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Garrett Blaylock

Neighmond, Patti. “Benefits Of Sports To A Child's Mind And Heart All Part Of The Game.” NPR,

NPR, 1

July, 2015

www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/07/01/418899249/benefits-of-sports-to-a-childs-mind-and-heart-

all-part-of-the-game. 20 October, 2018.

This article addresses the controversy of children being athletes by supporting them doing so.

They talk about it being sort of an investment as they learn how to deal with adversity. When things don’t

go perfectly, they do not freak out. It also talks about how playing sports sets them up for success later in

life. It talks about how sports equip them with the tools necessary to be successful in life. This investment

they talk about is specific to growing their worth as a person. Through the numerous reasons provided by

this article it continues to reiterate itself that children need to play sports because it benefits them

mentally which in turn will set them up for success later in life when they are looking for jobs as

employers value the skills that are uniquely developed through sports.

This source obviously does have bias on the side of children playing sports as it covers the

benefits of them doing so as it reveals its bias in the title. Although this bias exists, it is still a legit source

as it is continuously backed up throughout the article. Also it was published by NPR which is a reliable

source. As every article will has some sort of bias, the bias that lies within this article is hard to hold it

against them as their points/arguments are extremely compelling.

I can use this article by supporting all three of my topics within my paper: how sports are unique

to developing a work ethic, how to work within a team atmosphere, and how to persevere through hard

times. This article is perfect because it addresses all three topics as well as talks about the value this

provides later in life which is also included in my paper.

Stojilović, Darko. “10 Important Reasons Why Children Should Take Up Sports.” Nobel Coaching &

Tutoring, Nobel Coaching & Tutoring, 25 July 2018, nobelcoaching.com/sports-benefits/. 20 Oct.

2018.

This article covers 10 reasons why children should play sports so this article is very good for my

use. It talks about everything from “psychological development” to “friendship”. It talks about the hard

times in sports and how that relates to the hard times that we will face in life. It is inevitable that we will

time and time again encounter tough times and this article argues that when children play sports, they will

encounter these tough times. This forces them to develop ways to overcome this, which can also be used

later in life. It makes kids create ways to get past these times. Also it talks about the teamwork involved

when kids play sports and how they are forced into working with others that are different from

themselves. It goes on to reiterate the fact that this is so important for them to do as when they get older

they will have to work with others in their careers. It also ties both of these points, that are points within

my paper, to the value they are adding to themselves which will be utilized as they get older and begin to

look for jobs.

This is a good article because they also support child athletes and talk about two of the topics in

my paper, teamwork and perseverance through tough times. As this article does have a bit of bias, if you

couldn't tell by the title, it is still a reliable and legit source as it references many other articles/people at

the end of the article itself.

I can use this article to support my topics of developing a perseverance through tough times as

well as building teamwork skills. As the article focuses on these two subjects, it means that it is pretty

specific and has a solid amount of evidence in support of children playing sports for the two reasons.

Thomas, Rebecca. “Top Reasons Why Kids Should Play Sports.” Detroit and Ann Arbor Metro Parent,

Detroit and Ann Arbor Metro Parent, 20 Dec. 2017, www.metroparent.com/daily/camps-

classes/youth-sports/top-reasons-why-kids-should-play-sports/. 20 Oct. 2018

 This article is good to use because it also talks about the reasons why children should play sports.

It talks about things such as sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, all of which can be utilized in my

paper. As far as sportsmanship, it talks about dealing with losing and how that relates to overcoming

adversity in life. It talks about how this is valuable for kids to learn at a young age as they can use it later

in life. It also talks about when kids are put in a team environment they are forced into working together.

They have to work with one another to reach a common goal. This helps them with their people skills

which will help them down the road. And finally it talks about how how leaders naturally emerge out of

this team environment. It continues to talk about how this is good for them as these leadership roles are

valuable to possess. Also it says how sports can do this in a way that other activities cannot as it is hands

on and allows them to have first hand experience with learning the lessons.

This article is a good one to use even though it does contain bias. The bias is obviously towards

children playing sports as these lessons are learned and uniquely developed. The article is fact based so it

makes it easier to read for the opposing stance, but it still in favor of children playing sports as it portrays

that belief throughout the article.

