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.

Nowadays, in most countries, there are numerous

television

channels to choose from and these include non-stop broadcasting of

sport

.

Therefore it

Accept comma addition

Therefore, it

would appear that many people must be interested in watching

sport

throughout the day and night.

However

, it does not necessarily follow that watching

sport

makes people less keen on participating in it. Teachers and parents may be concerned when they see teenagers spending time watching

sport

Suggestion

sports

on

television

and fear that they are not active enough. While there may be some justification for

this

, it is

also

true that young people are often under pressure,

for example

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

sport

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

this

, they all support various famous clubs and admire sports stars. These stars are their role models and watching them on

television

encourages participation in sporting activities because the young try to emulate the people they admire.

By contrast

, I have observed that some older people spend their evenings and weekends in front of the

television

, following sports

such

as international golf or motor racing.

Moreover

, 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,

although

I accept that there are some people who may be discouraged from participating in

sport

because they can watch it on

television

instead

, in my view

this

does not generally apply to the young.