Athletics: Heptathlon and Children

The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but the happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. Jackie Joyner Kersee Sports, whether team-based or individual, are a great physical activity, which provides a myriad of excellent benefits, from getting fit and healthy to developing your social skills and leadership position. Undoubtedly, participation in athletics is rather important in order to build your self-esteem and increase the feeling of self-confidence, but it is completely understandable that taking part in sport competitions sometimes doesn't suit children's interests, desires and physical abilities. First of all, should all children be forced to participate in athletics? I respectfully but adamantly disagree with making children do something they don’t really like. Although most adults have great intentions while taking their children to sport sections, they usually forget that a child who is forced to participate in sport is already anxious about it. What is more, scientists have proved that parents, who make their children do different activities, are trying to make their unfulfilled dreams and unmet needs come true. Sometimes parents, who are, by the way, naturally athletic, hope their children to follow their path and to be the same way, but the fact is that a child, who is forced to do hateful sports, is already likely to fail. On the contrary, I strongly believe that children should be encouraged to take part in sports and sporting competition and, as a result, make their lives and habits healthier. In my opinion, you only live once, so that is the reason why you should try on everything and athletics is not an exception. Without any sporting experience you may grow up not realizing your full potential. Besides those already listed athletics benefits, sports can prevent children from being bored as well as spending their time