Israel Cordero

McGriff

Comp II

30 September 2018

Works Cited

Bachynski, Kathleen E., and Daniel S. Goldberg. "Youth sports & public health: framing risks of mild

traumatic brain injury in American football and ice hockey." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics,

Fall 2014, p. 323+. Academic OneFile,

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f231c. Accessed 18 Sept. 2018

People question the effects of playing sports as a child. Many studies have been

conducted to prove that sports cause traumatic brain injury in contact sports such as

football and ice hockey. This article further explains the negative effects of putting a

child into a contact sport at a young age. They argue that the injuries in the NFL are not

even as abad compared to what could happen to children.

This article will us on our opposing viewpoint. We think that sports should be

encouraged and this article has shown us the viewpoint from the other side.

I can use some of these ideas to have a better understand of both sides of controversy.

Bounds, Emilee. “Teaching Teamwork Skills In Youth Sports.” TrueSport - Learn, 3 Aug. 2016,

learn.truesport.org/teaching-teamwork-skills-in-youth-sports/.

The source that I found was a source explaining the importance of sports by breaking it down

into a few categories. One of the categories was building teamwork and that is what is of most
 importance for me in the source. Emilee Bounds is a writer from Oklahoma State University and

writes about how playing sports teaches teamwork, which teaches leadership, communication,

accountability, and many more traits that are necessary to be successful. These are all traits that

influence a child’s character at a young age.

This is a valuable source since it comes from Oklahoma State University and it is very relevant

to my topic. I know it is a legitimate source since it comes from a reliable institution. This author

shows bias towards playing sports since she is promoting the benefits of youth sports.

I will use this in my research paper when I get into the topic of how sports build character. I will

add it into my essay when I say that playing sports builds the teamwork and communication

skills needed when going into the real world after sports are over.

Brenner, Joel S. "Overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout in child and adolescent athletes."

Pediatrics, June 2007, p. 1242+. Academic OneFile,

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5fdbd. Accessed 1 Oct. 2018.

This article has a negative view of putting children in sports. They believe that

adolescent athletes are a growing problem in the United States. They back this statement

up by using statistics and facts to prove it. They break up their arguments in sections, the

first section is overuse injuries, second is overtraining, third is burnout and the list goes

on.

This article is another example of an opposing view of mine, it can help me further my

point which would be that the benefits of adolescent athletes weigh out the risks by a long
 shot. Burnout and overtraining all sound bad but there are easy ways to avoid all of this

from happening that I will include in my essay.

I can use this article to my advantage to strengthen my arguments. I could include the

ways to avoid over training in adolescent athletes and prove that giving them time to play

sports is more beneficial.

Cairney, John, et al. "Measuring sport experiences in children and youth to better understand the impact

of sport on health and positive youth development: designing a brief measure for population

health surveys." BMC Public Health, vol. 18, no. 1, 2018. Academic OneFile,

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84b26. Accessed 15 Oct. 2018.

This article explains the mental health side of sports rather than the physical health side

that people are usually accustomed to hearing. The author goes into great detail on how

mental health is an important part of childhood development and he went as far as to

conduct an experiment to prove his point. He uses plenty of data to back up his claims

and his data also includes the percentage of kids who participate in sports depending on

their age groups. His research shows, as most would expect, that the older they get, the

less involved with sports they are.

This source is extremely legitimate since it is funded by the Social Sciences and

Humanities Research Council of Canada. The author also has a long list of sources that

he found from other authors who studied in the same area as he did. This article also

makes me wonder why kids stop playing sports as they grow older.
 I can use this information in this source to go into detail about how mental health is a

huge part of child development and why sports can make a strong impact in that area. I

can also include the percentages listed through his research on how and maybe explain

why kids stop playing sports as they grow older. x

Curry, Tom. "When your child doesn't make the team: making the team is great. But not making the

team could be the start of something even greater!" The Exceptional Parent, Mar. 2013, p. 12+.

Psychology Collection,

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22d. Accessed 18 Oct. 2018.

This article is more of a psychological article that talks about how playing sports can be a

positive thing and even not making a team when a kid gets older can be an even better

thing. Sometimes failure can be seen as a lesson taught the hard way.

