Here we go again… Highly successful athlete assumes everybody loves competition. Why do we go round in circles with this debate. Competition has a place but it’s not for everybody. For some it will put them off sport and PE for life. I play competitive sport and think it can help teach a whole set of values. But I also know some kids hate it (as the Chance to Shine research showed) so instead of saying we need to make them enjoy competition why don’t we find and encourage them to take up a sport or physical activity that inspires them to carry on for the rest if their lives. Let’s give them the physical literacy skills to pick up later in life.
The debate does not need to be polarised as though if you think physical activity is good we are against competition. Like much of life it’s about a good balance…
No ’emotional crippling’ if child comes second: Bannister – Telegraph
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