Plus, you get good exercise from playing sports. It's a social activity where competition can keep you motivated and where you learn important social skills. Team sports teach you important ways to work well with others strategically and cooperatively. To get the most out of being a good team player, make sure you have good sportsmanship (Phelps). I understand that many parents do not want their child to participate in competitive sports due to injuries and little or no playing time, which can lead to low self-esteem. However, children must learn to lose and play as a team. Additionally, some parents' children may not get much play time because they are not as athletic as other children. This teaches children to practice more. If you perform poorly, don't let yourself or the team down. Competitive sports are very healthy for children because they can facilitate their learning, teach them to learn from their mistakes, and teach them discipline. Competitive sports are healthy for younger children because making mistakes and failures are essential to a child's learning, they teach children discipline. , and teaches them how to form a team