According to LiveStrong.com, “69% of girls and 75% of boys in the United States, participate in competitive sports.” This shows that over half of the kids in the United States, play a competitive sport. You may believe that competitive sports are not good for kids because they are at a high risk for injuries and they can cause kids to have a higher stress level than kids that don’t play sports. The truth of the matter is, that others believe strongly that kids should be involved in competitive sports. I think that kids should be involved in competitive sports because it teaches kids how to live a healthier lifestyle, gives you more opportunities later in life and it gives you the opportunity to have fun! One reason I think that kids should be involved in competitive sports is because kids should learn how to live a healthy lifestyle. Competitive sports gives kids the opportunity to get active while having fun at the same time. Involvement in sporting activities, keeps children moving and engaged physically vital for their overall health and well-being. Kids are supposed to get about thirty to sixty minutes each day of any type or exercise. Kids …show more content…
And not just sporting opportunities such as professional sports teams and scholarships but, you are able to use the skills that you learned playing in sports in your job, and just overall in everyday life. Competitive sports teach you the basic important life skills that will help you throughout your lifetime. You will be able to take criticism, learn how to win and lose gracefully, build character, learn and practice social skills and lastly build friendships with other people. Research shows, however that it is easier for kids to learn these skills through sports. Some kids might have troubles learning these skills so competitive sports can help improve these skills for