Do you think that children should participate in extreme sports? In the article, Should Kids do Extreme Sports? by Lauren Tarshis, and the article, The Science of Thrill Seeking by Jennifer Dignan, talk about the positives and negatives of extreme sports. Children should not be participating in extreme sports. As stated by Lauren Tarshis, “there’s no doubt that extreme sports are thrilling, but these thrills can come at a high price.” In the article, Should Kids do Extreme Sports?, Tarshis states, “according to the seven X Games sports, extreme athletes suffered about 4 million injuries between 2000 and 2011.” 4 million injuries in an eleven year period? That’s way too many! This proves children should not participate in extreme sports.
There is a topic that is currently being widely conversed, meaning a lot of people are talking about it. This topic is whether or not kids should be able to do extreme sports. Lots of people think kids should be able to do extreme sports, but others think they shouldn't. What do you think should kids be able to do extreme sports? If it were your choice and you could stop kids from doing extreme sports would you? I know I wouldn’t is bad for kids to do extreme sports as they could get injured, mentally scarred or even die; I say no to kids doing extreme sports as I wouldn't want my future kid to get injured or the other possibilities I don't want this to happen to others.
A topic that has recently come into great interest in the media is whether or not children and teens should play competitive sports. Some may say that they should because sports can teach valuable life lessons. Others believe the chance of injury is too great. While some children can sustain injuries from sports, studies have shown that children are more likely to injure themselves biking than playing football or any other sport. “Sports do not build character.
Kids are playing in a pressure pot full of stress and this is dangerous. They feel over-responsible toward team mates, parents and coaches and in consequence, are playing with chronic pain and even concussions. One-Sport Wonder Kids are deciding by ages 9-10 they want to excel in one sport in order to win a college scholarship.
These sports are creating an everlasting effect on children which are straining their minds and body. I agree to this point that children are put under so much pressure which can prove to be dangerous in the long run. Children are being pushed to these limits by their coaches and as well as their parents. To prove her point Jessica gave an example of a game where parents started fighting over an irrelevant game of children thus demonstrating the uncivilized behavior in the playing field. These sports are primarily designed for adults and children should be kept at bay. Parents completely ignore the idea that these sports create a negative impact on their
The average family spends $100-$500 a month on sports. People have been doing sports for ever. Some people would be very angry if schools decided to get rid of them. Sports are dangerous though. They are causing parents to pressure their kids, students are becoming sleep deprived, and they are dangerous even though they can be healthy in some ways. Youth sports are harmful to students because they can be parents are pressuring their kids, they are dangerous, and many students are becoming sleep deprived.
Though this argument may seem accurate, it does not fully explain some of the major health risks and what the parents and coaches are doing to prevent as many injuries as possible. In conclusion, young athletes should play sports because, youth sports can be a learning experience or it can be a health risk to the athletes. The three main points are how sports keep you healthy, how they build character, and the values that they will learn from sports and how they will use them in the future. Even though there are many health risks involved, the coaches and parents are doing the best they can to prevent their child from getting hurt.
There are many consequences to playing and training to be the best in one sport. The main risks for kids who specialize in a sport is that they may go through burnout. They do the same sport over and over, and then they have the adults in their life putting pressure on them causing them to burnout. Kids get to the point when they feel helpless and not being able to meet the expectations for the adults , causing them to burnout in their sport. (Rerick 1). Athletes that specialize in one sport are at risk for injuries, these injuries usually happen at growth plates, ligaments, as well as joints. Depending on the sport you play you injuries will be in the shoulder, elbow, knee, or ankle. Today more and more people that specialize in one sport have injuries due to overuse. (UVM Medical Center 1). For children who have been specializing in a sport since they were very young, they may get to the point where playing at practicing and in a game is not fun anymore. With the combination of boredom, pressure to be good, and stress may cause them to drop out of the sport they used to loved. (Hess 2-3). When one sport is not fun or there is too much stress involved it could cause them to give it up. Pressure gets to kids and can make the sport they love become the sport they don't like anymore.
One of the assumptions Statsky makes is that, “One readily understandable danger of overly competitive sports is that they entice children into physical actions that are bad for growing bodies” (627). This statement rests on the assumption that children would not perform any “physical actions that are bad for growing bodies” (Statsky 627) without organized competitive sports. This is simply untrue. Children jump from swings, climb trees, skateboard, “pop wheelies” and otherwise put themselves in physical peril with alarming regularity. Children’s free and unorganized play often results in broken bones and stitches, even for the most timid children.
Jessica Statsky makes great points throughout her article, “Children Need to Play, Not Compete.” She shows the physical and psychological harms that organized sports can cause to growing children under the age of thirteen. She backs up her ideas with a lot of support and many reliable sources. One may find it easy to agree with Jessica because she took an adamant stand on her subject and because of the amount of support that she shows. One may also like how Statsky backed off of her subject in paragraph 9 to relate to the other side of the argument.
Competitive sports are a very hot topic right now, and people have different views on children participating in them. Some may think that competitive sports help children to be healthier, because they are very active during practices and games. Although this is a good reason, sports can lead to concussions and other dangerous injuries. The truth of the matter is that sports can be very dangerous, and they can lead to many other problems. Children shouldn’t be playing competitive sports because they can get concussions or other dangerous injuries, they can develop excessive amounts of stress, and they can develop poor attitude.
Opponents of the bans point to other sports that also have huge risks of injury. “Seven Reasons Why Your Child Should Practice Martial Arts.” Breaking Muscle,
Paddock, Catharine. "Young Athletes: Injuries And Prevention." Medical News Today. MediLexicon International Ltd, 9 Aug. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
Those who assume extreme sports are for risk takers only lack information on this topic. I think that people participate for something more than because they're adrenaline junkies. I feel they participate in extreme sports because it is relaxing to them. For example, some people might like to go rock climbing when they have a lot going on. This might be because this sport helps clear their minds. I say it helps relax the participatory because they could have been having a bad day, so while participating in an extreme sport they are focused on the sport and not paying attention to all the negative that has happened that day. Everyone has their own happy place. It’s where they go to be at peace or to find peace. Some people’s happy place might just happen to be extreme sports.
Also, scientists have discovered that the part of the brain that weighs risks versus reward and impulse control is not fully mature in adolescents. The brain is arguably the most important organ in the body and should not be exposed to so much danger. All in all, if children were allowed to participate in extreme sports, it would be very detrimental to their whole life including their mental health, physical health, and ability to learn. With all of these risks and patients who have gone through horrible injuries and pain, they can surely say how it's not worth it. It is best for them to wait until they are an adult to make such a crucial decision that affects their risk of danger and health