Danielle Zaremba
Professor Murphey
EN 201.2
November 14, 2010
The World of Team Sports
“Please Welcome to the Stage Number 297, Devil in the Blue Dress!” the announcer yells. There is no turning back. The sound of the audience cheering and hearing my friends yelling my name is all I need. I feel my posture perk up and a humongous grin stretch across my face. I am in it to win it and all eyes are on me. Facing backwards, we wait for the music to start, and as it begins I turn around and feel on top of the world. I do not know if dance gave me the confidence to walk up on the stage in front of hundreds of people, or if I was always meant to do it. At most high schools, it is very rare to find the socially confident kid to not do a sport of some sort. I was a stereo typical high school popular girl, despite my busy life. I was on the varsity track team since freshman year, as well as competitive dancer, and my boyfriend is and was the captain of the varsity football team. One day a girl came up to me in the bathroom and asked me advice on how to deal with her friends, and her almost exact words were, “Excuse me Danielle, since you are popular and all, can I ask you for some advice?” I certainly was flattered, but I had no answers for her. I never was a fake person in high school; I was who I was and had the friends I had by being myself. Participating in sports helps young people develop leadership skills and confidence that others are drawn too. Parents should involve their kids in organized sports through high school. The physical and mental benefits, especially for girls, are too good to pass up.
The Homework on Pros And Cons Of High School Sports
Driving past a local high school, one can not help notice the hundreds of students participating in after school activities. From the football team practicing drills on the field to the cross country runners jogging around the school. All of these students have something in common. They have all volunteered their valuable time to participate in high school athletics. Students play sports for many ...
Sports create leaders, children learn to be social and strong, and are taught skills that allow them to better handle winning and losing. Without good sportsmanship, it ruins all of the fun. Team sports allow children to learn that in order to function in a group, there must be rules to succeed. They learn to work together to accomplish a common goal. Sports give children an opportunity to hang out with all of their friends and have fun in a controlled environment. It also gives children the chance to relieve their stresses of the day through releasing the endorphins that make them feel good. Endorphins are proteins that your brain releases during physical activity, allowing the brain to feel relaxed and focused. Girls are greatly benefitted as well. Female athletes tend to take more pride in their work; it raises their self-esteem and makes girls more confident which makes for a more successful woman in the working world.
All children need positive reinforcement to help them to be confident and have a better positive self image. The role of the parent and the coach become a vital part of how being on a team effects the way their child develops. Coaches have a huge influence on their athletes. Brian McCarthy was the best coach I ever had. He was my pole vaulting coach in high school, and was like one of my best friends. When I had problems with my boyfriend or friends he would always be willing to lend an ear and give as much useful suggestions as he could. Not only was he a great coach but he was an amazing mentor. He even used to write me late notes saying that I was with him first period, when I really just showed up late to school, so I wouldn’t get into trouble. I learned so much from him throughout my many years of practice, and I still keep in touch with him. He asked me to come in when I can during spring to help with coaching the pole vaulting students, and sends me a text messages to say happy holidays. Coaches can help to make a student’s high school experience amazing. Coaches do not replace the parent, but their effects on communities will always be needed. There are far too often situations where the parent has somewhat abandoned the child, and in high school level, the stability that the coaches can provide can at time help to fill the void that the parent’s absence has caused.
Parents For Public Schools
Parents for Public Schools Today, the push for more accountability of student performance changed how assessment will be measured and judged in public schools. Not only will students be assessed through test scores, but also through attendance, school work, and observations. Parents hold the schools responsible for the advancement of their students' knowledge. Different tests are given to measure ...
It is at times just what a difficult teenager needs. Being a part of a team with the help of parents and coaches, with just the right amount of attention from both, can aid in the creation of the noble citizens all children have the potential to become as adults. Children mimic and learn from everything they see from the day they are born. So just like when they are learning to wave and to speak, if a coach or a parent has a bad attitude towards a sport, it will rub off on the child and make them not want to play. Parents need to teach their children the beginning fundamentals of being on a team before they even sign up. A child and an athlete need their parents there to help them through their lives as a team member starting from the very beginning. Before the age of five it is important to be as careful as possible that the child does not feel too much pressure to succeed in sports. It can often end up turning the child off to sports all together at a very young age. I began sports very young, but I never got tired of it. I assume many kids are not like me so I could see how competition could be too heavy too early. When I was in competition at early ages, it was not forced on us to win; the main point made to us was to have as much fun as possible. But again the parent’s involvement is extremely important.
