新托福寫作素材：體育運動
Allowing your children to participate in youth sports is a fantastic way for children to explore and develop lifelong skills. Youth sports not only play an important role in exercise, but promotes mental and psychological advances as well. It is well-known that children who participate in sports are less likely to drop out of school, and become involved in drugs and alcohol activity, while they also excel in academic performances and sociability. Below are our top 10 health benefits of allowing your child to participate in youth sports.
Physical development – Children who participate in sports develop stronger muscles and bones, and the stronger you are, the less likely you will suffer from physical injury. A New Zealand study conducted in 2006 suggested participating in physical exercise before and during the onset of puberty helps reach peak bone mass, enabling them to develop stronger muscles and bones that will be the foundation for future growth.
Aids in weight control – Several studies have shown that childhood obesity is a growing problem in our society. Playing sports, however, will keep children active and aid in the fight in combating this problem. Having a controlled weight leads to happier children and decreases the risk of diseases that comes from being overweight, such as heart disease and diabetes.
Improves endurance: Participating in sports improves cardiovascular endurance. Increased cardiovascular health decreases the risk for heart disease which is the number one killer disease claiming almost 800,000 lives in 2011, according to the CDC. Having an increased endurance allows athletes to reach their full potential in sports but most importantly, will keep their heart healthy.
Builds character – Playing sports at a young age enables children to participate in social interactions and build skills such as teamwork, leadership, and responsibility as they learn to work with others to achieve a common goal. This type of setting allows children to develop and practice different mental and moral qualities they acquire from their surroundings on the field, at the school and at home.
Boosts self-esteem – Being part a of a team with similar goals will increase the child’s value of their self. What they contribute to the team – whether it be in leadership positions or in fulfilling important roles – will ultimately contribute to the boost in their self-esteem and their confidence. There are numerous studies that support the impact of youth sports on self-esteem. In fact, one Swiss study found that adolescents who participated in sports clubs viewed their health and their body image positively.
Strengthens perseverance – Athletes are often placed in adverse situations on the field, both during game days and practices. During these high-pressure moments, the children learn to persevere through those challenges, and because there are so many of these moments in sports, the child will learn to quickly adapt to these situations and take them in stride. Practicing perseverance at a young age with this kind of adversity will lead to better coping skills, and critical thinking and application skills in life when they are met with bigger challenges.
Develop teamwork skills – Teamwork is a skill you are going use for years to come, so it is important tolearn the basics early. Youth sports provide children important lessons in team dynamics. Everyone must work together to achieve their goals, and sports allow children to sort through each other's strengths and weaknesses to decide what strategy works best for the team.
Teaches discipline – Playing sports require athletes to be disciplined in tactical, mental and physical aspects. In order to succeed in sports you must have self-restraint, and behave in a controlled and precise manner. Good discipline translates to life situations in order to achieve goals and reach their fullest potential.
Promotes healthy competition – While naysayers like to claim youth sports are becoming too competitive, it is inevitable that as they grow, children will face competition in school, the workplace and their personal lives, so they must learn how to interact in competitive environments. Participating in sports will teach children how good sportsmanship and that trying your hardest will often yield great results.
Provides guidance – As youths, children haven’t experienced nor learned what adults have, and because of this, children require guidance to make the right decisions. While parents and guardians are the ultimate mentors, participating in youth sports also gives athletes the opportunity to meet positive people, such as coaches and parent volunteers, who will guide them as they grow. Some examples of mentors include coaches and parent volunteers. In a study conducted by Big Brothers Big Sisters, children are 52% less likely to skip school if they have a mentor and 46% less likely to use drugs. There are tons of things out there to distract the impressionable youth, but sports gives them focus and people to make sure they stay on track.
新托福寫作素材摘抄：
distract the impressionable youth：分散敏感的青年
explore and develop lifelong skills：探索和發(fā)展終身技能
promotes mental and psychological advances：促進精神和心理的進展
become involved in drugs and alcohol activity：參與毒品和酒精活動
excel in academic performances：擅長學(xué)術(shù)表現(xiàn)
develop stronger muscles and bones：開發(fā)強大的肌肉和骨骼
suffer from physical injury：遭受身體傷害
during the onset of puberty：在青春期的開始
reach peak bone mass：達到峰值骨量
the foundation for future growth：未來增長的基礎(chǔ)
childhood obesity ：兒童肥胖
a growing problem ：一個日益嚴(yán)重的問題
keep children active：讓孩子主動
leads to happier children and decreases the risk of diseases that comes from being overweight, such as heart disease and diabetes：導(dǎo)致快樂的孩子和減少疾病的風(fēng)險來自超重,如心臟病和糖尿病
improves cardiovascular endurance：提高心血管耐力
decreases the risk for heart disease：減少心臟病的風(fēng)險
to reach their full potential：充分發(fā)揮他們的潛力
keep their heart healthy：保持心臟健康
enables children to participate in social interactions and build skills such as teamwork, leadership, and responsibility：讓孩子參與社會互動,鍛煉技能,如團隊合作、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力,和責(zé)任
work with others to achieve a common goal：與他人合作來完成一個共同的目標(biāo)
develop and practice different mental and moral qualities：開發(fā)和實踐不同的心理和道德素質(zhì)
increase the child’s value of their self：提高孩子的自我價值
contribute to the team：有助于團隊
contribute to the boost in their self-esteem and their confidence：有助于提高他們的自尊和信心
View their body image positively：積極的看待身體形象
high-pressure moments：高壓的時刻
the children learn to persevere through those challenges: 孩子們通過這些挑戰(zhàn)堅持學(xué)習(xí)
adapt to these situations and take them in stride:適應(yīng)這些情況,泰然面對他們
lead to better coping skills, and critical thinking and application skills in life：帶來更好的應(yīng)對技能,批判性思維和在生活中的應(yīng)用技能
learn the basics：學(xué)習(xí)基礎(chǔ)知識
provide children important lessons in team dynamics：給孩子提供關(guān)于團隊動力的重要課程
sort through each other's strengths and weaknesses：整理對方的優(yōu)點和缺點
decide what strategy works best for the team：決定適合團隊的策略
self-restraint：自我約束
behave in a controlled and precise manner：控制和精確的方行為
face competition：面對競爭
learn how to interact in competitive environments：學(xué)習(xí)如何在競爭環(huán)境中交互
teach children good sportsmanship：教孩子很好的體育精神
While parents and guardians are the ultimate mentors, participating in youth sports also gives athletes the opportunity to meet positive people, such as coaches and parent volunteers, who will guide them as they grow.
雖然父母和監(jiān)護人是終極的導(dǎo)師,參與青少年體育也使運動員有機會結(jié)識積極的人,比如教練和父母志愿者將引導(dǎo)他們成長。
skip school：翹課
gives them focus：讓他們專注
make sure they stay on track：確保他們步入正軌
新托福寫作素材適用題目：
People spend too much time watching sports or following their favorite teams on TV.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Which of the following do you think is the best way for students to make new friends: joining a sports team, participating in community activities or traveling?
Should parents spend more times playing games or doing sports with their children or should they spend more time helping their children with their schoolwork?