Do you think anything needs to be added/fixed to the following essay? Kids should play competitive sports 
By: Gregory Triplett	 Teacher: Mrs Rendine  Date:2/7/24
Kids should play competitive sports. Kids should play competitive sports for many reasons but one reason is to keep your body in good shape for your lifetime, you can also make many different friends. When you start you may notice an improvement in your mental health while you are competing. It helps with your life skills that you will need to learn along the way. Playing sports can help you with your social skills and make companions.
When kids play sports they often have a lot of physical strength, are in good shape and are in a good position for being healthy during life. What will happen is you will play competitive sports and you will burn calories and when you burn calories you will lose weight in turn making you healthier. It has been proven that 88 percent of parents believe that sports benefit their child’s physical health. Competitive sports are a great way to get kids active. In a nation with an obesity epidemic and a rate of diabetes that continues to grow, physical activity is becoming more and more important (“Benefits of Youth Sports” and “Benefits of Youth Sports”). Participating in teams can teach young people how to live healthy lifestyles.
When you play these sports you will develop life skills that will be crucial throughout your life journey. These skills consist of things like teamwork, discipline, hard work, and even communication. There was a study that showed that students learn important life skills such as how to accept criticism, how to handle oneself under the pressure of competition, how to work hard toward a goal, and how to win and lose graciously. It also showed that many children who compete on sports teams also experience a heightened sense of belonging to something larger, and have shown increased signs of confidence and self-esteem (“Benefits of Youth Sports” and “Benefits of Youth Sports”).
When you play any competitive sport with a team you will most likely make companions while playing on the team. As you share the same interests in your sport you will have no problem with connecting to the people on your team. First and foremost, when team sports are an important part of a school’s culture, the halo around sports leads more young people to become involved in them, and this is especially important during adolescence when students are developing self-images and social skills. 80 percent of parents believe that sports helped their child learn about discipline and dedication, as well as how to get along with others (“Benefits of Youth Sports” and “Benefits of Youth Sports”). This is why you will have friends on your team.
While you could get injured sometimes while playing competitive sports the likely chance that it won’t heal is very low and wounds heal so those are only temporary. Even considering that the amazing effects that competitive sports have on your body are longer lasting. Playing sports and being active most of the time you are setting yourself up for life and you will be in good shape physically.
Taking everything into consideration it comes down to the lifelong effects when you play sports though you could get injured you always will have long-lasting effects from working out in competitive sports. The things that people will gain from playing a competitive sport are indescribable. The benefits are end; ess and you can gain 3 major components in life: mental health, physical, health, and social health. This is why I think kids should play competitive sports.

Work Cited
“‘Get (“Benefits of Youth Sports - Developed by the PCSFN Science Board”) off That Couch and Play!’ Elaw1.” Google Docs, Google,docs.google.com/document/d/1v6AsTCdFaLCU2Vj18CQehiW1FMxlc4NkrBmtivknkrw/edit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2024.
“Benefits of Youth Sports - Developed by the PCSFN Science Board.” Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 17 September 2020, https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/YSS_Report_OnePager_2020-08-31_web.pdf. Accessed 1 February 2024.