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.
Sarah, your topic seems pretty hard to argue! Although I love playing sports, I can understand your side of the argument. I think the bottom line is that you cant force a kid to participate in something (sports, dance activities, clubs) if they really do not want to do it. If they don't want to be there, they won't put out the effort, and will not be as good as the other kids who live and breathe the sport they play. That's when low self-esteem comes in.
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Sarah,
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job coming up with naysayers for you paper and creating responses to them! It seems like you really have a strong set of naysayers. You also have a strong response to every view that you find. I can see clearly from both points of views, and that's going to help you with your paper. Good luck!