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Youth Sports: Help or Hurt?

Youth Sports: Help or Hurt?. By Max M. Debate!. You’re a 3rd grade basketball coach. It’s the 4th quarter of a close game. One side debates to put the best, most talented players in the game. The other side debates to play the kids who haven’t had much playing time.

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Youth Sports: Help or Hurt?

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  1. Youth Sports: Help or Hurt? By Max M

  2. Debate! • You’re a 3rd grade basketball coach. It’s the 4th quarter of a close game. • One side debates to put the best, most talented players in the game. • The other side debates to play the kids who haven’t had much playing time. • Each side can prepare arguments and rebuttals.

  3. Why Youth Sports? • I was never very involved in sports as a kid. • As I entered high school I became more interested in sports.

  4. Sports in America • From professional sports that serve as entertainment for millions to toddler sports that teach kids how to interact, sports have always been at the heart of American culture. Stadiums of Pro Football 2/8/11

  5. Bad Adults • More and more, parents are seen yelling on sidelines, getting in tussles with officials, and arguing with coaches. Man O’ Law 2/8/11

  6. Essential Question: How do adults negatively pressure youth athletes, and what are some ways to minimize these effects on kids?

  7. I Think: Youth sports are very beneficial for kids as long as adult involvement is regulated and limited.

  8. Worst of the Worst Thomas Junta Boston Herald 2/8/11

  9. Service Learning

  10. Coaching Differences • All the other coaches were fathers of players on the team.

  11. Offensive Coach

  12. Defensive Coach • The defensive coach (Coach X), whose son was admittedly the least talented of the four coaches’ children, was by far the most aggressive.

  13. Mistreatment • Surveys show that: • 45% of kids say they had been called names, yelled at or insulted by adults while playing a sport.

  14. Kids’ Goals • These kids just want to have fun and play. Athletes Equation 2/9/11

  15. Lincoln vs. Beaverton During my Service Learning, we played against a Beaverton team that had not won a game all season. Msharkie’s Flickr 2/9/11

  16. Don’t Get Me Wrong It may seem like I’m biased against youth sports…

  17. MSU Survey • Researchers at Michigan State University found that children who participate in youth sports: The Digital Bus 2/9/11

  18. So How Do We Protect the Kids? Jere Johnson is the leader of a nationwide flag football organization that allows kids to play sports but keeps morale high. FCA Power Kids 2/11/11

  19. Why Do Parents Pressure? • Some parents like to live through their children…

  20. Ian Tofler’s Spectrum Psychiatrist Ian Tofler, author of Keeping Your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind, says that there is a spectrum of parent involvement that ranges from average to almost abusive: (Bigelow) Goodreads 2/11/11

  21. NYSSF • The National Youth Sports Safety Foundation even cites these examples as emotional abuse: NYSSF 2/14/11

  22. It’s More Subtle • For most parents, these situations are much more subtle, such as making their child continue to play when they want to quit. Soccer Interactive 2/14/11

  23. What Do The Experts Say? Lisa Peetz is a Psychologist at Sports Psychology Institute Northwest. SpinW 2/14/11

  24. What Do The Experts Say?

  25. Parents Too Supportive? • For parents that pressure their kids too much, there are ones who support their kids too much. Cosmo Astrology 2/14/11

  26. Parents Too Supportive? • Todd Marinovich was groomed to be an NFL superstar by his parents. NFL Fanhouse 2/14/11

  27. David Sills • David Sills is a 13-year-old quarterback from Delaware. Trojan Empire 2/14/11

  28. My Solution • It’s important to never forget the benefits that youth sports have on children.

  29. NYAA • High school sports are regulated by each state, college sports are regulated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and professional sports are regulated by each league or association. Austin Post 2/14/11

  30. In Conclusion • It’s important for parents and adults to be able to identify signs of negative pressure, or even abuse. Even the most subtle push on a child can equate to a lifetime of struggle.

  31. Thank You! Newswire 2/14/11

  32. Works Cited • Associated Press. "Coach Who Had Autistic Kid Beaned Imprisoned - Sports- NBC Sports." Sports News Headlines - NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, PGA, NASCAR - Scores, Game Highlights Schedules & Team Rosters - NBC Sports. Web. 28 Oct.2010. <http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/15239517/>. • Bigelow, Bob, Tom Moroney, and Linda Hall. Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child's Fun and Success in Youth Sports. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 2001. Print.    • Brooks, David. "Organized Sports Can Benefit Children." Opposing Viewpoints: Sports and Athletes. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 4 Nov. 2010. • Cohn, Patrick. "How Coaches’ and Parents’ Expectations Hurt Athletes' Confidence | Youth Sports Psychology Blog at The Ultimate Sports Parent." Youth Sports Psychology and Youth Sports Tips for Parents, Coaches, and Young Athletes. 4 Feb. 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. <http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/?p= 355>. • Cohn, Patrick. "How Negative Labels Hurt Young Athletes | Youth Sports Psychology Blog at The Ultimate Sports Parent." Youth Sports Psychology and Youth SportsTips for Parents, Coaches, and Young Athletes. 23 Sept. 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. <http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/?p= 785>.    • Dodd, Dennis. "Twelve-year-old QB's Ascent toward NCAA Already under Way - NCAA Football - CBSSports.com." Sports - CBSSports.com Sports News, Fantasy Scores, Sports Video. 13  Feb. 2009. Web. 02 Dec. 2010. <http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/11375455>.

  33. Works Cited • Engh, Fred. Why Johnny Hates Sports: [why Organized Youth Sports Are failing Our Children and What We Can Do about It]. Garden City Park, NY: Avery Pub. Group, 1999. Print. • James, Michael S. "Are Youth Athletes Becoming Bad Sports? - ABC News." ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Politics, Online News, World News, Feature Stories, Celebrity Interviews and More - ABC News. 8 Aug. 2000. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. <http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=99665>. • Metzl, Jordan D., and Carol Shookhoff. "The Benefits of Youth Sports : The Young Athlete." ENotAlone: Relationship, Personal Growth, Health Advice and Articles. Web. 12 Oct. 2010. <http://www.enotalone.com/article/5298.html>. • Ripken, Cal, and Rick Wolff. Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport. New York: Gotham, 2006. Print. • Shelburne, Ramona. "13-year-old Quarterback David Sills Commits to USC - ESPN Los Angeles." ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. 10 Feb. 2010. Web. 02 Dec. 2010. <http://sports.espn.go.com/los- angeles/ncf/news/story?id=4888515>. • Team Spirit or Shattering Self-Esteem?" Opposing Views: Issues, Experts, Answers. 21 May 2010. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. <http://www.opposingviews.com/i/is-your- kid-s- sports-coach-building-team-spirit-or-shattering-self-esteem>.

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