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The presence of pressure and values/beliefs from adults in youth sports have changed the whole purpose of it.

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"When kids sense their parents’ stress over expectations, they shift their ideals and become more prone to perfectionism, burnout, anxiety and depression and eating disorders."

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theconversation.com-5 ways pressuring young athletes to perform well does themharm

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"High-pressure environments that expect athletes to endure injuries can lead to long-term conditions like arthritis and tendonitis.

In such sports as football, boxing and mixed martial arts, the culture even rewards injuriesand risk-taking." (the conversations)

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"teammates who witnessed Hamlin’s collapse may be up to 25% more likely to develop symptoms of psychological trauma than the rest of us.

That’s something to keep in mind as people watch and cheer young athletes to run faster, jump higher or score more points. The question becomes: At what expense?"

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Evidence #4 (Perceived pressure to play more)

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Evidence #4 (Perceived pressure to play more)

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"We have turned it into an elite, competitive minefield that is only accessible to those who can afford it. Even recreational sports now cost more money than most families can afford.

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"Children are expected to start sports at younger ages than ever before and the focus has shifted from process (skill development and having fun) to outcomes (competitions and winning), leading to diminished intrinsic motivation, poor mental health, injury, and high rates of burnout."

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“Think about the health concerns in our society; They stem from a lack of physical exercise and poor nutritional habits,” Brooks says. “Why a lack of exercise? Because a kid got turned away from sports when they were 11, and they started to head down a sedentary life. That’s preventable.”

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Here we are, in a mostly sedentary world, where we currently struggle with historic rates of chronic disease, poor mental health, and diminished quality of life, resulting in part from low physical activity adherence.

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“For athletes who can afford it, this can actually increase performance anxiety because now there’s an expectation to perform. Meanwhile, athletes who can’t afford extra lessons with a professional feel anxiety that they’re missing an important step in their development.”

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Youth sports have slowly changed from helping children have fun to more about making them into something bigger than they can handle. Youth sports should be fun for children not stressful. Most importantly the delusion of a child soon becoming the next Goat shouldn't be there and the risk of it could cost the child a major injury and stress that shouldn't be added.

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Why the expensive equipment? This is youth sports. Once again made to have fun without the thought of money involved with it. So why must the child be worried about money and not making it if they don't have such martial that others don't?

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Youth sports don't have to be as competitive as it is, there is no need to turn away a child just because they can't meet the criteria to compete in the sport. They can learn and get better.

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Youth sports have and continue to be a high-pressure environment this not only leads the players to want to improve their skills it also puts them at risk for that, they can get an injury do the high-pressure environment. And those who view the injury are also to be affected as well