1. They teach you how to get along with others: Organized
sports teach children the essential life skill of getting along with teammates
they might not necessarily like. Team sports teach children how to overlook an
annoying teammate or a bad attitude. They also encourage friendship and empathy
for fellow teammates.
2. Engaging in competition: Making sure everyone
gets along comes down to one simple word: respect. By noticing the strengths that each
individual player brings to the team, they'll learn to appreciate and respect
each others' talents. It's healthy to be competitive, but respect fosters a
friendly competition that pushes each teammate to be the best he can be. In addition, team sports will give your
youngsters something to take pride in. Once they achieve goals they set for
themselves, they'll gain pride in their success and confidence in their skills.
3. Leadership:
Children playing team sports have to
learn how to achieve balance between their schoolwork and athletics, which
fosters a strong work ethic both on and off the court.
4. Life isn’t always fair: Kids must learn that in
the real world life isn't always fair, unfortunately their team won't always
win, and every call by the referee won't always seem fair. Dealing with
disappointment will only make your youngsters stronger as they grow older.
5. Boosts self-esteem: Team sports are a huge
self-esteem booster. They'll gain
greater confidence by learning about their own strengths and capabilities.
It is easy to see after reading the above how impactful team
sports can be on the positive development of children. Inside Youth Sports also has some great
articles on The Role of Organized Sports in Your Child's Life.
One of our very own players for AIC Hockey believes hockey has had a tremendous positive impact on his life. Listen to Chris Porter speak about sport participation in this quick audio clip:
Kids should always be engaged in some sort of outside activity.
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