Does Age Affect Your Skill Level In High School Sports

When trying to become a professional athlete, one must start playing sports as early as possible (Ferguson 34).Playing sports comes with many sacrifices. Athletes must commit time to

Many believe that all of the hard work starts early. Like the saying says “he early bird gets the worm.” But is that all that sport is really about? I use to think that the answer to that question was yes! I feel that there are more disadvantages to sport specialization than there are advantages. Do you realize that sports affect us all in one way or another Whether or not you like sports has nothing to do with the whether or not it affects you. It's one thing for kids to dream of Olympic gold medals or Super Bowl rings and to work toward those

Staying up late to finish up an essay, or studying late at night after a long day of a physical and mental beat down, is pushed through with determination. Sports taught me determination, and it comes with work ethic. Being a student athlete also gave me leadership qualities both in the classroom and on the field. No where in the classroom will I be put into situations where quick decisions must be made and consequences are waiting to follow. The discipline that is required to be successful at a sport has only strengthened me in every aspect of my life. The discipline through sports has taught me to respect everyone, be coachable, and not to sell myself short. Everything learned through sports gives you a big advantage in school as well. For many of us, if it wasn't for sports, we wouldn't still be in school working this hard. Being a student athlete helps prepare you to catch anything life throws at you, and to handle it very well. Gold medal olympian Bob Richards stated that "One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top". Sports has taken me farther in life and school than I believe I could’ve taken

Sports are not for everybody, not only because of talent level, but because a certain mindset is to be had to be successful at any sport. A commitment is made. Forty hours of practice a week, the average amount of time spent practicing for football players, all for a one hour game, the average time of one game of college football, takes dedication. That is not even counting the time spent icing, resting, and studying the playbook or film, not to mention the school work to be kept up with for college and high school students. Most athletes have become used to the grind and juggling three or four time consuming activities all at one time while being successful at each. Waking up at the break of dawn, following a schedule, and suffering consequences when a bad choice is made creates character and discipline that is often needed for many little league, high school, and college athletes. The most important non tangible thing sports teach anyone is how to get back up after falling, how to get knocked down but get right back up and keep going, how to move on from failure and overcome it, focusing on the next important part of life. These skills of determination and courage taught through sports are essential for being successful in any part of life and are hard to come by anywhere

One point of comparison between the youth and high school levels of sports is rule enforcement. Both youth and high school sports have specific rules of their games, referees, and consequences for bending these rules. But, in youth sports, the rules outlined by the governing body of the sport are often lax. For example, in youth soccer, there are no formal restrictions for the technique of throwing a ball in, while in high school soccer, the ball must be thrown with two hands from behind the head with the ball traveling in a straight path over the head. Youth sports’ referees are unpaid, untrained, or both. Some leagues even allow coaches or parents to officiate. This is in sharp contrast to the trained, paid professional referees of high school sports. Even rules that are supposed to be enforced are not always enforced in youth sports. For example, most youth basketball referees will allow a player

It seems as though it is every boy’s dream to be a professional athlete. Most of them know in reality that it will never happen, yet there are that select group of people who are given a skill and they were born to play ball. These boys go to high school and become the star of their school team and starting at a young age are constantly harassed by

Sports are a fun thing for kids, they play them all the time, but sports aren't always what they’re cracked up to be. Parents can get to involved and pressure there kids, kids that want to play professional sports can be let down when they don't get drafted. People say that sports start friendships but what's that worth if you can't remember them. Sports aren't good for kids.

