2019-2020 BASKETBALL CLUB BOYS & GIRLS
13 GOOD REASONS FOR YOUR CHILD TO PLAY SPORTS
- better classroom performance
- greater personal confidence and self-esteem
- stronger peer relationships
- more restraint in avoiding risky behavior
- more academically oriented friends
- more likely to make friends, including those of different races
- greater family attachment and more frequent interactions with parents
- greater connections with school—that is, greater attachment and support from adults
- exercise improves moods and alleviates many forms of depression
- better able to acquire emotional control, learn the value of teamwork, and exhibit initiative
- greater involvement in volunteer work
- fights childhood obesity
- children who are physically active are more likely to stay active as teens and adults.
