Youth Sports Can Benefit Children By David Brooks

i'm a "brrhhhh!" He crosses the goal line as the refs blow the whistle, signaling a touchdown to win the game. The player turned around, realizing he just scored a touchdown to win his team a championship. A game winning score like that is a defining moment in a child's life. Sports can often cause moments such as that in a child's life. While some may argue it is too dangerous, children should participate in youth sports, because coaches teach valuable lessons, and sports come with priceless memories and experiences. First, youth sports can lead to an overall improved life for the children involved, through teaching valuable principles. Evidently, in the article "Organized Sports Can Benefit Children" the author states, "Coaches have become

While it may appear as insensitive to the beliefs of a child, the coaches still convey good teachings of morals. This teaches kids good values and morals such as discipline, which ends up helping them balance all the struggles of life. To conclude, the life lessons that children learn from their coaches teach them lessons that will help them later on in life. Second, sports can create priceless and timeless experiences in a child's life. Moreover, the text, "Be a Good Sport" conveys, "In a team sport such as soccer, you're part of a group, striving to be a winning team" (Lori, 1). Once children learn to put the team's accomplishments above their own, it becomes easier for them to understand certain things. It also can make sports more enjoyable, which leads to priceless bonding moments. In addition, the article, "Organized Sports Can Benefit Children" states, "If Sullivan's team is winning by 15 runs and a player is goofing around in the dugout, that player is in big trouble because he's not respecting the game and he's not respecting the other team" (Brooks,