According to the website www.family.com, there are at least 10 benefits to children for playing sports:
• It’s fun
• Kids have better self esteem, especially girls
• Kids are less likely to use drugs because they realize how destructive drugs can be to their bodies. Girls also are less likely to get pregnant.
• Good to relieve stress and helps fight depression
• Teaches discipline, especially how to set and achieve goals
• Learn how to handle disappointment as sometimes you will win, but sometimes you will lose
• Academic success is often linked to participation in sports
• Develops teamwork and leadership skills
• Bolsters motor skills and math skills
• Teaches the importance of regular exercise which many will take into adulthood
Author Soraya Diase Coffelt