I see this source to be legitimate since I found it off the Gale database and the source was

published somewhat recently. There are no spelling errors throughout the article and the

grammar seems up to par.

I can use this source in my essay since it can give my paper a psychological insight and

can potentially strengthen my points. I can use it when talking about the effects sports

have on the mental health of young kids.

Department of Health & Human Services. “Sport and Children.” Better Health Channel, Department of

Health & Human Services, 31 Aug. 2015,

www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/sport-and-children.
 This source was from the Department of Health & Human Services. They listed all of the

benefits regarding sports and why parents should allow their child to join a sports team at

a young age. This article is definitely pro-child athletes.

The information in this article can help sway the views of people in a way to encourage

them to put their children in sports. This is definitely something that many people should

see.

I can use this information to help prove my argument that children should be encouraged

to play sports even though there is a slight risk of injury. --

Bounds, Emilee. “Teaching Teamwork Skills In Youth Sports.” TrueSport - Learn, 3 Aug. 2016,

learn.truesport.org/teaching-teamwork-skills-in-youth-sports/.

Gerdy, John R. "Organized Sports Do Not Benefit Children." Sports and Athletes, edited by James D.

Torr, Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints. OpposingViewpoints in Context,

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21 Sept. 2017. Originally published in Sports:The All-American Addiction, University Press of

Mississippi, 2002.

This article is an opposing view to putting children in organized sports. They believe that kids

should play sports in a non-organized manner. The author believes that sports are more adult

dominated since the coaches call every single play in all levels. Their main argument is that kids

know how to make their sports fun by playing pick-up games and having a good time.

While helping us see through the eyes of an opposing viewpoint, this article gave us more

reasons to counter argue their claims. There could be some downsides to not having any

organized sports for children.

 I can use some of their ideas to help strengthen my arguments. For example the claim that adults

run all sports in all levels.

Gervis and Misia. “An Investigation into the Emotional Responses of Child Athletes to Their Coach's

Behaviour from a Child Maltreatment Perspective.” Brunel University Research Archive: Home,

Brunel University School of Sport and Education PhD Theses, 1 Jan. 1970,

bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6560.

This is an older article from the UK that shows the perspective of child athletes through

the eyes of an author from another country. They believe that coaches are meant to guide

them and coach them to be successful in their particular sport. However, there are some

coaches that may be too rough and that should be part of the process of growing up.

This article gives me a reason to think that people from other countries may have a

different perspective of sports than those in the US. There could be some useful

information found since this UK study says that some coaches can be too hard or maybe

it is a relative opinion from the authors. x

I can use this information to expand my points to other countries. I could say that maybe

other coaches in other countries are harder than others. Or I could show that even though

some coaches are tough on kids, they still are happy to play the sport that they are

currently playing and it teaches them to be tougher.

Marks, Ben. “Sports Psychology – Resilience in Sport.” The UK's Leading Sports Psychology Website,

21 Apr. 2015, believeperform.com/performance/resilience-in-sport/. Accessed 20 Oct. 2018

The article that I found was a psychological essay written by Ben Marks. He uses the proper

sources to backup all of his ideas. The main purpose of his essay was to prove to people how
 strong of an influence sports have on being resilient in life. He even includes resilience from a

coaches perspective and it is unique since not many authors think outside the box in order to see

a situation as a whole.

This is a credible source since it comes from a well known author in the UK. The author also

uses citations throughout the essay providing support for his claims that resilience is taught by

playing competitive sports. This author does however show a bias towards pushing kids to play

sports.

I plan on using this article when explaining my point that sports improve mental toughness

which leads to strengthening one’s mental health as a whole. It is really easy to take someone’s

thoughts and spark new ideas of my own and that’s why this source will help me when writing

my paper.

Maroon, Joseph, and Julian Bailes. "The Health Benefits of Youth Contact Sports Outweigh the Risks."

Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,

link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EEAYEC052799645/OVIC?u=lincclin_sjrcc&xid=83657386.

Accessed 21 Sept. 2017. Originally published as"Weighing the childhood risks of contact

sports," Washington Times, 29 Jan. 2015.

The public opinion of youth sports is that kids can be injured more easily. However, the

benefits outweigh the risks. Throughout the article, the authors talk about each contact

sport and their benefits. While sports can be rough, they can also teach us about the

importance of living a healthy life.

