English Comprehension-Sports

Sports

The importance of sports in the life of a young student is invaluable. It instills lessons that are essential in the life of a student athlete. Sports play a pivotal role in the makeup of a young athlete, especially in the middle school to high school years where student athletes are much more mature accountability?

Television, which may be the most influential tool in the lives of young adults, does not do much to make them impressive and mentally developed. Where else can a young, impressionable youth learn values like discipline, responsibility, self confidence, sacrifice, and nor is it on the Internet, or radio. Rather it is up to the parents, teachers, sports teams, clubs, and after school programs to help mould, develop, and instill these qualities into the lives of student athletes. I believe in order for this to happen, school sports programs must have a few components in place. The first thing they need is a good core of coaches who understand the great responsibility that is placed upon their shoulders to help shape and prepare these student athletes not only in sports, but in their everyday lives.

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The second component is the ability to capture the admiration and the trust of the athletes. It all starts with the coaches to have a plan and methodology behind the principles they are teaching. There is a great responsibility on the coaches to help young student athletes make a smooth transition into society.

The third and the most crucial of all is the support that comes from the community, and administration. This is very important because student athletes need to know they are appreciated and there is no greater way than for the community, booster club, and commissioners to show that appreciation than to get involved in youth athletics. In order to accomplish this it's going to take investment and the most valuable investments are money and time. The more invested, the better the results. There is no greater investment than the future of our young student athletes. When these things are in place, student athletes will benefit and the results will be evident not only on the field, but long after they step off of it.

1. The ability to capture the admiration and the trust of the athletes is which component of the sports training?

2. Television, may be the most influential tool in the lives of  

3. Where student athletes are much more mature and mentally developed?

4. The coaches must have a 

5. Support is necessary because the athletes need to know that they are 

6. The noun form of  ‘appreciate’ is 

Fill in the blanks:

7. There is no greater investment than the ____ of our young student athletes.
8. There is a great responsibility on the coaches to help young student athletes make a smooth ______ into society.
9. Sports play a _____ role in the makeup of a young athlete.
10. Television  may  be  considered  the  most  _____ tool  in  the  lives of  young adults.
11. The third and the most crucial of all the components is the ____ that comes from the community.

True/False:

12. Sports  help  the  youth  learn  values  like  discipline,  responsibility,  self  confidence, sacrifice.
13. The most valuable investments are time and money.
14. The coaches to help to shape and prepare the student athletes not only in sports, but in their everyday lives too.
15. Sports are a waste of time and energy.
16. India is not good in sports at all.

Answer keys

(1)–(B); (2)–(D); (3)–(B); (4)–(C); (5)–(D); (6)–(C); (7)–Future; (8)–Transition; (9)–Pivotal; (10)–Influential; (11)–Support; (12)–True; (13)–True; (14)–True; (15)–False; (16)–False