Children And Sports BY: JOSHUA HAWN, ELIJAH MORINVILLE, RYAN TRACZYK

Article Summaries Joshua Hawn  Response to "What Happened to Recreational Sports?" Joshua Hawn  What Happened to Recreational Sports? by KJ Dell'Antonia  main thesis or central claim "My children have no wish to live in Sparta"  She would rather have her children play sports because they love to play sports, not because they have to.  this is difficult because of the busy practice and "Spartan training" schedules that are placed of her kids.  She goes on to support her central claim by using quotes from prominent people (such as coaches) inside of some different athletic programs as well as personal experiences with her own family.  She uses these quotes to point out that even the coaches of these kids realize that sports are becoming too competitive which is in turn making some of the athletes lose their true love and passion for the game.  argumentative tone  Inside of her article I did not find any logical fallacies.  Response to "Bring it On" Joshua Hawn  The Crazy, Intense Schedule of Competitive Youth Soccer? Bring it On by Lisa Catherine Harper  "lives most of her life in Sparta," meaning "the world of highly competitive sports teams”  She supports her argument by recognizing some of their friends' different points of view, and then backing up the belief in her own.  Life lessons discipline, hard work, teamwork, and lessons about winning and losing.  She supports her argument mainly with personal family experiences of her own. She uses a tone of argument  However, there did seem to be a few logical fallacies inside of her argument, generalization.

Article Summaries Ryan Traczyk  Response to “Bring it on” Ryan Traczyk  I think it’s great to get your kids involved in sports just as the writer has done in this article. The fundamentals of youth sports are about building character and maturing young minds to adapt to situations. And she is correct when she says that her daughter has built friendships with other kids who have come from completely different backgrounds. The relationships that you build in youth sports can last a lifetime. As she said “most every child will not even set foot on a college field as a player… but you would never tell a child that, you tell them to follow their dreams and aspire for that goal.” For every dedicated athlete that is what is almost always told to them. It is true that most will not play at a collegiate level and some not even at the high-school level but if somebody loves what they are doing then why tell them different? That is the main point I get from reading this article and I feel like it is a correct way to view youth sports. Playing for fun is key but adapting to your surroundings in a more competitive field is also a great way to build character and learn from tough experiences. You learn how to play as a team instead of playing for yourself, you learn to be an expert on a subject some know nothing about, and most importantly you get a feeling you can thrive off of to love a sport. Paying for your child to compete in a sport he or she loves is something more parents should do if they can, the concept of the sport is like a science for many young children and that topic should be brought to light more.  Response to “What happened to recreational sports?” Ryan Traczyk  I agree with KJ Dell’Antonios writing one-hundred percent. Sports should not be the focal point of a young childs life. The idea that your child has to be as active as all other children is preposterous. However getting your child involved in activities is important it should not be focused on getting your child into the NHL at five years old. Creating a social life for your child should be important but it is not necessary to do it through spending 10+ hours a week at that particular sport. If you want your child to “Make it big” one day then you don’t cram it in their face at a young age, no kid wants to spend all their day on a field or in this case, ice. Children want to enjoy their time with other things that won’t take their focus for multiple hours. I like how he wrote this by saying he would never want to live in Sparta, going completely opposite of the other writer. His idea that children should be able to do whatever they want is completely validated. Spending a childs day with other activities rather than cramming one thing in their life is very important to build diversity, if anything cramming one sport into a childs life will let them learn to hate it. In the end I agree with Antonios article and think more people should think like him in the end.

Article Summaries Elijah Morinville  What happened to recreational sports?  When thinking of my pervious experiences with school sports, I feel like I could hold some sort of bias when talking about children in sports. Not to the effect that I don't agree with what the articles are saying, I totally do I actually remember the point I stopped playing sports for that reason alone, the fun was gone and everyone took it much to seriously. By the time I had reached I think sixth grade was when everyone stopped "playing around" and started delving into their favorite sport more thoroughly, I remember having baseball after school each day for two hours playing for the school. Many of my friends did traveling sports, or basically once sport all year round for a lot more money and time. They practiced a good four hours each day with a small lift afterward, in sixth grade!

Responding To Free Write Joshua Hawn  The baggage: I was born and raised in an athletic family  My whole family always loved competition and we loved to play sports at an intense level

Responding To Free Write Ryan Traczyk  The Baggage I carried- I was playing sports as early as I could and my parents supported me.  I was always pushed to play sports and keep active.

Word Josh Hawn  Synonyms for Spartan: adj economical brave, hardy, plain, simple, austere Antonyms for Spartan: complex, complicated, decorated, difficult, embellished, intricate, ornate, unclear, luxurious, opulent

Etymology  Ethmology Elijah Morinville  Etymology: < Latin Spartānus, < Sparta (Greek Σπάρτα, Σπάρτη), the capital of the ancient Doric state of Laconia in the Peloponnesus

Definition of Spartan:  Definition  Spartan- One who resembles the ancient Spartans in character.  Connotative Words: Competitive, training, teamwork, winning, losing, work, sustained, intense, focus, skilled, sacrifice, passion, intensity, vicious, dedicating, commitment  Etymology: < Latin Spartānus, < Sparta (Greek Σπάρτα, Σπάρτη), the capital of the ancient Doric state of Laconia in the Peloponnesus

Ethos  Examples of Ethos: Article One-What Happened to Recreational Sports? Article Two- Bring It On  Article one- Cites a source of an article on the same topic, uses records from The USA youth hockey association to further prove his point, as well as bits and pieces of an article from ESPN/ Sports Illustrated. All while showing his ability to compile and organize the information in a fashion so that the reader is able to understand the topic at hand without straying from the main point. He uses the USA youth hockey article as a credible source to show how often children are practicing and by looking at these records, children are being overworked at a young age.

Ethos  Article two- Having a daughter that has played soccer since she was seven and has been in it for four years, makes reference to two other articles one supporting her evidence and one not. Quotes one of friends saying that she'd rather be a sharp point than well rounded. She references the sharp point to emphasize that she would rather have her children be great at one thing rather than be average at many.

Pathos  Examples of Pathos  Article One-Appealing to parents with children in sports, and the ways it effects their family positively. Emotion of the article kind of focuses on sympathy. For example, the writer almost seems to want to make the reader sympathize with the children and families that don't want to live in the "Spartan Training" lifestyle.

Pathos  Article Two- Appealing to parents with children in sports and how it effects them negatively. In this article the author tries to focus on success and hard work. The author is trying to point out that the only way to success is through hard work, which is taught in these highly competitive sports.

Logos  Examples of Logos  Article One- Sports are becoming too competitive too early, causing more stress at an early age. To support this main claim the author uses outside quotes and examples of her own personal experiences.

Logos  Article Two- Competitive sports at an early age teach lessons about life, and give the child specific advantages. The author of this article uses mainly personal family experiences to support her main claim, however she does also use an outside source when she quotes her friends.

Kairos  Example of Kairos  Article One- The goal is to get out of the "Spartan" mentality of training for sports. Here the author dates all of the way back to ancient Sparta and the training they used to become an elite army force. This is pointed out in the word "Spartan".

Kairos  Article Two- Focusing of training like a "Spartan" for sports. The author here also dates back to ancient Sparta, and probably more so than the first. The author believes that her children should train in Sparta.

Telos  Example of Telos  Article One- In this article he seems to be cold towards the spartanesque training mentality

Telos  Article Two- In this article she seems to explain her personal experiences with a Spartan mentality.