Sports in Societuy

Team sports are an excellent area for children to work on their social skills. The interaction between players during practice helps them in the world as they begin to grow in many ways. Working as a team is a good skill to know and will always come in hand somewhere in ones life. All of us see, meet, or become friends with people every day and social skill learned early stay with you the rest of your lives. Solving problems is also a lesson learned in team sports, how to get the ball from point A to point B by passing around obstacles that are trying to stop you. Primarily though this interaction is a lesson on having fun in groups and a time for enjoyment. The thought of staying fit is a large concern in this time of age, and what better way to stay fit than a team sport.

Some people will argue with these points saying that team sports are not a good place to put children. The player of the sport can get injured while playing and may need an operation. Injuries occur in all sports and when an injury occurs there is always a threat of not playing again. Some coaches put unnecessary pressure on the players making them think that winning is everything and the team is no good unless they win the day. If the team loses the coach demoralizes them calling them worthless. Also there is hazing, the initiation of the new teammates to the team. It may be a "welcome to the team" but some of the things that the other players do can be dangerous and unhealthy. Lastly the awards handed out can destroy the self-esteem of some of the players. If a player doesn't get the Most Valuable Player award when he thought he was the best candidate it really has an effect on someone. Even getting an award can be insulting. The Most Improved Player award is a kind way of saying that you are the worst player on the team, and there are many players who rather receive no awards than have one of those awards.

Personally I believe that joining team sports is a great idea. I have played soccer for three years in high school and even though it is not a refereed game I play as often as possible with my fr

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