What I've learned....

What have I learned in this class that will help me in the future?  Well in the near future it will help me in my class next semester. I’ve learned how to become a better writer and I have realized that you can’t just throw words down a piece of paper and turn it in.  You have to research, organize your thoughts, write, and rewrite. Although I feel like I have struggled all semester through this class, I do feel a sense of accomplishment. Thanks to all of you for the kind words and for building my self-confidence in this class.  Good luck everyone!

Agree to Disagree

The naysayers (parents and coaches) will make their argument by saying that there are health and psychological benefits to children playing sports. Health benefits that they would mention are that physical activity promotes healthy bones, healthy heart and can help prevent chronic illnesses and cancer.  My response would be that I agree however if practiced too hard and/or too long can also result in overuse injuries. They also will argue that physical activity promotes higher self-esteem and those children are less likely to be depressed.  My response to that is once again I agree but if the children are forced to play a sport that they don’t enjoy this will only result in lower self-esteem. Because if they don’t enjoy the sport then they are less likely to excel and low self-esteem results in depression.  I am on the fence with this topic because the benefits of sports are wonderful as long as are not overdone.

 

 

Works Cited

 

"The Health Benefits of Sport and Physical Activity." : International Platform on Sport and Development. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013.

 

Mueller, McKayla. "Sports Should Be Fun, Not Forced." Cranford Chronicle -. Nj.com, 13 Mar. 2011. Web. 06 Dec. 2013.

 

 

Naysayer

Naysayer….this is new to me, so naturally I had a hard time brainstorming this for my topic.  My topic is over parents forcing children to participate in sports so my naysayers will be parents, coaches, and could possibly be the community. When brainstorming this topic most of the website posts are about parents forcing their children.  I think that the coaches and communities can highly influence children by pushing them to over work their bodies in practice and games.  Communities can influence sports by being really involved in certain sports with high expectations of athletes.

 I tend to agree with both side of this topic.  I love sports but I would not force my child to play a sport; now I will recommend them to play but if they truly do not want to play that is their choice. By forcing someone to do something you will never get the outcome that you would like. In my opinion if you go in half-hearted you will only get half-hearted results.