Running head: EFFECTS OF SPORTS ON CHILDREN’S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT 1
Effects of Sports on Children’s Intellectual Development
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EFFECTS OF SPORTS ON CHILDREN’S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT 2
Effects of Sports on Children’s Intellectual Development
Childhood is a sensitive and vital stage for intellectual development. Bidzna-Bluma &
Lipowska (2018) argues that involving in sports in late childhood shapes emotional and
cognitive function positively. Sports present equilibrium between self-control and aggressive
behaviors. It teaches how to cope with both defeat and victory and enhances a sense of belonging
to a group. A not-yet-mature-control system is connected with increased susceptibility to risks
behavior among adolescents, which contribute impulses related to engaging risk behaviors.
According to Bidzna-Bluma and Lipowska (2018), continuous physical activity also causes
greater tolerance of stress, an increase in muscle and bone density, oxygen supply to the brain
and better circulation. A claim has been made that kids that do not do physical exercise will not
completely develop their genetic ability in terms of motor skills. Therefore, this paper aims to
