Reasons to Promote Competitive Sports

While some argue that competition is damaging to young people, it can be significant because it can develop good habits so kids can continue into adulthood. Competitive sports can improve low self esteem, social and communication skills, responsibility, and teach life lessons that you could carry on with you your whole lives.

Competitive sports can improve low self esteem as according to Huffingtonpost.com, “Competition is one way kids earn self-esteem. When you develop a talent and work hard for a result, it feels great. When you fail and learn that can bounce back, you feel more confident in yourself because you understand that you have resilience.” In addition, according to Livestrong.com, “When a child wins a game with his team, he feels accomplished and recognized.” Competitive sports makes kids feel like they belong to something larger and this can boost confidence. This can make kids feel more positive with themselves.

Competitive sports can help with social and communication skills. According to Discoversoccer.info, “From simple tasks such as remembering people's names to more complex activities such as giving and receiving compliments.” According to Msue.anr.msu.edu, “Youth sports participation enables children to spend time with friends in a safe environment and obtain social skills that are likely to last a lifetime. Acide from bonding with peers, youth learns to solve conflicts effectively, reach common goals” Therefore, competitive sports can help kids/teens with social and communication skills, which may even create a bond between all team members and teach them teamwork and cooperation along with responsibility.

Competitive sports can help teach kids great responsibility. According to Livestrong.com, “If your child plays on a team sport, he will quickly learn the art of sportsmanship, sharing credit, and sharing responsibility.” Furthermore, according to Ifcs.org, “Since team sports require relying on everyone else on the team, your child will have to work hard and be responsible to make sure he helps out his fellow teammates.” This shows that a child/teen can learn even greater responsibility with competitive sports.

Competitive sports can teach valuable life lessons. According to the article Get Off The Couch and Play, “Students learn important life skills such as how to accept criticism, how to handle oneself under pressure of competition, how to work hard towards a goal, and how to win and lose graciously. According to Livestrong.com, “Even when they don't win, they learn a valuable lesson and that you can't win every time. They may learn to hold their head high and feel proud for trying their best.” Moreover, according to Muhealth.org, “Fighting for a common goal with a host of other players, coaches, managers and community members teaches you how to build a collective team energy and effectively communicate the best way to solve problems root to a victory. This will be very helpful in life when encountering problems at work, at home, or in any arena.” According to Aplus.com, “Playing competitive sports teaches you a game is just a game. Its people you surround yourself with, the lesson you learn, and your own happiness that makes life (and playing) worthwhile in the first place.” This shows that playing competitive sports can teach many life lessons, such as not giving up, reaching big goals and being positive.

In conclusion, competitive sports can help develop good habits for a better future. It can help you improve low self esteem, social and communication skills, responsibility, and can give you helpful life lessons, that can help you through life's obstacles into adulthood. It can make you overcome fears and do the unstoppables.