内容正文:
Module 3
本文介绍体育对于青少年的重要意义。
词数:
330
难度: 中 建议用时:
7′
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As the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple
(多种多样的 )
sports over the
years, I蒺ve seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely brutal
(残忍的, 无情的)
. The
negative news around youth sports makes parents wonder if it蒺s worth it to let their kids
continue playing.
For me, the answer is
“
Yes
”
. When I think about the value of sports and why my kids
continue to play, it蒺s because sports teach kids lessons critical to becoming successful adults.
Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, how to challenge themselves to be better, and
how to behave when they lose or win.
When kids play soccer, baseball, or football, they learn they are part of a team where one
person depends on another. When my son pitches in baseball, he蒺s not the only one who needs
to play well, and he depends on his defense to make the plays in the field. Sports also teach
children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team
needs to work in order to succeed. Similarly, when we work in a global corporation or a
non-profit organization, we all have to work together in some sort of team. There蒺s simply no
substitute to teach kids how to be a team player.
Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the
“
winning isn蒺t everything; it蒺s the only
thing
”
attitude. They have become too much of a reflection of professional sports. Winning is a
happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. When my daughter loses a
tennis match, her coach inevitably reminds her that
“
you learn more from losing than from
winning.
”
He蒺s right. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy, and
sometimes it means taking more risks.
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