Have you ever wanted to know if competitive sports help or hurt youth athletes? My argument is that competitive sport help youth athletes with higher self esteem and more confidence. This is really important for youth athletes because it will help them handle pressure on tests or competition when there is only one spot left in a job. My reasons are; Competitive sports help build confidence and self esteem, confidence and self esteem help kids learn many life goals, and when athletes fail self confidence and esteem help them conquer what they feel about the game.
According to research, competitive sports help build self confidence and self-esteem. This helps kids when they fail …show more content…
Many children just come to the last game to get a participant medal and ribbons, and they are just doing the sport so they feel better about themselves. However, the kids who went to all of the games and practices should get the medals because it builds their confidence and self esteem. They worked for this and got something better than the people who did not work at all (Ways to build real self-esteem in Youth Athletes article). Competition and confidence go well together because if you are really competitive and win a game, you feel like you did a good job and that boosts your confidence. But on the other side if you lose you want to get better and that boosts your self esteem (From building confidence and building self-esteem). Some parent have their kids put in a lot of work when they are losing almost every game. Some kids even put in their work and make really important plays for the team so they win and that boosts their confidence and self esteem (Cohn, 2010, http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/what-hurts-young-athletes-confidence-in-sports/ Comment