I can use this article to support my claims throughout my paper which will be good coming from

multiple sources rather than just one. I can use it for the teamwork and overcoming hardships points

within my paper. The extensive amounts of information about both of these topics will allow me to have

plenty of support for my points.

Cox, Elaine. “Kids and Sports: Can We Keep Our Eye on the Ball?” U.S. News & World Report, U.S.

News & World Report, health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/09/21/kids-

and-sports-can-we-keep-our-eye-on-the-ball.

This article explains the importance of children playing sports through the numerous health

benefits of them doing so. It talks about a wide variety of things such as development, betterment of

overall health, and much more. It speaks to the mental side of children playing sports and the benefit from
them doing so as they are forced to learn valuable lessons and develop valuable skills such as work ethic

and teamwork skills. It talks about how sports are a great way to develop these skills because the kids

experience the lessons rather than them just being told to have a good work ethic or work well with

others.

This article is reliable information as it is from MD Elaine Cox. As it is from a Medical Doctor it

makes the negativity associated with bias filled articles seem better. This article does contain bias but the

bias isn’t to a level that makes it unreadable from anyone who opposes children playing sports. The

information/bias towards children playing sports is compelling which also makes the bias itself seem less

negative.

I can use this article to support my points about developing a great work ethic, as well as

developing teamwork skills. Both of these points are majorly addressed in the article so i can get quotes

about them both and have a solid amount of information supporting my arguments.

Price-Mitchell, Marilyn. “The Psychology of Youth Sports.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers,

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-moment-youth/201201/the-psychology-youth-sports. 20

Oct. 2018.

This article specifically talks about the mental/psychological side of children playing sports. It

talks about how when children play sports and they encounter hardships, it prepares them for life when

they will face tough times. It talks about when they care about the sport they are playing, and they are

succeeding, they will find ways to overcome the adversity they are going through. These hard times in

sports equips them in life for hard times. Also it talks about how these hard times will drive them to work

harder to pull themselves out of failure. This development of work ethic, as well as the development of

being able to overcome adversity is beneficial for long term success for the children as they get older.

This article is a a very reliable source as it has numerous references from many different sources

as well as being written by a lady with a p.H.D. As this article does have bias, the credentials of the
author as well as the sources used makes this article legit and very reliable as her evidence/arguments are

compelling and fact based.

I can use this paper to support my topics of developing a hard work ethic as it talks alot about the

benefits of playing sports in reference to this. Also I can use this article to support my topic of sports

developing the ability to overcome adversity later in life. Also I can continue to claim that sports are very

unique to developing these abilities as the article also argues this point too.

Davis, Amanda. “Why Should Children Play Sports?” LIVESTRONG.COM, Leaf Group, 4 Apr. 2017,

www.livestrong.com/article/160825-why-should-children-play-sports/. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article talks about the benefits of children playing sports in relation to mental health. As this

paper reiterates many of the points that will be made in my paper, it talks about many of the main points

that will be in my paper being: work ethic, teamwork, and how those are both valuable to have later in

life. As far as work ethic, this article pushes for children to play sports because of how work ethic is

developed like no other atmosphere. It talks about how sports provide a good place for kids to get

physical activity and how children build a desire to go practice/play. This desire to go out and get better

not only makes them better at the sport, but also helps them later in life because they build the desire to be

good in anything they do. This is valuable because when they get started in a career they will benefit them

as they are driven to succeed. Also it talks about the social aspect to sports. This includes how they are

forced into building relationships with others, working with peoples that may be different than yourself,

and leadership. All of which are pivotal in every career as you will always be dealing with working with

other people, and often times people that are much different than yourself.

This article is reliable and legitimate as it was published onto the Livestrong website. This article

does contain bias but it isn't an excessive amount to the point where it is unbearable to read. Obviously it

supports children playing sports as the title is “Why Should Children Play Sports”, but it is still fact based

behind the bias that they should play. Also the evidence behind this stance/bias is extremely compelling

to the point where I could see the opposing side accepting the arguments.
 I can use this article and the quotes within to support my topics about work ethic and teamwork.

This article talks about both and how sports are unique to developing them both. Especially the teamwork

section of the article as it is a bit more extensive than the work ethic but I can still utilize both.

