Here are some interesting finds about
youth sports. Some of them, really inspiring (for you too parents!).
1.
One of the major
reasons for motivation of kids is being with their friends. According to a survey
by USA Today, sixty-five percent kids in America participate in one sport or
the other just to be with their friends.
2.
Apart from
sport-skills, kids learn character building traits from sports. according to a
study by Sports Illustrated, sixty-seven percent children learn to be a good
team player, while around forty-two percent became more disciplined.
3.
Parents and
pressure take the fun away from sports. As per USA Today, thirty-seven percent
kids said they would be more comfortable if their parents didn’t watch them
play.
4.
Don’t burden your
child with the pressure of getting a sports career or going pro. As per USA
Today’s findings, only 1 in 6,000 high school football players goes pro,
whereas in baseball the chances are 1 in 4,000 and in basketball the chances
are 1 in 10,000 kids.
5.
Adults are more
worried about their child’s sports performance than the child herself. As per
USA Today’s study, seventy-one percent kids would not care if there was no
score kept for the games they played.
6.
Parents might want
to be sure of the child’s interest and aptitude before they over invest both
time and money. Most kids quit youth sports by the age of 13.
7.
One of the major
reasons why kids quit youth sports is that they do not enjoy it any longer.
According to a survey by ESPN, around thirty-six percent girls and thirty-nine
percent boys quit sports because they are not having fun.
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