 The information displayed throughout this article helps us view the many benefits of

being a child athlete. We agree with their views and believe that being a child athlete is

beneficial.

We can use this article to explain the benefits of child athletes. x

“Overweight & Obesity.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 13 Aug. 2018, www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html.

This source is a government website that provides factual evidence through statistics over the

recent years of children who have been reported as being obese. The statistics show that over the

years, more an more kids have become obese maybe due to the decline in child athletes. These

statistics were taking from the US bureau. The statistics from this website are all up to date and

even show the percentage of child obesity by age.

This information is all legit since it is from the U.S. government. There is also no bias what so

ever since it comes from a professional setting.

I can use this source when introducing the point that I make about physical fitness and how

sports play a vital role in promoting children to live a healthy lifestyle. I can use these statistics

also to show how the rate of obesity has risen and how it correlates to how the rate of child

athletes has declined over the recent years.

Pill, Stephan G., et al. "Managing and preventing overuse injuries in young athletes: early detection is

vital to minimizing damage and long-term consequences." The Journal of Musculoskeletal

Medicine, vol. 20, no. 9, 2003, p. 434+. Academic OneFile,

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14fef. Accessed 12 Oct. 2018.

 This article is an informative source basically showing the most common overuse injuries

among young athletes and how to prevent them. The author separates each injury with

subtitles labeling each body part. The author does not have a negative or positive view on

child athletes he just wants to inform the public on how to prevent overuse injuries. The

author also includes pictures of x-rays and what the symptoms would look like as well as

explaining them through text.

The information in the article helps us see the importance of awareness when it comes to

playing sports. Although playing sports can be very fun and beneficial, safety should

always be the number one concern.

This article is beneficial to my paper since it can help me expand on the importance of

awareness to injury when it comes to sports. Although sports can be dangerous at times,

it is always important to prevent the injuries before they happen.

Schwebel, Frank J., et al. "Measurement of Perceived Parental Success Standards in Sport and Relations

with Athletes' Self-Esteem, Performance Anxiety, and Achievement Goal Orientation:

Comparing Parental and Coach Influences." Child Development Research, 2016. Academic

OneFile,

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691f4. Accessed 18 Sept. 2018.

Many people believe that coaches can positively influence young children's lives. This article

supplies factual evidence and statistics about children succeeding in life after sports. Also, the

authors explain the importance of having high self-esteem, being goal oriented, and having

positive influences in life.

 The information in this article helps us see how playing sports as a child is beneficial in

developing life skills such as, commitment, communication, leadership, and resiliency.

This article is useful because it supports our argument that playing sports as a child is beneficial

to developing life skills.

"Should I let my son play football? ." Men's Health, June 2015, p. 016. Psychology Collection,

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f05. Accessed 28 Oct. 2018.

This article comes from a magazine and it could bring another perspective to my essay.

The article is written by a parent curious if they should allow their child to play sports

and their concerns include the opposing views from my topic. It goes on to say that if

your child has had a serious injury while playing contact sports, such as football, to allow

him to sit out for a few years, if necessary, to help him recover.

This source helps us view the topic from someone experiencing this dilemma first hand.

Whether or not to allow your child to play sports is a serious decision and should

definitely take some serious thought. Even if a child gets hurt while playing, they should

still be allowed to continue playing after they recover.

I could use this article when it says to allow the child to sit out if needed. Some people do

not understand that an injury is not the end of a career. People learn to be resilient when

facing obstacles in life and an injury introduces that concept.

Wagner, Karen Dineen. "Mental health benefits of exercise in children." Psychiatric Times, Jan. 2015, p.

37. Academic OneFile,

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9ee18. Accessed 12 Oct. 2018.

People believe that there are health benefits involving exercise and physical activity on a

regular day to day basis. This article goes further into detail when it comes to mental

health benefits and children. The author uses credible sources to prove her arguments that

regular exercise in adolescents can help reduce depression, improve attention span, and

improve the overall mood of the child.

This source helps us see that exercise can be extremely beneficial and exercise should be

encouraged for young children. There are only positive things that come out of exercise

in terms of mental health.

I could use this information to support my claim that adolescent exercise should be

encouraged to all parents and kids. Sports can benefit children many ways such as

physically, mentally, and psychologically.