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Organized Sports
By Amy | August 20, 2007
Once your children are old enough you should make it a point to involve them in as many organized sports as they enjoy and as many as you have time (and in some cases money) for.
Organized sports can teach our children so much about life in general and we tend to over-look that. Think about how sports may promote positive experiences for the child in your life.
Playing sports teach us to interact with others. They teach us to win and to lose-graciously. As an adult we deal with these things daily-we have to deal with people all day long in almost any lifestyle. Some of these people we like, some we dislike, and some we are indifferent to.
No matter what though, we have to interact with certain people. (The cashier at the grocery store, the waitress, the gas station clerk, etc.) So why not teach your child early on that we have to deal with people of all personalities-even those we don’t wish to associate with.
Sports also teach us what it is to win or lose. At least most sports do (I know some claim to not keep score anymore). It’s important to learn how to lose at an early age…and just as important to learn how to win.
It says a lot about a person how they react to winning or losing. You have to come away from every experience with new-found knowledge and respect…What did I do that helped me win? What could I have done better? That person/team was great at (insert whatever it was here) and I’d like to be able to do that.
Learn from losing just as you’d learn from winning. Of course that’s not the only thing that a child gets out of organized sports.
It’s healthy to play sports. You get exercise and sometimes fresh air. It’s usually great for family time as well since the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and siblings can all enjoy each others’ company while watching the child play.
There are so many sports to choose from…baseball, softball, basketball, hockey, football, soccer, track and field, dance, swimming, and the list goes on. If organized sports don’t work out for your family you could always try some sort of martial art class or dance class.
You can look up your local community center or parks and recreation center for classes and sports or just keep your eyes open for flyer’s or info about a month before the “seasons” start. (You can always do a search on the web as well-Little League is an option almost anywhere.)
Until Next Time,
Amy
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