Topic: Playing sports will help individuals be both physically fit and mentally healthy
Introduction
Attention Gaining Device: Let us do a little survey. How many of you engage themselves in sports? Have you ever thought of playing baseball? To begin with, baseball a game is played by two teams opposing each other using a ball and a bat. The game is played when a player on the fielding team, the pitcher throws a ball and a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat. Each team comprises nine members. The pieces of equipment used include a baseball, baseball bat, baseball glove, and bases.
How this topic affects the audience: playing sports engages the mind hence you will have little idle time. As you all know an idle mind is the devil’s workshop, sportsmen have little idle time because much time is spent in training and playing. Statistics from various government departments show that there are increased unwanted pregnancies and also the use of illicit drugs due to idleness among the youth. I encourage all of you to engage in sports, particularly baseball, as it will reduce idle time, keep you mentally healthy. Also, as the coach takes you through physical exercises, you will become physically fit.
Thesis: When young people fail to get involved in sports, that is physical activities, they get older easily. But if they involve themselves in physical activities, they reap the physical and mental health benefits.
Preview: First I will share the mental health benefits of playing baseball, then the social benefits, and lastly the physical fitness benefits.
It has been biologically proven that sports make people happier and also improves people’s minds. Scientifically, endorphin, a chemical released due to physical activities aids in sobering the mind and also reduces pain.
Engaging in sports reduces stress and depression
Anytime you are bored or stressed, I encourage you to involve yourself with baseball. As you play, the game deconcentrates you from depression and stress. After the game, you might get back the bad thoughts, but I assure you it won’t be like the previous. It works against stress as it diminishes the amount of stress hormone.
Playing baseball regularly enables you to sleep faster a deep sleep. A night of sound sleep improves mood and will make you mentally prepared for the next day.
Baseball is a game that enhances concentration. The pitchers and the batter have to make a lot of concentration to win the game. After the game, the concentration will be there in the handling of daily activities.
Baseball has unlimited social benefits. It is a team game consisting of 8 players, so in every game, you will make contact with at least 8 players. The players won’t necessarily be your agemates, some will be younger while others are older. Also, you will engage strangers.
Baseball gives you confidence because it is a game that is about scoring more and the ultimate aim is winning the game. So during the playtime, you automatically have the pressure of scoring as many times as you can. Getting used to this hard task enables you to face real-life issues off the field with much ease.
it also teaches you to become a leader since in whichever position you play, you will severally find yourself in a situation where the game depends on you. At that moment you are the leader since you have to make a decision that is crucial for your team to win.in such a stressor you must play a good inning and this increases your mental ability in a great way. So when you come across a stressor outside the field, you will learn how to sail through.
It increases academic skills, especially in mathematics and science. Physics is applied when you learn about the energy required to throw a ball and also the angle of the shot to determine the direction the ball will go. Maths apply in calculating scores.
This game will teach you to be respectful. It has many hard rules against bad manners and violations. There are rules that if you disagree with a decision of the referee and you start arguing rudely, you will be ejected from the game. You are also forced to punishments or pay fines if you become cruel or furious. The game will also teach you patience with your fellow teammates in case one does a mistake. You must be respectful and calm.
Baseball keeps you physically strong due to rigorous exercises.
It strengthens your arm. As you play baseball, you will have to throw a ball, smash it harder, or even catch the ball. This work increases your arms power. The chest, triceps, biceps, and shoulder get increased over time.
It also increases the legs muscles because as you run and squat to claim the ball, the hamstrings, quadriceps and other muscles improve.
