The Golden Age of Sport

Baseball has grown to become some of the biggest sports not only in America but across the world. But before it became what it is today there were a few players that made it the spectacle it is because each sport had its superstars that helped the sport become larger then life. The first prolific player was Babe Ruth and his impact that he had on baseball. Babe Ruth was by no means athlete, but during this era of baseball, most players the most athletic. The Babe's image of drinking and smoking cigars, was justified by the public because of his ability to hit an outrageous amount of home runs. Not even was he justified for his actions, he was even paid more money then the president at that time. This can show how much baseball was beloved at this time in history.

Youth Sport

Youth sports is something that can have a major impact on the developement of children. Most of the the things that youth sport can teach children are beneficial to their development, there are still many drawbacks to it. We have all heard of parents that take their childrens sports too serious, but being pushed by their parents can hurt the childrens view of good competition. Because kids nowadays are focusing too much on winning, whether it is in club sports or youth sports, their views of real sportmanship have been skewed. Some leauges and communities have taken good strides to help bring the kids back to enjoying the game by not keeping score. I beleive that at a certain age the kids need to be able to play without worrying about winning. If children just play these sports to win and not have fun, then they are being robbed of the enjoyment and fun that sports can provide.

Youth sports however is not all bad because it can provide alot of positives in some kids lives. Some kids live in rough neighborhoods and don't have positive role models around to set a good example. If these kids play sports they will have less free time and can do something constuctive that will teach them hardwork and even teamwork. All kids that play youth sports can learn these valuable lessons and gain good healthy habits that they can use in life