Youth organizations support group work skills and the essence of building a working communication bond, which gears the child for later involvement in life and in the workplace. More and more human resource departments are being geared toward teamwork and group accomplishments. Team sports reemphasize that none of us is as strong as the group is together. Youth athletics also keep kids healthy. Aside from disease and famine as factors, our nation currently ranks as one of the worst in regards to keeping children healthy.
Team sports are appropriate representations of society as a whole.
Coaches represent teachers, umpires and referees represent authority figures and teammates represent everyday societal encounters. The child comes into contact with each of these people during any given game and is taught to treat everyone with the utmost respect. By involving themselves in such activities, children are preparing themselves for everyday situations in life. However, an unhealthy trend is showing up on the diamonds and courts of child athletics. Coaches are yelling, cursing and putting too much of a burden on the girl about to serve and the boy behind the snap.