Hess, Abigail. “If You Want to Be a CEO Later, Play Sports Now.” CNBC, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2017,

www.cnbc.com/2017/01/11/want-to-be-a-ceo-later-play-sports-now.html. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article talks about the benefit of of playing sports as children. It talks about how if you want

to be a CEO, you should play sports at a young age. This is because sports teaches you valuable skills to

help you later in life which will help you become a CEO if you want to. Now obviously it isn’t just to

become a CEO but it is referring to being successful in life. It continues to talk about how there is a strong

connection between CEO’s that played sports as kids. It continues to mention many different examples of

CEO’s that played sports as kids and then moves into saying how the interaction between many different

people with different backgrounds is a main reason for this. Also it gets into a work ethic that has driven

them to the top that is due to their backgrounds of playing sports and the attitude of not accepting

anything less than what that expect. This applies to their professional careers as well as they are now at

the top.

This article is legit and reliable as it is mainly fact based. The majority of the article is talking

about many CEO’s that played sports as kids. Now it also does have bias as it is crediting kids playing

sports to why they are at the top of the working world now, but the majority is fact based. As it has a

copious amount of facts, it is still leaning towards children playing sports for the reason, but you cannot

ignore the facts as they are interesting and in support of them playing rather than not.

I can use this article to support my point about how sports are unique to developing a work ethic,

perseverance through tough times, and building teamwork skills-- specifically how it helps them to be

more successful down the road. This section of my paper will include claims about how these attributes

are appealing to potential employers and how it will set them up for success.
Wallace, Francesca. “People Who Play Team Sports as Children Are More Likely Be Successful,

According to Science.” Vogue.com.au, 22 June 2018, www.vogue.com.au/vogue-

codes/news/people-who-play-team-sports-as-children-are-more-likely-be-successful-according-

to-science/news-story/77bc77f994a04ccbeb735c68878614be. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article builds on the topic of being successful in life being related to playing sports as a

child. It talks about how when children play sports, it sets them up for future success down the road. Like

the article about CEO’s, it has a lot of the same material as far as life after sports with the overall benefit

to a person when they play sports as kids. It gets into work ethic developed and how valuable that is in

peoples professional careers and why employers value this. Also it talks about teamwork developed as

working with different people builds these skills that will need to be utilized when working as every job

requires you to communicate with other to an extent.

This article is a legitimate article that I can use as it was put out by Vogue. As it does have a bit

of bias, it is still an article I can use as it presents its arguments in a fact based way that isn’t over the top

with the amount of bias. As it takes a scientific approach to why people are more successful if they play

sports, it sort of disguises the bias into facts over opinion.

I can use this article to support the overarching theme that playing sports will set kids up for

success later in life. As it also does touch on a couple of my topics, the driving force behind the article is

that sports sets kids up for success in their professional careers, which is a main topic in my paper.

Wilson, Jennifer. “In Defense of Coaches Who Yell.” Esquire, Esquire, 7 Oct. 2017,

www.esquire.com/sports/a22606/old-school-coaches/. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article speaks about tough coaching, and specifically those who yell and scream. As they

may come across as a terrible person with no heart with nothing but bad things to say, they are actually

doing more than most think. They are getting the most out of their players. They demand excellence and

create an attitude with the team that they must be nearly perfect in training/practice so that when they get
into competition, they perform well. It continues to talk about how valuable these coaches are for building

tough kids that are tough and are not broken down when they fail. It also talks about the driving force

behind the coaches with why they coach the way they do, to get the most out of their players.

This article is biased in favor of coaches that are tougher than others. This is a sensitive topic as

many people have had problems with coaches but the points in support of these coaches presents

interesting thoughts. These compelling arguments about the coaches just trying to get the most out of

them as well as them hardening their minds for when adversity comes their way so they don’t crumble

makes readers think twice about that hard coach they may be dealing with. This is a reliable source as it

comes from first hand accounts of those that have dealt with yelling coaches. And given that it is coming

from someone that dealt with a tough coach and they are still in support of tough coaching, it further

makes my argument stronger.

I can use the quotes within this article to argue against the opposing side of children playing

sports. This article is good for me as it addresses the opposing side to my topic and argues in agreeance

with my points. I can use this to my advantage with addressing the opposing viewpoint on children

playing sports.

