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“I don’t think it has to be a sports team,” he said. “There are other athletic opportunities, even for the noncompetitive kids, that can achieve the same benefit.” ( Dr.drake )

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“Youth sports have become about more than kids having fun," says Marshall. "Frankly it’s beginning to get out of control. It’s almost a national obsession.” (Stenson 5).

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"Now, come spring, Emmett will begin his inevitable decline. The “Fall Ball” kids will be far superior. The coaches will hand them the prime positions. My son will be placed in right field. He’ll hit eighth. Maybe ninth. He’ll grow frustrated, feel inferior, lose interest. It won’t be as bad as 1982, but it’ll seem familiar." (Pearlman)

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Me: “Right. Because in the name of winning a bunch of meaningless 12-year-old soccer games, you f—ing destroyed my older brother …”(pearl man 1)

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"That experience—and those memories—didn’t merely slice up David. They sliced me up, too, in a most unusual way for a guy who not only loves athletics, but who has made a career out of chronicling "(pearlman 1)

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Focusing on a single activity also puts all of a young athlete's eggs in one basket, says Metzl. If kids don’t try other sports, how do they know whether or not they might like those sports more -- or be better at them? (metzl)

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"youth sports can help deter negative behavior" (Davis 17)

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These attributes are essential in accomplishing the goals one sets. They become most evident when athletes are put in tough situations that require the actions of perseverance and determination(kirk mango)

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Parents --- and coaches --- who push too hard too young , particularly when they emphasize winning above all else, can easily wipe out a child’s motivation to play, says Dr. Henry Goitz, chief of sports medicine at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. (Stenson 6)

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"Intense training schedules. Pressure to win and be the best. Painful injuries. Given all these factors, it’s not surprising that some athletes simply burn out on their sport." (stenson #4)

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"Perhaps, long ago, youth sports leagues offered universal positives. Nowadays, however, what I see are parents itching to land their kids far-off college scholarships; coaches thinking themselves the next Nick Saban and John Calipari"(jeff pearlman)pg10

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"Losing with his team can also increase self-esteem"
(Davis 17)

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"Participating in competitive youth sports burns calories and helps to prevent obesity."
(Davis 17)

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“He shouldn’t play until he feels 100 percent better"(Cohen#2)

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"Playing sports can help kids understand how competition works in a friendly environment, and that if you try your hardest, you have a better chance to succeed."

(Davis 17)

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"Participating in sports teaches children and teenagers how to compete in the real world." (Davis 17)

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"As a physical educator it is impossible to cover the benefits gained from sports participation without mentioning the fitness improvements achieved through training for "(kirk Mango)

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"They're getting turned off of sports at a young age --- and that's a sad tale," says Faigenbaum. (Stenson 5)

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"Then, without fail, my brother walked to the bench, sat down and remained there—completely ignored—for three quarters. "(Jeff pearlman pg#1)

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"Most children would rather play on a losing team than sit on the bench of a winning team," he says. (Stenson 5)

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"Competitive sports such as soccer, track, basketball and swimming can also help kids learn important life lessons about teamwork and fair play." (Davis 17)

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"teenagers  dying after they play too soon after a concussion" (Cohen pg #1)