Why Student Athletes Have Become Violently Competitive? Like father, like son, some say. During a boys junior high basketball game, Johnny deliberately trips an opponent to get the upper hand on a defensive situation. He receives a foul, and shouts, snickers, and obscenities can be heard from the crowd. What has made little Johnny and his teammates become so fiercely competitive? Could it be from the extreme expectations of the hard-core coach, the unforgiving competitiveness …showed first 75 words of 905 total…

…showed last 75 words of 905 total…a physically abusive man. Parents should let kids play for fun. The way games were meant to be played. Living dreams through another person can be damaging and may inflict lasting scars on children. To stop the problem, you must find its source. The competitiveness we see in youngsters today is surely not self-taught, but something extremely competitive fathers and surrounding role models have been supporting and teaching. Like father, like son, break the cycle.