The Negative Impact Of Competitive Sports On Children

According to the New York Time Upfront article the critics say that,” Half of all sports injuries among kids each year are caused by simple overuse … These injuries-- stress fracture,ruptured ligaments, and growth plate injuries. ” (Hyman and Pitcock).But all those things don’t just happen immediately ,they happen when you do something repeatedly for a long time.So if you wanted to help stop that make your kid rest for a little bit maybe like take a rest day one or more times a week so that way your sure your kid will not get hurt that way. For the other physical risks it has, the article from New York Times upfront shows supporters saying,”No sport or physical activity is risk-free.” (Buzz Bissinger and Scott Hallenbeck).Somethings are out of our control like some of the physical risk, but we are trying to help prevent them.You could get hurt from walking down the stairs in the morning but what are you gonna do just never walk down the stairs?Yes, there are physical risks when playing sports; on the other hand ,you can get hurt doing pretty much anything else. The most common injury that parents are scared about are concussions. If they are really scared about letting their kids play sports because of the risks of concussion then they should be scared to let them do a lot of daily activities. As stated in the magazine, American Teacher,”[Traumatic brain

“In the United States, about 20 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, more than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities” (Lucile Parkland Children’s Hospital). Children and their parents are sacraficing much of their time and money with youth sports. With kids starting at such a young age playing such intense sports it is increasing the amount of injuries that occur at younger ages. With the intensity increasing, children’s time is decreasing. These children have no more time for themselves or with their families. Going along with the children’s families, the parents of these young athletes are spending large amounts of money to make their kid the best and go onto the professional league. The families of these children not only spend hundreds of dollars, but also are one of the top reasons youth sports have become so intense. They have been more involved and effect the child’s performance. These sports programs are causing mental and physical damage for these developing kids and the intensity of parents and coached have made it even more overwhelming.

Most parents believe that if they start their children off young, then their children will be more successful in whatever sport they are put into, but it can also cause their children to burn out and drop the sport by the time they are a teenager. Also, what parents sometimes might forget and do not understand is that, if their child does not like the sport they are playing, they are more likely to not try and find a way out of not playing in the game. In Statsky’s essay she explained how there was a child about seven-years-old who was playing a Peewee Football game and no longer wanted to play. The child told the coach that his “tummy hurts” in order to not play, but the coach did not accept his statement, so the little boy made himself vomit right onto the ground. This action from the little child shows how competitive sports have psychological dangers and can cause children to harm themselves in order to stay out of the game. When parents start their children at a young age, it can cause their child to find ways out of playing and sometimes it can be very harmful to their health and well

Health and contact sports are something parents worry about as over 500 deaths in the past 3 years from contact sports alone are making parents stand out against these sports and if the government doesn 't do anything about it the number of 7% overall contact sports drop will just keep getting lower and lower each time. Dr. William Speight also had this to say “Many other kids have suffered paralyzing spinal injuries”(Pennington). Kids being paralyzed is the fear for many athletes these days and the number f kids getting paralyzed has increases 2% which is equivalent to about 8,000 kids each year which is crazy to think about kids can 't play sports for the rest of thrie and maybe not be able to live their life because of it so next you hear mom or dad i wanna play sports your answer should be a simple NO. Kids under 10 need to stop playing contact sports because 45% of kids under 10 getting hurt are from contact sports and 5% of the time its ending that kids chances to play sports in the feature, Not to mention contact sports can also make kids go to their fullest and being burned out and although contact provide some kids will useful tools in life most of the time there is more negative than positive. Health, Age, Contact, parents, are some of the many reasons contact sports can be very dangerous for the youth. Contact sports have more negative effects than positive effects and due to this kids should stop playing contact

The main reason for my argument kids shouldn 't start competitive sports at a young age is because they can get stuck with long term effects. “Sustaining repeated head impacts during a critical neurodevelopmental period may increase the risk of later life cognitive impairment.” (Minnpost, by Susan Perry.) When a child gets repeatedly injured the risks of having long term effects are increased. Another

Life is all about learning lesson, and learning them as one goes. These lessons sprout from anywhere, anytime. In Jeb Golinkin’s essay Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports, he claims that letting children play sports, any kind for the matter, is important in developing a child to be fit to live in the real world. Golinkin supports his claim that children learn lessons from organized athletics that “they cannot learn anywhere else” (paragraph 7). I agree with this claim suggesting that sports, despite the risks, are worth it in the long run.

“Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” by Jessica Statsky is a thoughtful insight on the competitive sports for children. She is of the view that the competitive sports can ruin the enjoyment that games are supposed to provide. These methods of playing the games like adults can prove to be lethal for physical and psychological health. The author quotes from an authentic source that “Kids under the age of fourteen are not by nature physical.” (Tutko) This means that the games for children need to focus more on their pleasure and enjoyment rather than on the competition. Competition only makes children bound to be winners. It also discourages sportsman spirit. Instead of being a source of healthy growth, these competitive sports have started becoming the source of depression for children when they don’t fulfil the expectations of their parents. These sports should enhance the sportsman spirit in children and must be beneficial for their mental and physical health. Concentrating on winning or losing spoils the fun that games hold. In addition, equal chances should be provided to every child to participate. Competitive nature can assist the children in their life later on, but the focus should be on better mental and physical health. (204 words)

