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     I  am a sportman..i love to play badminton, squash, baseball and softball. This sports are interesting..As you know, sports help to improved physical health, and plays a primarily positive role in youth development.My father is the one who taught me to play badminton when i was 7 years old At that time my height was as same as the racket . Eventhough i don't know how to play it, it's okay...but now i can beat him in badminton...I play squash when i was 10 years old...My brother, abhar a.k.a baha wants me to play squash with him..We entered so many tournament and i don't win any tournament..HAHAHAHA!!! But, my brother won two tournaments..i am glad to see him at the podium..The thing i want is to spend time with my family..It was very fun to spend time with them when they are not busy yet..Now, everbody have their own works to do...Last month, i entered baseball and softball in UPM..luckily, i was choosen in the UPM baseball selection..For baseball, my team lost in quarter final.It's okay.But...my softball's team won in a Intercollege tournament..We won against K2. I was able to play at final.It was an unforgettable experience for me.

     There are many benefits of sports.Sport provides opportunities for children and youth to engage in valuable and positive relationships with adults,which is especially important when such benefits are not available at home. Thus,it is a missed opportunity for children who are 'gated' or not included in sport during early stages of childhood because they are less well behaved than other children. These children are being preventrd from participating in very thing that could help them learn to control and regulate their behavior. Sport provides an opportunity for children to safely navigate and negotiate between right and wrong as they learn to interact with peers and adults. Research by Taliaferro et al.suggests that playing sport can even protect against suicide risk in youth. Compared to non athletes,male athletes exhibit lower levels of hopelessness and suicidal ideation. Young males involved in multiple sports semm to garner even more protection in this regard. Similar results were found for girls. Research on the role of exercise in adults confirms that it improves mood and alleviates many forms of depression. Bartko and Eccles found that youth who are highly involved insport are more 'phychologically resilieent,' that is better able recover from problems.Eccles et al. found taht sport participating protects young athletes against social isolation.
    Despite the perception that sport has a relatively soft influence on youth, adults recognize many positive benefits of sport to society . Four out of five adults agree that sport provides a source of fun and enjoyment and can reduce youth crime and delinquency and that losing in sport can teach valuable life lessons. However, almost two-thirds of adults also agree that sport overemphasizes the importance of winning, a belief most stongly felt by order adults (ages 45 to 65) who are significantly more likely than adults overall to agree that sport overemphasizes winning.

REMEMBER!!!

SPORTS DO NOT BUILD CHARACTER. THEY REVEAL IT. -John Wooden, Legendary UCLA Basketball Coach-

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