As the drive to win is becoming increasingly strong among teens, many young athletes are falling to negative temptations in order to achieve their dreams of victory. While sports are certainly an integral component of the public high school experience, teens and parents must be aware of the appropriate signs, modes, and behaviors that will help foster positive athletic experiences.
Positive outlet and work-ethic
All high school sports are designed in a way to help the teens develop strong intra-personal and personal talents and skills. Athleticism, during many activities, provides teens a physical outlet in exerting the troubles, emotions, anger, and other feelings. There are hormones which shift teens’ thoughts and moods, competitions foster a chance for high school students in interacting with coaches, fellow peers, and mentors which help them in understanding their own talents and abilities.
When students compete with fellow competitors and peers, students engage themselves in mental and physical activities, which guide the students in learning more of solid work-ethic, the imperatives of determination, and importance of practice.
Potential cons of competition
Any sport and physical activity offers the students with unbelievable benefits and chances, teens and parents should know the potential cons of athleticism and competition. Particularly, as students are engaged in competitive team sports and events and when they are exposed to peer pressure and anxiety may definitely rise.
For example, in wrestling there is a practice involved with dietary restriction and intense physical exercise, which can lead to dangerous physical consequences. And if any student feels suppressed due to the pressure of the competition might choose or get engaged in practices which can be harmful so as to win and achieve the athletic success.
In addition to social team-oriented pressures, sports can help in changing the physiology of fans and athletes. The level of endorphins and pheromones can be raised by exercise which will make the heart beat faster. Also, the competition and exercise will increase the mood boosting chemicals which will enhance a student’s feelings of success and happiness. When a student participates in sports it helps to boost the positive feelings and general well-being of the student whereas a defeating game can generally guide to the adverse of any positive effect. Students feel elated when their team wins and depressed when their team loses.
When students are an active participant in sports, they adopt an array of enhanced and new skills and become more rounded college applicant.
