Travel teams have the best players, but being on a travel team has a cost. It’s an honor to be on a travel team because it means you’re one of the best in your area. In the article “Travel Agents for Youth Sports Teams? Not All See It as a Perk”, Tammy La Gorce explains how much of a burden it is to be on a sports travel team because of the price you pay. These travel teams have been spending a lot of money, but now people are working to help travel teams with all the costs of going to tournaments. Travel team arrangements are expensive, but now there are specialized travel agents that help travel teams find the best arrangements possible for tournaments that are further away. La Gorce states that hotels are indignant of sports teams because of the turmoil they cause. When …show more content…
Parents could start to have a bad demeanor about their child being on a travel sports team. Parents could potentially feel this way because of how much money is coming out of their pockets when their child goes to tournaments. I feel like no matter what teens that are looking forward to a carrier in sports should be relentless in practicing and competing. I also feel that if hotels do not want the sports teams to do things like vandalism, they should make strict rules about it that can lead to consequences if not followed. It’s great how there are special agents that help sport travel teams with the costs of going to a tournament. It makes their trip way easier knowing that they are getting a great offer. La Gorce states that sports travel teams get agents because it would be a burden for them to handle all the costs. I agree with this because the coaches and parents should focus more on the teams skills and what they need to improve than the costs of going to tournaments. One can see that there are many aspects of being on a travel team that make it expensive but worth
... room for adults to be playing a child’s game instead of going to school. If athletes want to play that bad because they feel that they are good enough then they have to make sacrifices. I am not against talented individuals playing professional sports but I am against those who do not obtain a degree and actually get something out of college before doing so. Written in an article published by USA Today “in 2009 that 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or facing serious financial stress within two years of ending their playing careers and that 60percent of NBA players are broke within five years of retiring from the game” (Wiles, 2012). Professional athletics is not all about fame and being filthy rich and this is something that young college students don’t understand. It is essential to better yourself and obtain a degree, there is more to life than just sports.
The amount of unnecessary behavior by parents at youth sporting events is increasing rapidly and is ruining the kid's experiences and their passion for the sports. Parents in the United States are becoming more involved in their children's sports than the kids themselves. The reason that so many young American athletes are quitting at such an early age is because their parents are making the sports a joyless experience and are placing too much pressure on the kids to win and to be the best. Parents have become out of control at youth sports and it seems that the kids are showing more civility than the parents these days. Parents need to get back to teaching their kids that sports should be played for fun and not just for showing who's the best.
... us how to value what we have and to show gratitude for being bless. After all, being an athlete is a blessing and if we put money aside it can be a very humbling experience. We should develop our faith in God and know that what is for Caesar will be for Caesar. As the saying goes in my language “what it is meant for you will be your no matter what” and there is northing man can do about it. What God has in plan for you, will truly become your in due time. These are the concepts we want our children to embrace. Patience is the opposite of chaos. The governing boards of these sports should make it a rule that apply to all athlete from all sport, to wait until after their college years before making the decision to become professional. We should be a society that promotes strong standards and up hold the values of good education. Knowledge is power not money.
The onset of club athletics, showcase sports, and college skills camps in the recent decade has caused more athletes to get noticed outside of high school athletics. This puts less emphasis on high school teams and getting noticed during the correlating season in high school. Parents are forking out money to club and showcase teams during the offseason from high school sports and come time for the high school’s season, parent’s wallets are burned out and they are giving less money to booster clubs to support the high school team. Local showcase and travel teams in the Greensboro, NC area are charging $1500-$4500 annually to provide players the opportunity to develop and become a better athlete in their respective sport. When the high school season approaches and booster clubs are offering fundraising opportunities, parents are becoming less cooperative in participating because they have already drained most of their money in the offseason (“Miller”).
