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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the discussion. All of those mentioned are not patented by sports though. Literally anything in life can teach you all of those good lessons. Even playing electronic games well requires good time management, learning from defeat, collaboration with friends, strategies, taking good care of yourself physically and mentally, etc.  Yet sports is the only thing that attracts that level of parents involvement. Why? I think it maybe because sports is historically valued, thus nowadays it brings a bit of social advantages /attractiveness than other activities. But comments welcomed. [/quote]

DP - the health benefits of regular physical exercise cannot be overstated.  That’s my primary motivator for having my kids involved in sports.  I built the exercise habit relatively early (HS), competed in various sports and 30+ years later still work out daily.

Sports can also be really, really fun, as PP noted.  Not that other things aren’t, but there’s something about working hard physically with your teammates that is a blast.  Those are some of my fondest memories and I want my kids to have the chance to experience that feeling.

All that said, I’m not obsessed with my kids’ swimming.  I’m involved in that I’m an official, take them to meets, etc., but as long as they’re having fun and working hard, I don’t care about their times.  Progress, yes, but I see that differently.[/quote]

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