I Love Hate Sports

Dating back to 1892, a new threshold in American sports history was achieved. The Allegheny Athletic Association had defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. More importantly, William Heffelfinger was paid $500 to participate on the AAA team, thus birthing Professional Football. As the years passed, American Football has seen an exponential progression, including the introduction of children’s football associations. While there is a numerous group of parents who have no problem with their child being involved in football, recent revelations would begin to grow concern in some. It is because of this we must ask, should parents disallow their children from participating in football, or should they focus on the more positive benefits that the organized sport could have?

Being a professional athlete is one of the most commonly heard dreams of a young boy or girl who currently elementary school. Whether it is realistic or not, these kids will be participating in the sport that they wish to thrive in. But, time after time we hear adults complain about their child’s insane soccer schedule, or how they have to spend their whole weekend traveling for games. The parents complaints shouldn’t be the topic of discussion, in fact the only opinions that matter are the children. The question shouldn’t be asking whether or not youth sports are too intense, it should be asking if it is worth it. If a child loves what they’re doing then they have every reason to continue playing their sport, but if they are not all in, he or she has to question whether or not all the craziness is worth it.

Parents have always wondered what’s best for their child. Do they them play in a sport or do they keep them out of it? There are many reasons to let a child play a sport and it will most likely keep them out of trouble. Not every child is perfect however but it might help.

A point of disagreement among many parents of children who play competitive sports is if the benefits outweigh the risk of injury. It is clear that competitive sports aren’t worth the risks, with high mental costs to send a child where they would be pressured to not let down the team, and when all it takes is a hit to the head to sustain life-changing injuries.

Did you know 66% of boys between the ages of 5-18 years old play an organized sport? Over 550,000 boys participate in basketball for a school sponsored team in the U.S, ranked in the top 5 most played sports in the U.S. by youth is baseball/ teeball and last but not least football is played among young boys with more than 1 million interscholastic participants. If I were asked if I were to allow my son to play football I will say yes, because it promotes teamwork, keeps children busy (out of trouble) and it is a safe sport.

Despite such an increased concern for this topic many people are aware of the possible implications of placing their children in football or playing the game themselves yet they still continue to do so. Many players are told from a young age to simply be tough and suck it up, “[…] youth profess that the game and the team are more important than their individual health and they may play through a concussion to avoid letting down their teammates, coaches, schools and parents” (Breslow,

Youth sports are being questioned by the public as being too intense. One of the reasons for this is that sport specialization is up to a record high 25 percent(Sirs). This means that one in every four people are only playing one sport which can lead to injuries and psychological issues. Another issue is injuries in youth sports. Most specifically football is being researched intensely for head injuries that can hurt the children for the rest of their lives. Even though some believe that youth sport programs should be less intense they still believe that all sports are helping the youth grow up to be leaders for the next generation. Although many believe youth sports programs

I would not allow my son to participate in the sport of football if he asked me to allow him to play. In Scott Fujita’s article “Would I let My Son Play Football?,” Fujita states “But I hated what football was doing to so many people around me, and I hated what it was probably doing to me.” Fujita was a professional NFL player and yet he did not agree with how the sport was affecting those around him. If a previous professional player does not like how the sport affects others, then that is a sign to prevent my children from playing. The author also states “The latest dark reminder came Monday when a 16-year-old high school player from Brocton,N.Y., died after a helmet-to-helmet hit in a game friday night.(Fujita 3). The fact that a 16-year-old

“Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports” is a persuasive essay written by Jeb Golinkin expressing the risks and injuries that occur in many sports. However, Golinkin also expresses the necessity of sports and how they help teach teamwork, sportsmanship, toughness, and competiveness only learned from collective team sports. “…Powerful athletic enterprises has very real costs for the participants who deliver the thrills” (Paragraph 2, Line 7-8) is part of a statement from Golinkin where he is establishing that injuries are a fact when participating in sports. He states a couple of particular events in the history of sports where injuries have caused permanent injuries and even death. The cases of serious injuries were expressed and had heartfelt concern behind them in his report, however, he defends these dangerous sports by further stating benefits that are gained from participation. There is a quote from Barack Obama where he expresses his a strong opinion on football by saying, “If I had a son, I’d have to think long and hard before I let him play football.” (Paragraph 6, Line 2-3) Golinkin finalizes his opinion in his conclusion by explaining that he believes one’s child should be able to make their own decision to play sports.

“Will I let my son play football?”. Is a question that comes to mind to parents who have kids interested in sports. But these are the questions they should also ask themselves. “Is a football career really worth all the repercussions?” and “Is a life worth a tackle?”. Many kids dream of having a professional football career and strive to be the best in the sport. With hard work and dedication these dreams can become clearer, but that does not mean they are promised. The only thing that a professional football career promises is that injuries will occur while playing, no matter what age or size. That being said, I would not give my son permission to play football because it causes concussions and bodily injuries, it also promotes violence and causes permanent brain damage and death.

Would you allow your son play football? With the percentage rates going up each year of deaths and concussions with the risks being higher than ever, I would still let my son play football. I would let my son play football because it will keep him in school, can help with college tuition, and will teach him discipline as well as teaching him how to work as a team and family.

Would I let my son play football? Everyone I know and asked have differents opinion on letting their son play football and all the answers I've got were all different over all I got fifty percent of a yes and the other fifty percent of a no. Going into conclusion, I at first was against it because I saw the consequences of letting my child play football but then I realized that letting him play he can gain confidence, strength, and even learn how to play using teamwork and play fair with other kids even interact with them and become good friends with them an experience where you won't learn in school. But overall i would definitely let my son play football when he's ready or when ever he want because i'm not forcing them it's up to him not to me.

I would allow my son or daughter to play football. According to the article, “Would I let my son play football,” by former NFL player Scott Fujita, “ He added ‘Football isn’t for everyone, Scott.’ He’s right. It’s not for everyone. But it was definitely for me. And it is definitely for a lot of other people too. So, just because I am torn about the game, it’s not my responsibility to make other parents’ decisions for them.” (Fujita 5). Even though football might not be for everyone, there is a good number of people it affects. The game is fun and builds just more than muscle, with players having the chance of meeting new people and developing new friendships. Fujita also states “It was tackle football. And I loved it. For much of my playing

You are worried about your child going to get injured in his first game of football. Little did you know, there's nothing you should be really worried about. In fact, sports to young children or teens might seem dangerous. But on the other hand, it is just a fun sport for young children and teens to play. Sports also makes kids and teens active in a fun way and sports makes kid entertain themselves. Although sports seems dangerous, teens and young children should be allowed to play sports because sports makes them healthy, higher scores in school, and makes kids less depressed (sad).

Specializing in sports at a young age can cause plenty of good things and plenty of bad things. Do you think kids should specialize in one sport at a young age? By doing this, it can hurt the child in a lot of ways. If it weren’t for the parents, most kids would want to play more than one sport. A kid likes having to go and play sports every day. Most of the teams the kids are playing for a led by their parents. That’s why they are specializing in that one sport. They don’t like being around their parents all the time. They want to have different coaches in every sport that they play. Do you think you would like having your dad yell at you at home and on the field for a whole entire year? Children shouldn’t specialize in one sport because