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DoesPlayingSportsAffecttheCharacterofTeenagers?

Playingsportaffectsteenagerscharacter,leadershipskills,andemotion.Thepurpose

ofthisresearchistofindouthowsportaffectsthecharacterofteenagers.Theimportanceof

thisresearchistoprovideinformationonhowplayingsportschangethecharacterof

teenagers.Thepiecesofinformationfoundintheseresearchreportarebasedoneight

sources.First,theresearchentitledDoesSportAffectCharacterDevelopmentinAthletes

byGeorgeSageexplainsaboutthecharacterofstudentsaffectedbysportsandhowsports

buildstudentscharacter.Second,RachaelStephensinhisarticleentitledHowyouthsports

influenceleadershipskillsandvolunteerismexplainshowplayingsportsenhances

leadershipskills.Third,RashelleBrownarticleentitledHowdoesplayingsportsaffect

someoneslifeexplainsaboutthebenefitsofplayingsports.Fourth,theworkofAngus

Koolbreezepointsoutsportsmakechildrendeveloptheirteamworkskills.Next,Carson

Barrettwritesabouthowplayingsportaffectsthementalandphysicalbenefits.Sixth,the

researchfromLisaBigelowentitledCharacteristicsofaRunnerprovidesinformationabout

emotional,strength,andenduranceofarunner.Seventh,thearticleentitledSports

ParticipationandHealthRelatedBehaviorsAmongUSYouthshowsthedataand

percentagethatUSstudentsparticipatingsportswillhavefairplayandwontbeaddictedto

drugs.Lastly,inAmanManjisarticleentitledHowdosportsinfluencecharacterreveals

whychildrenshouldplaysports.
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HowSportsaffectDailyLife

Playingsportshasanumberofpositiveeffects,itaffectshealth,fitnessanddevelop

thesocialskills(Brown,2011).ThearticlewrittenfortheAmericanOrthopaedicSocietyfor

SportsMedicine,Dr.DavidGeiersaysaboutplayingsportscandecreaseratesofobesity,

highbloodpressure,diabetesandotherpoorhealthconditions.Theteenagerstendtonot

addictedtodrugsorsmokeandhavephysicalactiveasadults.Femaleteenagersmightalso

lessrateofbecomepregnantbecausetheyneedtopracticealldaysanddonthaveenough

freetimetomeettheirboyfriends.A2009studybyAsztalos,M.etal.publishedinthe

"JournalofScienceandMedicineinSport"statedthatplayingsportdecreasesstresslevel

amongteenagersandmakethembemoresocialize.Teenagerswhoplaysporthavequalityof

sleepandiftheyhavequalityofsleep,sotheywillhealthyandfullygrown.Sportscanlead

tocareeropportunitiessuchascoachorofficial.Sportsreduceanxiety,andconsistentactivity

providesmorereliefforanxietyanddepression.

HowSportsAffectCharacterandEmotion

ThearticleentitledHowdoesplayingsportsaffectsomeoneslifefromthewebsite

ofRashelleBrownstatedthatteenagerswhoplaysportswillmorerelaxedandhappier

becausephysicalactivitiescausebrainchemicalthatmakethemhappy.

Sportsmayimproveselfconfidenceandmotivationinyoungathletes.Italsohelpthemto

learnemotionalcontrol,thevalueofteamwork,andtheabilitytoshowinitiative,andthese

skillstransfertoacademics,familylife,andeventuallythework.Itiscommonlysaidthat

sportsbuildcharacter,however,therearecasesofillegal,andunethicalbehavior.Sports

influenceteenagersinavarietyofwayssuchashowtohavefunandmakefriends,goal

setting,responsibility,respect,honesty,integrity,etc.Teenagerswhoparticipateinsportare
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mostlikelytomakemorefriends.Teenagersarebetterabletoacquireemotionalcontrol,

initiativeskill,andallsocialskillsthatcancontributetoabettercommunity.Lastly,

teenagerslearntofocusontheentireteamnotjustthemselves,andtheywillhavemore

patiencethanothers.

CasesofTeenagers

Firstcase,Kailathwhoplayedsportssincehewasafreshmansaidthatsportshadan

impacttomycharacter.DuringmyfouryearsatMahwahHighSchoolIhavejoinedinmany

clubs.However,participatinginsportactivitybenefitedmethemost.Ihavebeenanathlete

sincemyfreshmanyear.Runningcrosscountryinthefall,indoortrackinthewinter,and

outdoortrackinthespring.Playingsporthasgivenmealotofthingssuchasteamwork,self

confidence,andrespect.Thesevalueshadanimpactonmycharacterinmyhighschoolyears

andwillalsohelpmeinmycollegeyearsandwithmycareerchoiceinmyfuture(Kailath,

N.D).Secondcase,Runzelsaidparticipatinginteamsportsbuilthisselfconfidenceand

higherselfesteem.Workingtogetherwithateam,workinghardandseeingpracticepayoff

showsyoungathletestheycanachievetheirgoals.Teenagerswhoplaysportswillcontinue

toseeemotionalbenefitsifshecontinuesparticipationintoherteenyears(Runzel,N.D).And

thelastcase,theWomensSportsFoundationreportedthatplayingsportdevelopedthe

physicalandmentalhealthofteenagers,resultinginhigherselfesteemandlessdepression

thannormallevels.Girlswhoparticipateinsportsalsohavealowerriskforeatingproblems

intheirteenyears(Wansink,2015).

Conclusion

Inconclusion,thisresearchreportaimedtofindoutabouthowsportsaffectsthe

characterandemotionofteenagers.Sportsareveryeffectivetocharacterandemotionbutit

alsohasaplentyofdisadvantages.Itaffectsbothmentalandphysicalinteenagers.Inmental,
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teenagerswillhavemoreselfconfidence,emotionalcontrol,initiativeskill,teamworkskills,

andallsocialskills.Inphysical,theywillbehealthy,fullygrown,andstronggesture.This

researchreportrecommendsfurtherresearchonhowsportsaffectcharacterofteenagers.

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