In many parts of the world there is continuous coverage of sports on television. Some people believe this discourages the young from taking part in any sport themselves. Discuss this view and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays, in most countries, there are numerous
television
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channels to choose from and these include non-stop broadcasting of
sport
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Therefore it
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Therefore, it
would appear that many people must be interested in watching
sport
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throughout the day and night.
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, it does not necessarily follow that watching
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makes people less keen on participating in it. Teachers and parents may be concerned when they see teenagers spending time watching
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sport
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sports
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and fear that they are not active enough. While there may be some justification for
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, it is
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true that young people are often under pressure,
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to do well in exams. They need to relax and give their minds and bodies a break. In my experience, the young do not tend to watch
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rather than participating in it. The teenagers in my neighbourhood regularly play football after school and at weekends they play in matches or go to the tennis courts or the swimming pool. As well as
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, they all support various famous clubs and admire sports stars. These stars are their role models and watching them on
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encourages participation in sporting activities because the young try to emulate the people they admire.
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, I have observed that some older people spend their evenings and weekends in front of the
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, following sports
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as international golf or motor racing.
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, many of these are middle-aged men (it tends to be men) who spend their days sitting at a desk in an office and who get very little exercise in spite of the fact that they need it more than most. In conclusion,
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I accept that there are some people who may be discouraged from participating in
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because they can watch it on
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instead
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, in my view
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does not generally apply to the young.
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