Positive Effects of Sports on At Risk Youth
Sports provide many opportunities for our youth today. In fact the British used
sports in educational institutions to develop socialization, social control, and character
on their youth (Sage 1986). Sports also provides an obvious form of entertainment in
many societies as well. Many role models, heroes, and idols can originate from sports.
It also provides a mean of recreation for youth to participate in and spend some free
time on something constructive. This study agrees that sport does apply a lot of
benefits for our youth, but what does it do for youths that are in a higher risk
environment?
Children brought up with factors that increase their chances of involvement with
lifestyle compromising activities, for the purposes of this study, will be referred to as
"at-risk youth". Lifestyle compromising activities can also be seen as a type of
delinquent behavior. These kinds of behaviors are not kinds that are ideal for a youth to
grow up with into adulthood. Some of the delinquent behavior performed by at-risk
youth include criminal activities such as the use of drugs and alcohol. Other behaviors
like violence, truancy, and depression can also be originated by delinquent behavior
(The Bureau for At-Risk Youth 1996).
What can be done to prevent at-risk youth to participate in lifestyle
compromising activities? Many studies have recommended many different kinds of
solutions. This study will discuss, although it is not the answer, how sport positively
effects the behaviors of an at-risk youth.
METHOD
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