In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” Jessica Statsky tries to demonstrate the negative effect of organized sports on the physical and psychological health of growing child. She claims that the games are not festive but they end up in the wrong development of a child’s brain. The coaches and parents have high hopes for their children that result in the pressure building. This changes the purpose of sports from teaching tolerance, teamwork and sportsmanship to merely winning by all means. The writer further explains that the idea of winning sometimes causes severe injuries that may prevail for a lifetime. In these games, a child may crash into one another accidently that creates a fear of getting hurt. Just to protect themselves some children back out of many games and are left behind when it comes to the development of their bodies. The rest of the children who are part of these games are in a constant pressure from their parents and coaches that cause the stress and anxiety. Furthermore, the writer states that this “sport becomes job like”. Children are playing just to win and the real spirit of the game fades out. (Word count: 196)

Children have strived for years to make their parents, teachers and coaches proud of them. Kids have come to practice Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday to get better, while their academics are suffering. Students have pushed their bodies to the limits, causing extreme injury that will hold them back from sports in the future. Student athletes are not getting the opportunity to play multiple sports during the year, because they are expected to spelize in one sport and focus on it year round, leaving no opportunity to play other sports or do other activities. Youth sports are becoming too intense for young children to keep up with.

I agree with the notion that the world is turning into a big rat race where everyone is focused only on winning. These type of overly competitive sport should not be made a part of young children’s life. These sports have a higly negative impact of the growth of a child’s personality. They are affected mentally and physically. Their fragile bodies are put to the test that is beyond the capacity of the developing bodies. At such a young age they are forced to face the harshness of the world. They start to feeling the need to fulfill the unreasonable wishes and dreams of their parents and coaches. The idea that the only outcome of the sport can be scoring a victory leaves every other valuable aspect of the sport

Competitive sports are on the hotline lately because people are questioning whether it is good or bad for kids to play competitive sports. Some people argue that sports are a team tradition and only the best players should play so that they can make it farther in the finals. Making the team is a honor because it shows that you have the devotion, time and skills to play. Others argue, however, that sports put too much pressure on kids, and that the pressure is being placed on them by coaches and parents. Pressure doubles by starting out at such a young age, and not wanting to drop out because their parents all ready dug deep into their pockets to pay for the season. Competitive sports aren't good for kids because there is too much pressure

Injuries can cause long-term physical effects that can alter young athletes development. Some physical effects caused by sports and sports injuries are overuse injuries, concussion, growth, and performance in sports (Blythe, Are Competitive Sports Bad For Your Health?). Overuse injuries are caused by an athlete's mind pushing it to "play with pain". Overuse injuries commonly occur when an athlete ignores a pain in the body and continues to play a sport (Playing with Pain, SCOPE). This sport is usually causing damage to that specific part of the athlete's body, which in the end, that part of the body becomes the spot of injury. Overuse injuries also do not tend to get better. A concussion is also a common injury because of sports. A concussion can greatly impact how the brain functions, which could lead to a negative effect on youth development. Another physical effect is a stunt in an athlete’s body growth. A “growth stunt” is a period of time which the body is paused from continuing to grow. If the athlete was to injure a growth plate in the body, it could cause the athlete's body to have a "growth stunt". Performance in sports can be affected by injury because after an injury an athlete may become weak in the spot that they were injured. Therefore, because of this injury, the athlete may never be able to play the sport properly or without

“You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going” (Wooten). Morgan Wooten is a high school basketball coach. He has a winning percentage of eight-six percent. As a coach, he has learned the value of a loss. When losing occurs, in reality the loser is actually learning. In society today, misguided youth sports reforms are attempting to remove the losing process from games. These reforms remove some of the most crucial childhood development experiences. When the scoreboard is removed from the field, the entire purpose of sports is thrown away, and when the drive behind sports is removed the entire developmental purpose of sports is lost on societies future generations.

Do you want your kids to be active and healthy? If you answered yes then sign your kids up for competitive sports. Sports are proven to improve kids health and physical activity. Sports are a thing that most parents look at as just an activity to go and have fun and good with their friends and have a good time but no, sports are much more than a game. Competitive sports are a learning tool that give children a chance to play, have fun and advance there skill in order to increase their opportunity to play in college. Most all kids have goals or dreams of playing in college or even at a pro level and playing competitive sports at a young age increases their chances of doing so.

The first reason sports help kids these days is by making them have a healthy lifestyle with good food and lots of exercise. This huge, as it stops kids from always eating junk and binging T.V. Sports let kids exercise in a healthy way through the important practice and energy required in competitive sports, which is encouraged by kids desire to win and get better, and forces kids to exercise by also getting better. For example, Kirk Mango (a physical educator, former coach, and national champion) says, “fitness improvements achieved through training...In a society where obesity has become a major health issue”(Mango, 2012). This shows that sports are a good way to keep people healthy. This is really important due to the recent problem of obesity, and sports can make kids have healthier lives, and this will lead them to a different path that will not let them cross paths with health problems caused by things like obesity. Obesity is serious and leads to things like diabetes, and can ruin the childhoods of kids if they never got a chance for sports to help them keep