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Alfred, S. "What Are the Benefits of Sports for Youth?" //LIVESTRONG.COM //. S. Alfred, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2012. .

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 * 1. That In order to obtain goals, children will need to practice, eat right, exercise or study playbooks even when they don't wish to do so.
 * 2. In order to fully achieve desired success, athletes must set goals and must create performance goals to help achieve those outcome goals.
 * 3. The Women's Sports Foundation found, in a study of adult women, that women who played high school sports were less likely to have an unintended pregnancy
 * 4. T hat students are more likely to have graduated from high school and had higher self-esteem and self-confidence.
 * 5. Recommended exercise to improve children's strength and endurance, control weight, improve cholesterol and blood pressure and build stronger bones and muscles.
 * 6.Youngsters learn many life skills.
 * 7.Along with game-related behavior, such as sportsmanship and teamwork, goal-setting, discipline and dealing with a variety of personality types help children obtain life-long personal skills.
 * 8.Children learn from personality types.
 * 9. Success in sports also helps promote self-esteem and self-confidence.
 * 10.<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sports teach you to interact with people, communicate with them and collaborate with others.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">11. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Organized sports teach children self-discipline
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">12. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">teamwork
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">13. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">goal-setting and leadership
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">14. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Children on sports teams learn to develop close friendships
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">15. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">sports can reduce the risk of depression and promote better sleep