Today's children participate in all types of activities. Sports is the best and most important way for children to acquire the skills needed to succeed in life as responsible citizens and adults. The skills necessary to be healthy and happy are taught, but do these positive skills outweigh the negative effects children may experience? Children and sports: a start for something big? In today's world some parents push their children to extreme measures in sports, and some parents have absolutely no interest in their children's participation in sports. Should adults push children to excel in sports or just stand aside and do nothing? Are there substantial benefits for the child who is pushed to excel, or are the benefits greater for the child who is not pushed to participate in sports? Do these sports pose a safety risk to children? Are you encouraged to participate or not? The findings apply only to baseball and football, but can also be applied to various other sports. Angry adults. Have you ever been at the baseball or football field when there was an overly aggressive parent yelling at his child? Unfortunately this is what most people think of when this scenario is mentioned, this image of someone filled with anger over a youth sporting event. We can all see this image clearly if we have been to one of these events. What do children get out of it? Do children become angry adults? Maybe children get nothing, maybe harsh love guidance, it is possible that the child may acquire hatred towards his parents; or towards the adult in question. According to research, children suffer more from an angry clash between two adults than from a clash between an adult and a child...... middle of paper ......the child doesn't play any sport? Yes, it can be very dangerous for them in several ways. Children need sports to succeed in life. Works Cited Gregory, S. (2010). The football problem. (Cover story). Time, 175(5), 36-43. Retrieved from EBSCOhostOgden, D.C., & Warneke, K. (2010). Theoretical considerations on college baseball's relationship to youth-selected baseball. Journal of Sports Behavior, 33(3), 256-275. Retrieved from EBSCOhostOmli, J., & LaVoi, N.M. (2009). Underlying Anger in Youth Sports: A Perfect Storm?. Journal of Sports Behavior, 32(2), 242-260. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Zarrett, N., Fay, K., Li, Y., Carrano, J., Phelps, E., & Lerner, R. M. (2009). More than child's play: Variable- and model-centered approaches to examining the effects of sport participation on youth development. Developmental Psychology, 45(2), 368-382. doi:10.1037/a00145