What Sports Can Do For Youth

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Storyline: It’s important for coaches and parents to work together to help kids develop skill sets–to succeed as athletes and in life.


People like all kinds of sports–track & field, basketball, baseball, football, etc. There are singles competitions and there’s working as a team to achieve a collective goal.

Many people are also romantic about sports. A student athlete represents a school and often plays for the love of the game. And sports can help kids in life–after their sports careers are over.

Learning about the game, learning about life

Learning about the game, learning about life

A high percentage of parents put their kids in youth sports, sometimes as early as the age of three. They learn a game, make friends, and develop a work ethic.

There’s life after the game, too. Every athlete knows how it feels once you’re told you can’t play the game anymore. But every athlete can still use skills from sports.

For example, let’s say you have an advertising degree and you’re a copywriter for an ad firm. You have an assignment to write creative copy for a client. There’s a deadline, a budget, and you need to be creative.

What’s the comparison to sports? Let’s say you’re in track, running in the 100x meter sprints. It’s not about beating the other runners only; it’s about shortening your time in that distance. Your business assignment is like that 100x meter sprint. That budget is like taking time off your distance. Your client is like your coach.

Do you see the point? What an athlete learns as a kid can be taken to adult life and applied in a career. That’s why it’s important that coaches and parents work together to help kids develop skill sets that will help them succeed as athletes and in life.

That’s what sports can do for youth.

About Matthew Paris

I grew up an avid Houston sports fan. After graduating from Texas Tech University in Theater and English Literature I worked as a marketing rep and coach for I9 Sports, coaching baseball, flag football, soccer, and basketball. I’m currently with Austin Sports Academy as a marketing coordinator, baseball and football coach, and coordinator of middle school and high school open play nights. I’ve written three short films for Looknow Productions and have also written articles on film marketing, producing, and directing. I really enjoy writing about sports and being an active contributor to The Sports Column.



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Comments (What Sports Can Do For Youth)

    Ron Silva8WDS wrote (09/01/22 - 5:30:56AM)

    Great article! I definitely agree with you about kids in sports and life. Especially, team sports! Great job Matthew Paris!