Why Youth Sports Help Kids In Life
Do you remember playing sports as a kid?
Even if you didn’t play for a school team, you probably played hopscotch or kickball, rode your bike, shot some hoops, swam in a lake, and the list could go on and on.
Kids used to be more active. Unfortunately, now it is estimated that 33% of kids born in the year 2000 or later will suffer with an obesity-related health problem like diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, osteoarthritis, or even cancer.
It is recommended that kids ages 6-17 years old participate in 60 minutes of play every day. Unfortunately, up to 43% of kids today do not meet this recommendation.
Why Are Youth Sports So Important?
Kids who participate in high school sports are:
- More likely to remain physically active and 1/10 less likely to experience obesity
- Less likely to smoke, use drugs, and carry weapons
- Tend to develop better peer-to-peer relationships, experience higher self-esteem, demonstrate better attachment to adults, enjoy a closer sense of family, and...