A child’s physical and cognitive skills development is very important. If they are not completely developed, the child could develop more of a sense of failure and frustration. If a child’s basic motor skills are not developed, the child will not be able to catch, kick or throw any better if they practice before hand than if they are. I believe that every child is born with a clean slate, and that all it takes for someone to become a good person is with the right amount of support from people who care about them. Parents would be foolish not to want to get their children into sports as soon as they were ready and able. But at times parents can push their children too hard to do things that they maybe do not want to do. High school is extremely stressful for all children. People’s bodies are changing, hormones are flowing, and then pressure to do well by parents and colleges can be overwhelming. But most importantly, people are judging, and lowering self-esteem. Sports are the source that has been proven to ease the stress of high school. Parents have a huge impact on a child’s life and future in sports, the parent can end up doing almost everything accept the physical part of the sport for their children.
The Essay on Sports Activities at School
Introduction The aim of this report is to analyse why so many students aren’t motivated to do a lot of sports activities at school. A number of students and teachers were interviewed and their suggestions for changes to the methods are summarised. The problem * There aren’t a lot of different sport activities offered at school There don’t seem to be a lot of sports that can be played at school. ...
But it is very important that the parent do whatever it is that the child needs to succeed because without parents support, there is a good chance that the stress will overwhelm them, and instead of having fun, they would be stressing over things like who is going to drive them to their next practice. Parents involving themselves too much or not enough in their children’s sports can cause increase stress and decrease fun. Sports are supposed to relieve stress, not create it. It is important for parents to understand that each of their children is different, and what may be appropriate involvement for one child, could easily be the complete opposite for the other child. Sometimes, understanding a child’s preference could mean things like going to more practices and games, maintaining what you are doing, and even stop going to practices and games. Parents must understand that it is what is best for their child and it is very important that they are happy and having the best experience with their sports as possible.
My mother always naturally gave me what I felt was the perfect amount of attention with my sports, but she did in fact ask me if the amount of support she gave was too much, not enough, or just right, and that is the best thing a parent could do. If by chance she was too much of a show mom, or was timing me at all of my track meets and posting them up on a board at home to keep a record, I would have had to tell her that what she was doing was way too much and that she was taking the fun out of my sports. I believe that there is an even medium that fits the average child. No kid wants their parents to not care at all about what they do and not be proud of them, but then at the same time, no child wants their parent to be running up and down the field with their faces painted threatening that if you don’t score that you won’t get dinner. Kids used to get much more exercise than they do today. Kids today don’t get enough time to just play outside with their friends. Many children forget about playing around outside and hanging out with friends when they have their video games and computer to sit in front of. Even though I was a very busy child I did every once in a while play outside. You could go outside and play with the neighbors and have no parents around and then mom would just call for dinner to come back inside. And on top of that gym classes are becoming less and less as the years are going on which is reducing the amount of healthy physical activity therefore not allowing children’s brains to grow to their full potential. Kids who are getting less exercise in school gym class drop out of organized sports by 13. Physical activity on a regular basis can help reduce things such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, and the percentage of overweight young Americans has more than doubled in the past 30 years (NYU Child Study Team, pg 3).
The Essay on Is Daycare Beneficial For Children And Parents?
When you are a child, who takes care of you? Now, the cost of living is so high that many people under age twenty-five are moving back in with their parents. Young people are getting married later now than they used to. The average age for a woman to get married is about twenty-four, and for a man twenty-six. Newly married couples often postpone having children while they are establishing careers. ...
Children need gym class, and it is discouraging to hear that they are ridding of gym classes in some schools. From personal experience, I received the full benefit of gym classes and also saw the kids that did not. But those kids did get more than they would have if they did not take the class at all. And again there are many benefits for woman. Women who take part in sports are less likely to get pregnant as teenagers and are less likely to develop breast cancer and osteoporosis (Metzl, pg 2).
Aside from all of the benefits on children’s health, there are many benefits on the brain.
The hippocampus is a portion of the brain that allows for retention of information as well as the capacity for learning. A child that has a larger hippocampus will be more inclined to follow directions as well as be less likely to drop out of school. It allows children to better reason between wrong or right. For example, woman athletes are less likely to drop out of school, and less likely to start smoking. According to Medical News Today, “When they analyzed the MRI data, the researchers found that the physically fit children tend to have bigger hippocampus volume- about 12 percent bigger relative to total brain size- than their out-of-shape peers, and the children who were in better physical condition did better on tests of relational memory than their less fit peers” (Medical News, pg 1).
The Term Paper on The Effects Of Competition In Sports On Children Ages Nine Through Twelve
Over the years, the growth and changes in children’s sports have reflected the popularity of professional sports in our society. Sports games and sports news are available to the public twenty-four hours a day on television and the Internet even the radio. Due in part to this, schools and other organizations have changed American athletics from more of a fun playtime to intense competition. ...