Lee, Shen-Li. “Sports and Physical Activity Are Important for Brain Development and Academic

Performance » Figur8 - Nurture for the Future.” Figur8 - Nurture for the Future, 14 Aug. 2017,

www.figur8.net/2013/07/18/sports-and-physical-activity-are-important-for-brain-development-

and-academic-performance/. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article discusses the countless number of mental benefits to playing sports. It speaks about

how pivotal it is for kids to play sports in relation to mental development as they are put in challenging

situations to help them develop. These tough situations force them into developing a perseverance

through tough times they will encounter in life. It also talks about how they are forced into working in a

team environment. It talks about how kids are placed in a team environment and how they begin to build

relationships with their teammates and how they work towards reaching a common goal. It also gets into
how leaders emerge within the team atmosphere and how they can excel and build these skills valuable to

not only the team, but them individually in anything they do in life moving forward.

This article is extremely reliable as it has a fact based approach to argue why they should play

sports as kids because it helps them mentally. With that being said it does contain bias but it has it in a

way that is more towards facts than opinions. Especially with the scientific approach, the tone is more

leaning towards informing than persuading. It still obviously presents the information in a biased way, but

it does it effectively as the technique makes it an easy read.

I can use the quotes to support my claims on teamwork and other mental developments that are

unique as sports are a great way to learn. This article will be great for me to use as it talks about the

teamwork and leadership skills that are developed as well as discusses other skills that can be developed

that are unique to playing sports. I can use this to back my arguments about teamwork, leadership, and

other mental abilities that are enhanced through sports.

Lawrence, Carissa. “The Impact of Sports in Young Children.” LIVESTRONG.COM, Leaf Group,

13 June 2017, www.livestrong.com/article/71395-impact-sports-young-children/. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article discusses the benefit of playing sports as children. It talks about the numerous

mentally beneficial reasons to playing sports such as leadership skills, teamwork skills, building

character, and much more. As this is focusing on the mental benefits of playing sports it is very specific

rather than a big pictured view. With the leadership and teamwork skills being improved it talks about the

social aspect of sports and how at a young age children are thrown into a team atmosphere and expected

to work together. It talks about how this is unique to developing social skills as it is a different

environment than they are used to. Also it gets into other aspects of the mental benefits of playing sports

like building character as they will encounter tough times like slumps that they must overcome.

This article is reliable as it also comes from Livestrong.com like one of my other annotations.

Also it does include some bias as they are definitely on the side of children playing sports. As it provides
much evidence on why they should play it makes the article interesting to read but doesn’t overpower the

article with too much opinion.

I can use the quotes in this article about teamwork and leadership to back my points talking about

those two things. It is a good article for me as it focuses on the mental side of playing sports. This is good

because my paper is focused on the mental benefits of playing sport so I can utilize it to make my paper

solid. I can use it to back up my arguments about children developing their minds uniquely, specifically

building social skills and character.

O'Sullivan, John. “Youth Sports Coaching: Not a Job, but a Calling!” Changing the Game
Project, 14 Mar. 2015, changingthegameproject.com/youth-sports-coaching-not-a-job-but-a-
calling/. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article talks about how important it is for coaches to coach the right way. It talks about how
coaches have an impact on their players that can last a lifetime. This means it is important for them to be
careful with how they coach and to not be too hard, but hard enough so they can get the most out of them.
This article also expresses the importance of the role coaches play in children's lives. It talks about how
they are at a very shaping point in their life meaning that they can be easily influenced and shaped by the
events that take place. It really is intended towards coaches as it is trying to get them to be careful with
their coaching as there is a fine line between being a psycho and being a tough coach.

This article is very good and reliable because it talks about how coaches need to be cautious with
how they coach. It doesn’t want them to be too hard as they are at a critical point in life in relation to their
mental development. This article does have a little bias towards coaches being a bit on the soft side but it
isn’t to the point where it is too hard to read. As I am on the opposing side of the softer coaches, I still
agree with some of the points in the article. It has a good balance between sharing their opinion while not
being too pushy with it. Even though it has bias toward the opposing viewpoint, they do a good job with
regulating how much they openly are against the coach that is too hard.
 This article is good because it offers a different view in the same topic, from the coaches view
instead of just strictly the benefit of children playing sports, but is still directly tied to it. I can use these
quotes in relation to the mental development of the kids as well as use it to talk about how there needs to
be caution with the tough coaching that I am in support of. This article can be used for the quotes within it
to support my arguments, specifically mental development.

