ but there have also been significant advancements as well. They have occupied leadership positions like coaching‚ management‚ officiating‚ and broadcasters or journalists. Women have been viewed as being too weak for sports‚ especially ones that involve a lot of endurance. Efforts to
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The benefits of youth sports Points Amateur sports used to mean varsity and JV teams in high school and college‚ but today more than thirty million kids play on a wide range of recreational and competitive or select teams at younger and younger ages. Parents want to encourage safe sports for their children‚ both on the field and off. Whether your athlete is a five-year-old beginner or the star of a varsity team‚ The Young Athlete provides guidance on everything from working with the coach to preventing
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