Sports help kids think critically and solve problems. It is amazing the effects that sports have on the mind and body. Another vital part of being on a team is time management. If you can not fit things into your schedule like school work and showering, not only will people not want to be near you but you will flunk out of school and will not be able to do that sport. So it needs to be slowly introduced into the child’s life at an early age. Through learning how to clean up after themselves, and do all of their chores, they can slowly be taught how to manage their time appropriately so that they can take part in other things they enjoy such as sports.
Sports are without a doubt the best choice for all children and especially girls. They help children to grow strong and healthy, mentally and physically. I am interested to look into how the hippocampus is further influenced by sports, and what other parts of the brain are affected. Sports improve academic and occupational outcomes, and deter delinquency (NYU Child Study Team, pg 1) as well as many other benefits. So with all the data collected, it would be wise for every parent to get their children involved in sports as soon as their child is fully developed all of their necessary skills.
Annotated Bibliography
“Children’s Perceptions of Parent Sport Involvement: It’s Not How Much, But to What Degree That’s Important | Journal of Sport Behavior | Find Articles at BNET.” Find Articles at BNET | News Articles, Magazine Back Issues & Reference Articles on All Topics. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6401/is_4_22/ai_n28747638/?tag=content;col1>. This article displays how at times parents can push their children too hard to do sports which in time ruins the over all experience for children. I will use this article for support because it gives examples for a point I am making.
The Term Paper on Federal Trade Commission Children Internet Web
Parents Protecting Children on the World Wide Web Abstract This essay provides an overview of how to protect children against accessing inappropriate material on the Internet. In doing so, it addresses a number of issues. Firstly, it examines the benefits of 'surfing' the World Wide Web. These benefits include accessing a wide range of materials, educational games, e-mail applications, discussion ...
Harvey, Collin. “How Sports Can Relieve Stress.” Article Alley. N.p., 21 July 2009. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <www.articlealley.com/article_992212_32.html>. This article tells the details on how sports relieve stress through the release of endorphins. I will use this article for its data quality.
Mallette, Wesley. “The Power of Influence and the Relationship Between Coaches and Athletes « .” The Sports Commentary. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://thesportscommentary.com/2010/07/20/the-power-of-influence-and-the-relationship-between-coaches-and-athletes/>. This article shows examples into how the relationship between coach and student not only effects the way the student grows as a person, but it also talks about how in some situations a coach act as a surrogate parent. I will use this article to extend my own thinking.
“Medical News Today News Article – Printer Friendly.” Medical News Today: Health News. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/printerfriendlynews.php?newsid=201507>. This article has information about how the brain is directly effected by team sports. I will use this article for its data purposes to show how the brain is changed through sports.
Metzl, Jordan D., M.D., Carol Shookhoff, and Ph.D.. “The Benefits of Youth Sports : The Young Athlete.” eNotAlone: relationship, personal growth, health advice and articles. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://www.enotalone.com/article/5298.html>. This article displays how there are so many benefits to a child being a part of a team sport. It shows how sports effect children both physically and mentally. I will most likely use this article for necessary context for my readers because it tells a lot of general information about being a member of a team sport.
“Sports and Kids: Pathway to Healthy Development or to Unhealthy Competition? | Education.com.” Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educational Resource. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Sports_Kids_Pathway/>. This article talks about how if a child is mixed into the wrong elements into their sports that instead of getting healthy development, they develop a sense of unhealthy competition. I will use this article for extending my own thinking. This article broadens my thinking about sports teams.
“The Importance of Parental Involvement in Youth Sports | The Educated Sports Parent.” Welcome | The Educated Sports Parent. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://www.educatedsportsparent.com/importance-parental-involvement-youth-sports>. This article displays how parents involvement in their child’s team sports is only as good as how their child perceives it. This article supports and gives examples for a point that I am proving.
play. ” Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents — Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on School Health 107 (6): 1459 — AAP Policy.” AAP Policy – Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;107/6/1459>. This article looks at all of the aspects of being a part of a team, the ups and downs of organized team sports. I will use this article for extending my own thinking because I am sure that there are parts of this article that I never realized even being involved in a team sport myself.
up, signing, you’ll also receive practical tips, and respect.. “7 Good Reasons to Get Your Child Involved in Sports | Raising Small Souls.” Raising Small Souls. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/sports/>. This article gives seven reasons that having your child involved in team sports is beneficial to their development. It displays the life skills that they learn. I will use this article to support and give examples for a point that I am making.
