Friday, October 15, 2021 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com • A5 Bringing out the best of kids Business Directory in youth sports programs CONSTRUCTION B oB M c E wan c onstruction , SKY BOX SKYLER ARCHIBALD I n my numerous inter- actions with sport and competition, I fre- quently wonder about the best answer to the following question: What is the value of sport? Youth sports represent a market of more than $20 billion per year in this coun- try. Families with youth sport participants spend an average of $693 per child, per sport, each year, accord- ing to research conducted by the Aspen Institute. Con- sidering registration fees, equipment, travel, special- ized instruction, and coach- ing, you could easily see how that fi gure would be surpassed. Our society goes to great lengths to foster opportu- nities for children to recre- ate, compete and play. In our community, we are for- tunate to be able to provide low-cost or no-cost sport access through local pro- viders: Seaside Kids Inc., Pacifi c Basketball League and the Lower Columbia Youth Soccer Association all come to mind. but there are other providers as well. The abundance of oppor- tunities and all that accom- panies that, as well as the competitive nature of sport that is prominently featured in those environments may be at the root of distract- ing those involved to forget Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District Youth runners James Roehr and Zander Moha at a summer Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District beach run. what it’s all about. For some the value of competition and winning is supreme. Development, equality (in terms of playing time), sportsmanship and other potential values can take a back seat. Others may prioritize healthy outcomes, teamwork, and responsibil- ity or even (gasp!) fun. The best coaches seem to have the ability to help harmo- nize the values of the team while helping the individual members of the team have their goals met. From my perspective as a public servant work- ing in this fi eld, coupled with my avocation for offi - ciating and being a parent, I have observed these values, play out, sometimes with uncomfortable confl icts that directly oppose the idyllic nature of youth sport. I’ve seen children as young as 7 or 8 years old register a desire to throttle their opponent, which is one value (competition) com- ing to life. I’ve seen parents and coaches react poorly to poor play or offi ciating and lose sight of opportunities to teach and infl uence. For every negative experience there are dozens of positive ones. In the heat of the moment, it can be hard to maintain our values and not lose sight of why we want these experiences for the youth of our community. I encourage you to be mindful of what is the ulti- mate goal here: we want our youth to develop, to learn healthy skills that will enable them to be suc- cessful later in life. All the other objectives might be nice, but the true essence of sport simply put, is a vehi- cle which fosters human development. I’ve had countless con- versations with my children as they learn more about teamwork and responsibil- ity and I’d expect that just about every parent, grand- parent and coach has done the same. Sometimes there are hard lessons to learn about what it means to be part of a team and the need to occasionally sacrifi ce our own values and goals for that of the team or a vision by a coach for that team. As the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation Dis- trict works to expand our programming and sport opportunities available at the Sunset Recreation Cen- ter, we are working to facil- itate more opportunities for healthy sport, coupling those with the other off er- ings in our community. 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