The Damage Of Youth Sports For Children

54.9% of youth surveyed said they believe sports are becoming too competitive (Jones) . Youth sports are meant to be a way for kids to be active, learn basic skills, and have fun. Not all youth sports are doing that these days, though. Some may be crossing the boundaries of what sports are all about. Youth sports are becoming too intense considering parents and coaches, more injuries, and benefits of the sport.

Youth sports today have changed a lot in their long history. The kids are no longer playing for fun, they are now playing for the adults that are treating their games like they are the World Series. This is causing a lot of kids to drop out of sports before high school. Recently there has been a huge obsession with youth sports. There are parents and kids that will play their sport year round and have no break. This can have many effects on kids. Some of the effects can be either harmful or non-harmful. The obsession for youth sports is much more harmful towards the children than it is helpful. It will be able to hurt the children physically, or mentally. The new obsession with youth sports today is harming the children because of injuries,

Youth sports have lately been increasing in the intensity amount and practice hours. Coaches have also been making youth teams play more competitively rather than playing for fun. Imagine if you were being forced into two or more hour long practices and are playing for competetion rather than fun, as well as being yelled at by your coach. It would most likely make you very tired and not want to play sports anymore. The benefits of participating in competitive youth sports are not worth the drawbacks, mainly because they should not be very intense nor should kids be getting yelled at angrily.

Some may object that sports are bad for children because they can cause injuries and stress, but these arguments do not consider that it is how you handle the challenges, the stress, and injuries that make you a better person. Sports are beneficial for children because they can build relationships, they can physically build you up, and they can help you develop a better mind set. This side is better because if we do not allow children to participate in sports they will not receive the benefits of playing sports and they will continue to stay inactive and gain

Is it healthy to set small boys up to follow in the footsteps of older family members in sports? Is this pressure healthy? Are the boys playing for themselves or their families?

Information from the previous texts claim that sports are not too intense for children. Reasoning why, is because if the sport begins to be to much for the kids health or ability there is no reasoning why that that child cannot exclude himself from the team or sport that he or her is in. Other reasoning are that if a sport is not hard then there will be no room for improving the team to its best ability. Therefore sports should be tough to push kids beyond their boundaries to build them mentally and physically for the future life and present.

How young is too young? The effect of sports on children of all ages has always been controversial. In the society we live in today, the focus for these effects is most argued for that of the younger to teen age group. The main concerns people have been mental and physical affects that these competitive sports have on children today. The main question to this argument is whether the positives will outweigh the negatives.

Are some youth sports too intense? Youth sports are global around the world. There are different type of sports from around the world from baseball,soccer,volleyball,football and etc. But some of the sports can be extremely intense if its not played properly.

Growing up as a young adult is hard enough as it is, playing sports should not be a challenge for them, but a fun environment filled with growth and learning. Unfortunately the youth today have to deal with more than just competing at sports. Youth sports should be focusing on challenging their strengths and building character, but this is not the case. The challenges that the youth in sports today are going through deals with three different categories. The first is parents that are out of control and seem to take watching their children playing sports too far. In some cases not letting the kids just have fun playing, but have alternative motives for their future in sports. The darker side of youth sports, is parents that are emotional abusive and tend to bully more than support their children. The second category in challenges that the youth face in sports is the dangers young athletes may encounter playing a contact sport. The number one danger is injuries and how this will take a toll on their bodies as they mature. The other is eating disorders, improper dieting, and the pressure they put on themselves to perform at a top level. The last category is the violence in youth sports. Unfair treatment during games, may lead to off the field violence. Also the violence they are encountering during the game. Playing a contact sport will generate emotions that many of the youths just cannot deal with or express in a positive way. The results of this violence, if not treated with

One must admit that there are some downfalls to youth sports. Parents place a lot of pressure on youth athletes, the injury rate has increased greatly, and sports are lopsided compared to other extra curricular activities. However, there are many parents realizing their mistakes and help their kids have a fun experience in sports. Same schools are investing in safer equipment. Schools are realizing that lopsidedness of sports, and acknowledging other activities as well.

Do you think sports are a little too intense for the youth? As an athlete, sports can damage one emotionally and physically. Others believe that a youth sport teaches young athletes the value of discipline and hard work. I believe youth sports are too intense due to injuries that can take place, how emotional things get, and the violence that occurs on the field.

The already present fear intensify when the child get injured in real. Due to this fear the children try to avoid playing and sometimes quit altogether. The amount of pressure demanded by these sports can affect a child's body in a negative way. Especially the children who are younger than 14 years of age are more worried about ‘self-preservation’ than adults. The high level of physical exertion demand by the coaches and anyone not meeting up to the standards are not allowed to be the part of the team during the game. These children are made to sit on the benches and watch their teammate play. According to them they would rather lose and play then sit on the sidelines and win the

The debate over if parents should push there kids to play organized sports or not has been talked about heavily. More and more reports have come out saying that kids are at a high risk to have concussions and other injuries due to playing youth sports. Those reports have scared some parents and the parents are not allowing there kids to play organized youth sports. Playing a sport as a youth has so many benefits. The benefits include helping kids with their health and keeping the kids in shape, teaching the kids several good things like commitment, teamwork, hard work, discipline, overcoming adversity, and dealing with success and failure. The last thing is that playing a sport or multiple sports is so fun and a great memory to have and every kid should be able to have that memory if they want too.

Do you think youth sports are harmful or helpful? By watching youth sports and see how many get hurt, one can see how many are getting hurt for a simple game. They are getting hurt before they can get there career started. They are risking their future for a game. Is it worth it to risk your future career, life, or family? Many will get hurt and will not stop till we can find a way to prevent it from happening. Youth sports are harmful. It is harmful because it can injure them, it is a lot of pressure that can affect their health, and they do not always have time for their homework which can affect their future.

According to the English Oxford Dictionary sports are activities involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Sports are something everyone can enjoy in some way or another, whether it be play competitively, playing for fun, or watching them. Almost everyone has played a sport in their life, it could be on a team or even in gym class. One of the most important things a parent can do is get their kids involved in sports at a young age, even if they don’t stick with it in the long run. As I said in my 1.7 current event, kids participating in athletics has decreased by 8 percent according to Aspen data, this is detrimental to kids futures. Youth sports teach kids many lessons and can help prepare them for life and future careers.