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Are parents harming their kids sports by being too forceful ?

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Forcing kids to play sports help or not?

Pushing your kid can cause damage and interfere in his sports career and performance. Pushing would be like making him or her go out and practice outside of scheduled practices. Damage would be physically and mentally, which causes stress, pain, and maybe never wanting to play again. This is all true considering how many kids I have seen quit just from all the stress from parents and coaches.

Not pushing a child will let them grow up to not be so nervous when playing it or constantly trying to please someone. They will have better results from encouraging not yelling and forcing them to play. Other people or parents would argue and say they are just helping motivate or assist them in their sport.

Pushing your child or athlete can result in damage, physical and mental. Like some athletes have started taking steroids which cause plenty of damage to your hormones and muscles that is unnatural. Taking steroids is not good and playing one sport 24/7 is not good for your body as well. By continuing to play the same sport over and over again you began to cause a lot of wear and tear on your body resulting in an injury, like an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tear. Some people think playing all year around will help their talent of the sport and train their body to play and be use to it. I think you should sit back rest the body and work different muscles of the body and relieve some stress of the mind as well.

Having a child play since he was four teaches him to be responsible and put his mind and athletic ability into what he is doing. You can be taught life lessons while playing, like being obedient to your parents and coaches. Having him play all year around is not good for him though. Do not force him to play on multiple teams at once unless he insists it. Warn him of the disadvantages of playing the sport and the possibility of getting hurt. If he wants to be pushed, push him, if he doesn’t , don’t force or make him. Let the athlete be what he wants.

Praying and encouraging will always be the best encouragement for any child or athlete growing up. Support them with good decisions and reward them when they do right or try hard. Yelling and making them play will only cause stress and bad results, do not push or force your athlete. Let them become the athlete and person they want to be. You just help guide them in the right direction.