Formal Argument

Should parents encourage their children to play school sports?

According to a recent survey, 70 percent of students quit play school sports and the number will continue to increase in the future. Some people think playing school sports is a waste of time. However, I believe parents should encourage their children to play school sports because children will build their team work spirit; they can make their body stronger through playing sports and they will also discover their athletic talent and build their self confidence.

I have heard lots of voices of against children playing school sports. Some people might overstate that children will not have enough time to study if they play sports. Admittedly, Children will spend couple hours in playing sports, however, as long as they know using time wisely. I don’t think there will be much to be worried about. Because children can save lots of time from doing other things, such as playing computer games, watching TVs and hanging out with friends. In America, students always finish school at 3 o’clock; and they will go to bed around 10. They definitely are able to take 2 hours to play sports.

One reason that parents should encourage their children to get involved in sports is it will teach them teamwork spirit. Sports are not individual activities. No matter basketball, football or soccer, it is requires team working and understanding of each other’s. If children want to play those sports well, then they have to adapt each other to achieve a mutual goal. They have to know how teammates thinking and try to coordinate with other members. In this way they will gain the spirit of teamwork.
Another reason we should let children go outside is it will make their bodies stronger and healthier. There is a famous proverb that says “Life lies in movement." Exercise makes people healthier because as soon as you make your heart pumping, new cells and tissues will be built. That makes your body healthier. It doesn’t matter if children run or bike, swim or play ball games, as soon as they going out and exercise, their body will be healthier and stronger everyday.

However, the most important reason we should encourage children to play sports is they can discover their talent and build their confidence. Lots of great players had been found when they were playing in school sports team. Lots of schools have talent shows, because children need a stage to show their talent, and parents want their kids to be confident. In the same way, school sports are another stage for students to show their intelligence. For example, LeBron Raymone James and Kobe Bryant are considered as the two best NBA players today. Both of them played in NBA right after they graduated from high school; if their parents had kept them from playing school basketball, they would not have had the chance to show their talent. They also would not have had any chance to be discovered by NBA scout, and they would not have been the best players in NBA.

To sum up all above, parents should encourage their children to get involved in school sports. It’s not going to take all the study time of the students but will build their teamwork spirit, make their body stronger and healthier and discover their athletic talent and build their self-confidence.