Many schools have implemented compulsory physical activities as part of their curriculum. while some individuals believe it should be rightly so, others feel every child should choose whether or not they would like to participate. My opinion is that every child should be exposed to some form of sport to encourage the habit of exercising. This essay will discuss my opinion and also, why people may think every child should be given a choice instead of being forced. 55
One of the reasons why some individuals may feel sports should be optional is some children are bad at sports and can unnecessarily get injured doing it. They believe that the child should partake in activities that are pleasing to them, instead of wasting time doing what they dislike. An example is a secondary school classmate of mine who was forced to join the football team, he not only played terribly and caused his team to lose but also ended up getting injured. The injury was so severe he required admission at a federal hospital in our community where he received treatment for 2 weeks. 96
However, the importance of mandatory sports is to encourage the habit of exercising in the young. unless these activities are forcefully included, most young people do not exercise. They spend most of their time in front of electronic devices watching tv and playing video games all day. In a recent research conducted by university of Michigan, results show a significant increase in the number of obese children. The inactivity of children has led to many dying from weight related conditions. A sad victim was my neighbor, uche, who passed away last week from a condition related to sedentary living.
To conclude, although children should be given the chance to pick which sport they should participate in, they should not have the option of not doing any sport. This is because physical activities is very important and should be a part of everyone’s daily routine.
Many
schools have implemented compulsory physical
activities
as part of their curriculum.
while
some
individuals believe it should be
rightly
so
, others feel every
child
should choose
whether or not
they would like to participate. My opinion is that every
child
should
be exposed
to
some
form of
sport
to encourage the habit of exercising. This essay will discuss my opinion and
also
, why
people
may
think
every
child
should be
given
a choice
instead
of
being forced
. 55
One of the reasons why
some
individuals may feel
sports
should be optional is
some
children
are
bad
at
sports
and can
unnecessarily
get
injured doing it. They believe that the
child
should partake in
activities
that
are pleasing
to them,
instead
of wasting time doing what they dislike. An example is a secondary school classmate of mine who
was forced
to
join
the football team, he not
only
played
terribly
and caused his team to lose
but
also
ended up getting injured. The injury was
so
severe he required admission at a federal hospital in our community where he received treatment for 2 weeks. 96
However
, the importance of mandatory
sports
is to encourage the habit of exercising in the young.
unless
these
activities
are
forcefully
included, most young
people
do not exercise. They spend most of their time in front of electronic devices watching
tv
and playing video games all day. In a recent research conducted by
university of Michigan
, results
show
a significant increase in the number of obese
children
. The inactivity of
children
has led to
many
dying from weight related conditions. A sad victim was my neighbor,
uche
, who passed away last week from a condition related to sedentary living.
To conclude
, although
children
should be
given
the chance to pick which
sport
they should participate in, they should not have the option of not doing any
sport
. This is
because
physical
activities
is
very
important
and should be a part of everyone’s daily routine.