Perspectives On Childhood Reflection

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.

Football can not only teach you about teamwork but as well as commitments and responsibilities. When on a team this is no I or me there is only us and we, that commitment is made as soon as you pledge to help your fellow teammates and participate in the sport. Most sports now in common day are not likely to be inexpensive but highly costly, especially football. The child’s parents make the commitment to pay for the registration, the equipment, and time to be there to cheer on their

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Some of the lifelong skills acquired, are the ability to compete against other teams, and cooperate with members on your own team. Other skills developed are self-control, risk taking, and commitment. These youths involved in sports also learn important attitudes in regards to authority, and persistence when faced with adversity. Two of the greatest lessons might be how to deal with success, and, perhaps more importantly, how to cope with failure (Smith p17). It is time that parents and coaches place emphasis on the deeper meaning behind playing sports. A team’s win-loss record is just a tiny piece of the larger picture, but yet, that is what most parents and coaches tunnel in on, and they force their children to focus solely on this as well. Please do not misunderstand. It is okay for the coach and athletes to have a competitive drive. This is not designed to discourage competitiveness at all. In fact, my personal views on things like participation trophies, is that they rob our youth of the ability to cope with losses and failures (when measured by wins and

The childhood years have been highlighted at a crucial time when ongoing participation in physical activity can be nurtured and maintained. When the writer says that by giving younger children an adult standard of sports and games put them at a risk for both physical and mental danger I totally agree with her. Adult sports not only require greater strength but more mental exertion as well. It is almost like putting your own child willingly in danger by destroying his early childhood years. Thus the parents and the mentors need to understand what exactly their child needs. I strongly oppose parents who put too much pressure their children to fulfill their dreams. There is no harm in dreaming of what they want their child to be one day but making them a sacrificial lamb is an emotional scaring to that child.

Like many parents and coaches, the goal of putting their kids in sports is to win medals, make the traveling team, or even win the city championship. Daniel Gould says “We’re starting kids too young, we’re specializing them too early and we’re sending them into competition before they’re ready.” Most parents today intervene too soon, it is hard for parents to watch their kid fail, so they will do everything and anything to help them get better. Parents should know what is expected of them when they enroll their children.

Participating in a sport at an early age can be essential to the overall growth process during a child’s upbringing. Whether the participation is through some sort of organized league or just getting together amongst friends and playing, the lessons learned from this can help teach these kids and provide a positive message to them as they develop. There is a certain point, however, when organized sports can hinder progress, which is when adults get too involved and forget about the underlying reason to why they are helping. While adult involvement is necessary, adult involvement can sometimes send the wrong message to children when they try to make participation become more than just about fun and learning. According to Coakley

Being a college athlete and observing professional athletes, makes an individual wonder what their childhood experience was growing up. While watching 30 for 30 stories on ESPN, a feel for their experience comes to life. Sometimes I can relate to some of their stories. I even wish I could be as great as them and make it as big as them. When watching younger kids play a sport, in some kids I can see the passion they have for it, and even sometimes see the potential in them to make it far. During fall break I went home to Frankfort, Kentucky. While at home I attend a Frankfort Gators Youth Football game. The ages of this team ranged from 10 to 14 years old. These were kids who were old enough to know what sport they had a passion for. They were all so happy to be there and to show off their skills.

I like to think as a soccer coach I have lead those children to understand that sports are to be fun and are good healthy activiiety. I recived many compliments from parents about my coaching. Seeing the results is great as children don’t give up on sport or activities even if it is no longer soccer. This goal for me has come true many times. My hope is that those kids keep that attitude as they get older and keep moving towards a goal.

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However, the execution of the final sport activity was done after thoroughly understanding the individual competence and interests of the children. This was possible after spending years of learning together with the child in their home school setting. Parents of children in such an environment studied the preferences of their children and geared them gracefully to pursue a sport of their choice and be a part of the team at a pace they were comfortable with. Children didn’t just learn sports skills in this way, but were also far better team players than public school children in their neighbourhood. Parents of children inn this setting or their coaches were never bound by unattainable targets, hence never pushed children into something they did not like or were not comfortable with, as this approach was not in-line with the home school value system they were

I believe I can have a lot of respect for the players, the server, and its reputation. I try my best to be as respectful to others because I want to be treated with respect. I've always treated people with respect (except for minor toxicity in the past), especially on this server. I've loved this server since the day I joined back in 2014, I don't know what it is but I always wanted to apply for staff, and I think I'm old enough and mature enough to help the server now. When I first joined Arkham I was playing in other communities as well (soup pvp, potpvp, etc.) and I couldn't not only dedicate time to the server, but I was quite toxic then. I've gotten better over time and have learned to control my "toxicity" so that I could be a nice to new players as possible.

I always thought of myself as a fairly talented writer. Throughout the years from elementary school to highschool I have always found it easy to write. With that in mind, I came into this class thinking that I was gonna float right through it and it would be easy. I never had though about how much more there was to learn and how much I could improve my writing. I have learned many valuable skills such as researching credible information, using critical thinking and rhetorical strategy, writing mechanics, analyzing and disproving counter-arguments, addressing specific audiences, and using peer editing in my writing process. With my progress throughout this class, I have developed into an exceptional writer which will

What concepts, principles, or ideas that you have learned, do you think you will remember the most after you leave this class?

Raising children in today’s society is not for the faint of heart. Raising children has never been easy, but it is especially difficult in youth sports today. Coaches and parents are putting a lot of pressure on our young sons and daughters. The pressure to succeed in sports at