Small, Frank L. “How to Develop Mentally Tough Young Athletes.” Psychology Today, Sussex
Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/coaching-and-parenting-young-
athletes/201510/how-develop-mentally-tough-young-athletes (Links to an external site.)Links to
an external site. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article also talks about the coaching side of children with playing sports. It talks about how
important it is to coach the right way and how coaches affect them and how they develop. As the children
are easily influenced, it is important for the coaches to coach properly to ensure the best development of
the children. This article reiterates how important it is to coach the right way. That means giving support
when needed, being hard when needed, and a few other ways of coaching that doesn’t really relate to my
specific argument. This article discusses that the different types of coaching are necessary to getting the
most out of the athletes and sometimes the hard coach will have to come out. With that being said, it also
says that as coaches they need to stay away from berating their players as there is no place for that and it
is unnecessary.

This article is legitimate as it is from Psychology Today and discusses the coaching side of the
development of children into adults when they get older. The bias in this article is miniscule as it isnt
about if children should or should not play sports, but rather about how coaches should coach, and that is
with caution.

I can use this different article when talking about coaches in relation to mental health and
development of children through the playing of sports. This is important because it adds in information on
the topic of coaches and their impact on children playing sports and their development. This information
is valuable because it is from a different perspective, being the coaches, so I can frame parts of my paper
around the importance of coaches doing their job well, and not berating them, and how this can benefit
them.
Rosario, Samantha. “Social and Emotional Benefits of Playing Sports.” Sports Jobs Blog,

www.workinsports.com/blog/social-and-emotional-benefits-of-playing-sports/. 20 Oct. 2018.

This article speaks about the overall mental development that takes place when children play

sports. It talks about teamwork, leadership, and many other extremely important topics. This article also

talks about the mental aspect of playing sports and how it can develop skills that are vital to life after

sports that can be used to have success in whatever they do in life. When talking about teamwork, it

expands past the fact that the kids build relationships and work together to achieve a common goal, but it

also talks about how the teamwork involved with playing sports also helps with problem solving skills,

attitude, goals and much more. In reference to leadership, it talks about how leaders are able to naturally

emerge in this environment as they are commonly faced with problems and the team need someone to

step up and show everyone else the way.

This article is reliable and does have bias as it encourages children to play sports. Like all the

previous annotations this bias that is in this article is minimal and serves more as an informative article

rather than an outright persuasive article.

I can use the quotes out of this article to support my claims throughout the paper, specifically to

back my points on teamwork and strengthening mental skills that are valuable for life. The point about

teamwork is the best as it covers different points than the other articles with the problem solving skills

and everything else enhanced that I talked about in the summary paragraph.

Krings, Mike. “Study Shows High School Athletes Perform Better in School, Persist to Graduation More

than Non-Athletes.” The University of Kansas, 30 Jan. 2014, news.ku.edu/2014/01/15/study-

shows-high-school-athletes-performed-better-school-persisted-graduation-more-non.

This article talks about how in high school athletes do better in school than non athletes. It

addresses the common misperception of the jock being stupid but claims that this is wrong. It says that

athletes learn lessons in sports that are used outside of sports, and in this case school, to benefit them in
other aspects of life. It also says that the involvement in sports has an impact on the level of achievement

in the classroom, which is not particularly related to my topic, but still has value as the sport itself still

allows them to excel in the classroom. It also talks about how much better in life kids can do when they

do not drop out and finish their education.

This article is very legitimate as it was published by Kansas University. It does also have bias as

they are pushing towards kids playing sports with numerous amounts of supporting evidence throughout.

With that being said, it also isn’t over the top with how much bias is in the article itself. It has a good

balance between fact and opinion while still getting the point across.

I can use this article to support my topic about the success level of those that play sports outside

of the sport itself. I can use it also when talking about the CEO article as they both deal with off the

field/long term success after the sport is over as it talks about the lessons learned while playing the sport.