Many athletes are praised for their performances in middle school and high school; however, when they realize they have made it to pay at a college level they tend to relax. Because of the constant praise athletes get an ego and tend to think because they are the best they do not have to try as hard as others on the team (or other athletes in general). They stop grinding (or putting in work) because they think they have already made it and their job is done. Some people are not as fast, skilled, or talented as other, but if you put work in you can still make it. Eric says that while others are relaxing and taking it easy while you are grinding soon enough you are going to pass them and become better than them. You have the drive and drive can

My 1 page 9th grade writing assessment will be about how to train an athlete for any sport. I am going to share and or explain why I feel this topic I chose should be important to you. I think it should be an important topic to talk about because a lot of teens and kids get peer pressured to join activities that they necessarily don’t want to participate in. Also, their parents start to wonder why they aren’t playing good or as if they seem like they aren’t trying , well maybe now they understand that they have pressured them into something they are not interested in doing. Kids feel as parents don’t listen to them as much anymore about their taste and or extra curricular activities.

So that might be the reason why some kids, leagues, and coaches are to competitive because they don’t know the percentage of players that go and play in the big leagues, where winning actually matters. Playing any sport is good for any kid, but doing it right will lead to a better experience.

The club has made me learn a lot and gain a lot of experiences. I have learned how important the group mentality is. That is, we can’t win a game by perfecting just each and one of our

Middle hitter Riley Wright, is on the same team as Nikki and expressed, “I’m so fortunate to have a family that can afford club and support me as a player, because for the most part if you don't play club, you won't grow as a player and won't get as great of an experience if you just play for a school season.” In comparison to Wright’s statement The Dallas Morning News writes, “Many coaches, both for high school and select teams, said that it has become a requisite to play club sports in order to land a Division I scholarship in a major team sport other than football,” in an article about club sports. Disheartening statistics says there is only 1.2% in making NCAA Division I teams and a 6.2% chance in playing any Division in college at all, but within playing any sports club, it comes with positive exposure to possible recruiting and a different perspective on what it takes to achieve the ultimate goal. Whether that is Division I or Division III volleyball to a player, a club has many actual opportunities that are crucial during teenage years. In all, club volleyball can be very advantageous later in life, especially in the cases where girls get full ride scholarships to colleges simply to play. In relation to X-Factor, the girls who got on the team may have taken a huge step into becoming a First-Class Division I

For many engaging in a team takes too much time and energy to really commit to. Especially for kids who should be focusing on school work along with their family and friends, but by adding a sport or any activity could offset that person's balance and send them over board. Another reason that being on a team is bad is it’s unfair to many people. Yes, in activities some are going to be better than others, but in many cases the others aren’t given an opportunity to prove themselves and unfortunately this is the case for many people and students. Participating in a club can also be very expensive. Some people aren’t able to even afford the fee to get into the activity, and not to forget all of the equipment that comes with

So you want to be a pro athlete? Being an pro takes commitment, practice, and persistence. You train for years and sometimes you fail. Some big names in college or high school sometimes fail at performing in their respective pro leagues or in college. Training is an part of the commitment. As Derek Jeter said “There may be more people that are better than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” Training isn’t just for physical abilities. Mental training is also important because it’s easier to beat yourself up from a, loss than to say oh well I’ll try again or what John Madden said “The road to easy street goes through the sewer.”

Chad.org states that competitive sports can be difficult for some children and hard to keep up in. It also states that parents should keep an eye out for the difficult levels and upsetness for their child. This is difficult for parents when they get to carried away in the sport. Which can cause conflict. Competitive Advantage says that “a positive attitude can affect how you play and how well you do. Encouragement can help defeat obstacles in the game and confidence is what makes you a better player.” But how can we do this when it's all about winning in the parents, coaches, and teammates eyes. “Low self-confidence can kill an athlete's enjoyment of the sport and turn him/her into a dropout statistic.” “Dr. G teaching tale is to beware of the self-confidence killer.”. Donna LMerke states evidence from the National Institutes of Health and the Us National Library of Medicine “ During the adolescent years, some athletes may experience a decrease in flexibility, coordination, and balance, which not only increases the risk of injury, but also impacts sports performance, placing more stress, anxiety, and social pressure on the young athlete. As participation in youth sports continues to rise, a direct impact on injury rates, medical costs, family burden, and time away from sport is observed”. “Changing the future of youth sports for the better needs a collaborative effort between parents, coaches, teachers, health