Nowadays, children and parents have put the spotlight on competitive sports. But, what more do competitive sports have to offer other than the fun experience when playing a sport? Can we finally shine the light on those disadvantages and prove others wrong? But one side (pros) won’t really teach you about the opposing side (cons), looking at both will give your argument strength. In reference to the question, 21.5 million youth between the ages of 6 to 17 play on a team sport. Not only that but some of these children chose to quit. 38% of girls decided to drop out because they were not having fun, and this has lead to many others dropping out. Plus, 3.5 million children will lose their sport over the course of 2010 to 2020. Research shows that …show more content…
Often some parents force their children to play a sport so they can live out their life-long childhood fantasies. As I searched for more information on this topic, I finally interviewed Coach Meyer, a former softball coach and P.E teacher at Rogers MIddle School. When I interviewed her, she let me know that she’s witnessed parents reducing their children’s self-esteem. She said, “It was very hard to see all of that happen in front of me.” This shows a child’s happiness can be taken away from the pressure their parents put on them. I believe that children should have a good and smooth childhood to remember, they should have the ability to experience new things w/out pressure being put on them. From an NBC News article, Jacqueline Stenson says, “-other experts in sports medicine and youth athletics say they are increasingly concerned about the pressures being put on children to excel. Not only are these youngsters at risk for emotional burnout, they may also develop injuries that plague them for a lifetime. Why is that so important you say? Well, at any given moment, facts from experts in the sports industry are very believable. This evidence backs up how much parents emphasize to win and play above anything else. Parents are eager and hungry for a winning trophy to feel as if they and their child were born under a lucky