Non competitive school sports days

As my opponent didn’t offer any definitions I will provide them. Competition-The act of competing, as for profit or a prize. http://www.thefreedictionary.com... Sports day-In British schools, sports day is a day or an afternoon when pupils compete in athletics contests. http://dictionary.reverso.net... I will be short with my argument as my computer is having problems. With noncompetitive sports there are no winners or losers. People participate to have fun and to exercise. Competitive sports can put a lot of stress on participants to win. “Anxiety is a common occurrence in competitive situations and that the effect of anxiety on sport performance are extremely debilitating” (1). A school should be promoting a positive experience while exercising not one full of anxiety. Not every kid enjoys competitive sports, and some have different levels of physical abilities. Noncompetitive sports offer a wide variety of activities of all different skill levels and interests. They range from yoga to dancing and even outdoor activities like hiking. Noncompetitive sports teach healthy lifelong habits. Schools are supposed to prepare students for the future and noncompetitive sports do that too. (2) Many kids play organized sports outside of school and a noncompetitive sports day gives those children a break from competitive sports. Many noncompetitive sports do not require lots of dedication and skills can be improved without anyone else. They also do not require as much physical ability and can be enjoyed by all sorts of people. (3) My opponent says “Non competitive sports days are wrong. Why would you try and hide something like competitiveness from children when it is so important. Its like not letting them use books, or the internet.” If a school has a noncompetitive sports day it is not hiding competitiveness from children, it is creating an environment where children of all abilities can exercise. The goal of sports days is to encourage exercising and noncompetitive sports do that too. “ I really wouldn't be surprised if in a few years our (British) Olympic athletes are just going to let the others win.” You cannot compare what a school does to promote exercise to what professional athletes do at one of the most important sporting events. It is unlikely that this will ever happen. “However that's not the worst of it in the school that I'm in at the moment they have so called sports such as 'Olympic drama' and even let us use wii sports which I think is ridiculous. In secondary school you should not be hiding teens from competitiveness, people that are competitive get places in life. It's an absolute disgrace that is allowed, let alone encouraged!” While I say wii sports is not a good form of exercise there are in fact plenty of videogames that are forms of exercise (4). Sports days at school are not the place to be teaching kids about competitiveness. They are used to promote exercise and should be done in the way that does that the best. By schools having noncompetitive sports days they can offer a larger variety of activities and can teach kids healthy life style habits. They allow for every child to be included and exercise in a way best suited for them. Non competitive sports days create a better environment for kids to learn and exercise. (1)- http://books.google.com... (2)- http://www.livestrong.com... (3)- http://tweenparenting.about.com... (4)- http://en.wikipedia.org...