Some people believe that children should do sports so that they will grow up as healthy adults, but others feel sports are just about enjoying yourself. Discuss these both views and give your own opinion.

As most anthropologists explain
sports
and games have been with us since the advent of civilization.
Although
their significance and uses are circumstantial,
greater
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chunk of people
believe
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that it helps
children
develop
team building
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and
communicating
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skills
. Whereas, the others argue it
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a wasteful activity. Undeniably adolescence is the
time
when humans are most adaptable and capable to learn new
skills
, which in turn will help them later in life. Playing any sport
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and demands various
skills
like team building and communication. Players hone these
skills
during the game and
further
tries
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to improve them as they progress with age.
For example
, kids who regularly play football will have greater
knowledge
about team and communication, than someone who doesn’t play any game at all. These important life
skills
not only aid
children
in adulthood to become better at handling their personal lives
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but
also
improve them professionally making them more capable than competitors.
Thus
building better adults. The other school of thought is about
sports
activity being nothing more than an entertainment
thus
categorising it as
waste
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of crucial
time
for
children
.
They
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reason that the
time
lost can certainly be invested in developing
knowledge
about a particular subject or career, which will help them become an expert in their field.
Hence
making them more probable to be successful in whatever field they choose.
For example
, a teenager who
aspire
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to be a doctor will be better off
to allocate
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all his
time
at
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studying and none
at
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sports
.
This
extra
time
devotion will help me push his
knowledge
boundaries
further
,
thus
making him more renowned and successful in his stream. In conclusion, both sides are focused on building successful adults one believes in
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of the
knowledge
gained from
sports
, whereas
other
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feel
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more useful in using more
time
to stick to one’s career goal. I believe life requires much more than just career
knowledge
in order to become a better, successful and responsible citizen, and playing games can support
children
in building those crucial
skills
.
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