Travel Team by Mike Lupica is an inspirational novel about present day sports lives in the eyes of preteens. As a “New York Times Number One Best Seller,” this story is a realistic fiction novel, using real sports athletes and NBA teams. This story is about a small point guard named Danny Walker. Although he is the only son of the professional “hometown hero,” Richie Walker, the four-eight twelve-year-old is cut from his school’s travel team due to his size. Attempting to be a factor in his child’s life, Richie Walker creates a new travel team, the Middletown Warriors, to plat all the rejected players that tried out for the main team. Throughout the season, the boys (and girl) learn discipline and legendary work tactics
Participating in a sport at an early age can be essential to the overall growth process during a child’s upbringing. Whether the participation is through some sort of organized league or just getting together amongst friends and playing, the lessons learned from this can help teach these kids and provide a positive message to them as they develop. There is a certain point, however, when organized sports can hinder progress, which is when adults get too involved and forget about the underlying reason to why they are helping. While adult involvement is necessary, adult involvement can sometimes send the wrong message to children when they try to make participation become more than just about fun and learning. According to Coakley (2009), “organized sports are worth the effort put forth by adults, as long as they do what is in the best interest of their children and put that thought ahead of their own agenda” (Coakley, p. 151). This is a valid argument because once adults put themselves in front of the children and their values, it needs to be re-evaluated as to why they first got involved in the beginning. Partaking in organized sport and activity from a young age can be beneficial to the overall development of children, as long as decisions actions are made in the best interest of the children and not stemming from ulterior motives of adults.
Health care is an integrated, multifaceted discipline that relies on ‘teamwork between different types of health workers with different skills and training’ (Alperstein, 2009: 7) in order to provide the most comprehensive health care. In this essay I will discuss the meaning of comprehensive care and multi-professional teams. I will then look at my role and the role of two other professions in a multi-professional team, while using Barr’s competencies. From this I will discuss my thoughts and feelings pertaining to the task and how this will aid me becoming an Integrated Health Professional.
Everyone agrees that parent involvement is a good thing. But when the parent behaves inappropriately, it creates a poor environment for the children to learn and enjoy themselves. "Sideline rage" with parents behaving badly at youth sports events is such an epidemic, that 76% of respondents from 60 high school athletic associations said increased spectator interference is causing many officials to quit (Associated Press, 6/3/01). Parents are supposed to be role models, and the lessons they teach will determine their values and actions in the future. These days violence in children's sports is not limited to the playing field; overbearing parents are creating dangerous situations on the field.
College athletes are not forced into playing the sport that they have devoted their time to during their years in secondary education. They continue to play into the college level for their love of the game. And for this, many college athletes are offered full scholarships. Today’s tuition for many schools are so expensive that without the scholarships that some of the students receive, they would not be able to attend college at all. For these students, college sports offer a great avenue to obtain an education that otherwise would not have been available for them. This allows them opportunity to study something that they can use to build a better life for themselves and their families.
The goal of sports is to prepare its participants for life and turn them into well-rounded individuals. In school there are requirements. If students do not maintain a certain GPA they cannot play, and if they get into trouble in or outside of school they will most likely be put on a suspension or kicked off the team. In order to play they have to have clean records. This is just a few of the many benefits of teens participating in sports. Due to this, most teens will most likely not give into peer pressure and do something that may jeopardize their athletic standing. By being a part of something bigger than themselves, teens will focus harder in and away from school, which in turn helps them become prepared for adulthood. In sports, coaches are teaching teens how to make better decisions about their lives, as well as the sense of accomplishment of their hard work and a job well
These days, there is too much pressure on children who participate in organized sports because of the unnecessary parental involvement they experience. A growing concern amongst those involved in youth sports is that certain aspects of parental involvement become detrimental to the development and experiences of young athletes. Early emphasis on winning, making money, and the disruption of education can exceedingly affect ones desire to further participate in a sport later on in his/her life.
What do you think of when you watch Michael Jordan play basketball? What do you think of when you watch Cristiano Ronaldo or Pele play soccer? Are they remembered as great individual players or as great team players? In sports today, fans often forget the term team player. A lot of the time, the star player will forget what it means to be a team player, but what does it actually mean? Many believe that the definition of a team player is the person that does all of the hard work for the great players on the team. I feel that the real definition of a team player is one who is determined to make the team succeed, from practicing, learning the game, and from having great individual performance.
Sport Tourism is is defined as: sport-based travel away from the home environment for a limited time, where sport is characterised by unique rule sets, competition related to physical prowess, and a playful nature (Hinch and Higham 2004)
Many parents put their children into sports for the wrong reason. They try to live their past dreams of sports glory through their kid. They can push and dem...
There is nothing quite like traveling, going someplace new and finding out more about the world and yourself. Anyone can become a traveler it just takes a little bit of faith and courage. Traveling across the world or even across the country is a learning experience. When you are a traveler you see how people live and how different cultures work. It is the best educational experience you could give yourself. You see how the world works in a way no one can teach you. Seeing different cultures and people help build the person you want to be. If you are a traveler the world influences you, because when traveling, you see the good and the bad, and you learn from the right and the wrong. I am very lucky that I am able to be a traveler and see this