As a Physical Education major, I've recently had the opportunity to be introduced to some new sports and activities through coursework this semester and Mini Convention held on SRU's campus today.
In classes, I have been introduced to angleball, danish longball, gaelic football, and more. With the right promotion of these sports, I could see them really taking off in youth sports and in the US.
Although I was only able to attend the Mini Convention this morning, I was introduced to SCUBA and Brain Gym activities through sessions. Lifetime activities like SCUBA seem to be taking off more than team sports at this time. Parents are pushing their kids to join lifetime sports like tennis, bowling, and more.
Could this be a danger for the popularity of team sports in our culture? Personally, I think the viewing of sport will be safe for a long time in the US, but participation may drop.
--Jayme
I agree, many parents are pushing their kids to stop playing team sports, mostly the sports with contact. Parents are getting scared by all of the injuries that happen in televised sporting events, which eventually could decrease participation in team sports a great deal.
ReplyDeleteI am also worried about participation in team sports. Maybe with the introduction of some of these new sports that you've learned, we can increase participation in team sports. Some kids probably feel like they simply aren't talented enough for team sports and instead go for the individual sports where they rely on only themselves.
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