Second, playing sports can enrich people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s minds. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Top 7 Mental Benefits of Sports,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d playing sports three to five times a week for at least 30 minutes provides mental health benefits. Concretely, playing sports can improve people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s concentration. Playing sports can teach children how to win, and how to make good judgements. Playing sports involves not only\u00c2\u00a0 exercising but also thinking. Therefore, playing sports can improve people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s concentration. Also, playing sports improves self-esteem. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Top 10 Health Benefits of Youth Sports,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d being part of a team with similar goals and having important roles on a team will increase a child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sense of value. High self-esteem is connected with confidence and peace of mind. Moreover, playing sports can reduce stress and depression. According to the Swiss Multicentric Adolescent Survey on Health (SMASH) study, playing sports is concerned with mental health. This experiment created a health and lifestyle questionnaire of 87 items, and involved a sample of 9268 young people. The results showed that people who play sports have a lower percentage of suicide and smoking than people who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t play sports. The main reason is that Endorphins are secreted by playing sports. Endorphins are neurotransmitters, and they bring feelings of great happiness, for example \u00e2\u20ac\u0153runner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s high.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How Does Participating in a Sport Relieve Stress,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d endorphins help release symptoms of stress and tension. Therefore, people who play sports create endorphins. In short, playing sports can greatly improve people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s minds.<\/p>\n
\n“Playing sports involves competition with others so children can learn how to better cooperate with their teammates. Children cooperate and think about how to win the game.”<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Finally, playing sports has some social benefits. According to the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Benefits of Teamwork in Sports,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d playing sports can develop teamwork skills. Playing sports involves competition with others so children can learn how to better cooperate with their teammates. Children cooperate and think about how to win the game. Therefore, children can have a deep bond through playing sports that also leads to confidence. Mastering teamwork, children can deepen their bonds with teammates, and have more confidence. Especially, it is said that girls are more likely to have confidence through these experiences. Moreover, there is a benefit that can be used for daily life as well. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Social Benefits of Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Team Sports,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d children who play sports can organize their time. Compared to children and adults, it is certain that children have more leisure, but children are not always playing. Children must do homework, go to clubs, and practice improving their skills in sports. Children who play sports understand that being late is not acceptable more than children who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t play sports, because in sports, if someone is late, they know that the whole team will be inconvenienced.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, children should play sports because there are many benefits: improving their bodies, improving the ability to direct effort and attention on one thing, and developing their ability of working well together as team.<\/p>\n
References and Further Reading:<\/h2>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Top 10 Healthy Benefits of Youth Sports.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d June 3, 2015. Health Fitness Revolution<\/em>. Accessed 18 July. 2017<\/p>\nThackeray Tara. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Best Sports for Kids Who Have Low Muscles Tone.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jan 13, 2014. L\u00e2\u20ac\u2039ivestrong.com.\u00e2\u20ac\u2039 Accessed 17 July. 2017<\/p>\n
Chieh Angela. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Impacts of Physical Activity on Sleep.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d health.nokia.com<\/em>. 12 November. 2014. NOKIA. Accessed 17 July. 2017<\/p>\nWatson Kathryn. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Top 7 Mental Benefits of Sports.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Healthline<\/em>. \u00e2\u20ac\u203928 November. 2016. Accessed 17 July. 2017<\/p>\nNarring Francoise. Michaud Pierre-Andre. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Swiss Multicentric Adolescent Survey on Health (SMASH) Study.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d S\u00e2\u20ac\u2039pringer Link<\/em>. \u00e2\u20ac\u2039Accessed 24 July. 2017<\/p>\nMiller Ashley. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How Does Participating in a Sport Relieve Stress.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d AZ\u00e2\u20ac\u2039 Central<\/em>. Accessed 16 July. 2017<\/p>\nMcGroarty. Kent Page. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Benefits of Teamwork in Sports.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d AZ Central<\/em>. \u00e2\u20ac\u2039Accessed 16 July. 2017<\/p>\nMorris Ivy. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Social Benefits of Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Team Sports.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jan 13, 2014. Livestrong.com.\u00e2\u20ac\u2039 Accessed 17 July. 2017<\/p>\n
Photo credits: (1) Center for Athletic Performance (2) Healthline
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First, playing sports has physical benefits for children. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Top 10 Healthy Benefits of Youth Sports,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d playing sports not only helps the growth of muscles and bones, but it helps to control weight and reduce fat. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Best Sports for Kids Who Have Low Muscles Tone,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d sports, such as swimming, develops stronger muscles and bones. Swimming builds their coordination. Moreover, it maintains children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s equilibrium better. Another benefit is controlling weight and reducing fat. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Best Sports for Kids Who Have Low Muscles Tone,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d cycling especially is a good sport. The reason is that only 40 minutes of bike riding can burn up to 500 calories. Another sport, running, is also good. The reason is that it is easy for children to run. Moreover, playing sports affects sleeping. According to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The impacts of physical activity on sleep,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d playing sports is a great way to improve one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sleep quality, by helping to regulate different sleep stages and cycles. The result of the sleeping duration test, which compared people playing sports with people not playing sports, showed that people playing sports increased their sleep by 14 minutes per day more than people not playing sports. It is important for people to sleep, so the result is influential.<\/p>\n