Some people believe that sports competitions are a source of emotional stress for young people. Therefore, youth should be banned from participating in sports competitions. Do you agree or disagree?

There is
belief
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a belief
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among some people that
the
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sports
competitions are not good for emotional
wellbeing
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well-being
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in the youth and should
be refrain
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from participating in
sports
. I strongly disagree with
this
statement because
sports
help in overall mental and physical development.
Sports
competitions
dates
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back thousands of years to Greek civilization which gave birth to
Olympic
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the Olympic
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games. The Greeks believed that
sports
competition
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competitions
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were equally important as much as
the
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politics and diplomacy. Taking an example of studies conducted by the
Univeristy
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University
of Western Sydney,
children
who actively participate in
sports
show signs of early mental development.
Furthermore
,
this
development helps young ones in handling
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real-life
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real life
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stress.
Moreover
, banning or limiting
sports
competitions will do more harm than good as little or no
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competition
competion
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competition
will result in no
sports
participation.
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is
proven
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fact that the bigger the reward bigger the participation will be in any activity.
This
will negatively
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affect
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effect
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affect
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the health of the
children
who are already
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a victim
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victim
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victims
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of problems like obesity, mental health etc.
For example
, the
sports
time allocated with the education module helps
children
vent out the stress of studies and exams, which in general keeps them healthy. Some
of
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children
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the children
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who are interested in making
career
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a career
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in
sports
may get discouraged to participate. In conclusion, I would disagree that
sports
ranking causes emotional distress
but
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on
contrary
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they teach how to control and react to certain emotions and lead a healthy lifestyle.
Sports
and related activities should be increased for all round
well being
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well-being
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.
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