Sports can be a great way for children to learn teamwork, self respect, the value of hard work, etc.
I played football and basketball as a child, and it helped me grow up with a better sense of teamwork and respect for myself.
I do not know about you but when I was a kid, I played every sport possible. Not only did we play sports in the backyard or school yard, but we played in youth leagues. I played in organized youth league soccer from the age of 5 to 14. I played in youth league basketball from the age of 8 to 14. I played in youth baseball from the age of 10 to 14. I even did the summer swimming league from the time I was 5 to 13 years of age.
All of those years of sports taught me valuable life lessons that still are with me today as an adult. First and foremost it was fun, but you also develop a good work ethic and learn how to work on a team. Not to mention you learn how to compete.
What better way to teach kids how life works than to have them learn through organized youth sports leagues. I for one know I am a better person for all of those years of playing sports.
Rawlin James