Persuasive Essay About Travel Sports

Many people argue that competitive sports raise numerous amounts of pressure on the youth making them distracted from things such as their education and because it can cause severe injuries, but some people argue that youth should play competitive sports because it teaches major life lessons that can help with many different aspects of their future such as college, getting a job, and many more. Playing competitive sports also improves your physical strength, another physical aspect of playing competitive sports is decreasing your chance of being obese or having disease. If you don't prefer to play competitive sports there are alternative options such as biking or walking to school. In an HT Health article “Sports Seen As Key Weapon in Fighting Teen Obesity” it says that in a study with 1,700 kids, ten percent walked or biked to school 3 ½ days a week,, in the study they found that biking or walking to school lowered the risk of being obese by 33%. I argue that kids should play competitive sports because of the important life skills taught through these sports and the physical benefit of playing sports. In this paper I will explain how communication, time management, and lowering the risk of being obese; supports my claim, “Kids should play competitive sports”

Traveling always force ladies to dwell on their monthly menstrual cycle. It at times becomes very challenging and exasperating if you know that your periods are coming close to your traveling dates and you cannot alter or reschedule your travel dates. Because of lengthy hours of journey, frenzied traveling schedule and restricted time at the disposal could cause tiredness, frustration, which might cause menstrual period to come early or even befall irregular bleeding.

America’s baseball diamonds, soccer fields, hockey rinks, and basketball courts have never been so busy with children. The number of kids involved in an organized sport is not what is so groundbreaking. It’s the way in which children are playing or how their parents are arranging for them to play that may be cause for concern (Ferguson). Much controversy surrounds youth sports with the biggest disagreements coming over parental involvement and the intensity of play. Although there are many benefits for team participation, there is a growing fear that the negatives are starting to outweigh the positives.

Many people argue on whether or not travel sports are necessary. Some people say they are a good thing because they give kids team working abilities, but others say they are bad because the people who do not make the team are left with no physical activity. Travel sports are not necessary and sports should be more of a participation thing not all about winning because, they are bad for the kids who fail to make the team. Also they are a financial burden and a big time commitment.

When the author described travel teams they only spoke of how much pressure is put on the kids and how it consumes their lives and they speak of travel teams entirely in a negative way. I can understand how looking from a different perspective it can be considered negative but looking at it from actually being on travel team, I look at it differently. When a player goes for a travel team, they know what they are getting into and the work and the pressure it’s going to be but the players love the game because they are already at a higher level of that sport. For example, baseball, if a player starts playing baseball they

Sweat dripping from your chin, oxygen hard to find, legs feeling numb, eyesight blurred, dizziness setting in, coaches going crazy with words of encouragement and the finish line is only a few feet away. The final stretch is here and all you have to do is catch up to the kid running inches in front of you. You feel like every breath is your last, as your stride gets you that much closer to your opponent. Running out of space, moving legs at turbo speed and doing all you can to catch that kid. Your stomach feels as though as it is on fire, as you get a step the kid. Now you have to pass him and maintain your distance. You can hear the parents screaming your name, motivating you to run even faster. Now the finish is right there, with the adrenaline keeping you going you push yourself through the finish line. Once you pass it you can feel nothing, but your heart pounding like a drum against your chest. You can taste the lactic acid in your mouth, hear the ringing in your ears, see the blur of parents walking up to congratulate you on your efforts. You have done it, you have completed a cross country race.

Team sports are way more than what they seem to be. Some people see them as entertainment and fun, but team sports teach many lessons. It is easier to win sticking together than trying to win single-handedly. It seems like just a team, but they’re not just a team. They are family.

Every four years every country across the planet partakes in the biggest sporting event; the Olympics. Athletes spend countless hours practicing for their spot on the podium. A podium for three individuals denoted with a first, second, and third place finish and medallion. However, in today's world, children who are playing sports, are growing up all standing on the first-place podium and are all handed participation trophies. YMCA leagues, Little League Baseball teams and every other major youth sports program exemplifies the fact that everyone who plays deserves a trophy to feel accomplished, but that is unnecessary. Giving participation trophies to students gives them a false sense of success later in life.

Title What are some benefits that one likes from playing with a sportss team? One can learn a lot of important pieces of advice for life while being a part of a team. Everyone in some part of their life will participate on a sports team in some fashion. Beneficial factors that one will gain from playing in a sports team setting is the team atmosphere, learning lessons, and accountability.

It is hard to think that the season is actually over. I think the field hockey season is the best season because that is when I feel the happiest, not just because of the sport! This team was amazing. I couldn’t ask for a better one, we bonded right away, and I know we all had fun making memories. Just getting geared up to play is a memory, smelling the stench of sweaty shin guards and not so rinsed mouth guards. I cannot forget to mention one of my favorite memories, singing on the bus rides to our many away games. Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, Imagine Dragons, and High School Musical were just some of the songs we sang. I am one out of the three captains, Natalie Fuhrman and Elizabeth Aparitio, and I know us three had a blast bossing these

Today we are asking Principal Schwanz to cut the contact sports in our school. These dangerous sports result in concussions, parent pressure, and unnecessary school stress. If kids are able to do other non-contact activities, it will result in better grades and less stress on the student. With these extracurricular activities, the child will be exposed to opportunities that build character and friendships.

Girls can not play at a competitive high level against guys in contact sports or even just any contact sport. Some people believe girls are capable of playing with boys. Girls do not have the physical advantages that guys have. Combine boys and girls sports teams would ruin and make sports boring. This information really only applies to middle school and above contact sports. Coed sports should not exist in any contact sport because boys are bigger and stronger than girls, boys have higher skill levels, and girls are more injury prone.

Playing travel soccer isn’t about just running around, and kicking a ball, it teaches players beneficial

A team sport is something that can teach someone way more than how to play a game. Before someone can play a sport, they must learn how to be part of a team. Sports have been a huge part of my life. I grew up playing basketball, football, and baseball. I loved every minute of it, but basketball was always my favorite. Basketball challenged me in different ways than the other sports. I believe most of my discipline and work ethic came from a basketball court.

Organized youth sports are extremely popular among youth and their families, with approximately 45 million children and adolescent participating in the US. There are many characteristics children can develop while playing youth sports such as confidence, self-esteem, leadership, respect, independence, assertiveness, and conflict resolution. Competition can help kids learn more, improve faster and reach a higher level of excellence than they would be able to without the ongoing challenge. Competitive sports can help keep kids active and health as they grow, and other distractions increase that may lead to an unhealthy lifestyle. People argue that it can destroy self-esteem and lead to resentment. Programs and coaches overemphasizing