Experts have found out the benefits of team sports

Team sports like football or hockey reduce the risk of developing anxiety disorders and depression in children, but solo sports, on the contrary, increase this risk. These conclusions were made by scientists from the University of California, USA, writes Study Finds.

The study involved 11,000 children and adolescents aged 9 to 13 years. It turned out that those who played football or basketball were 20% less likely to suffer from depression compared to those who did not play sports.

In contrast, children who practiced solitary sports like gymnastics, wrestling, or tennis were 15% more likely to experience anxiety disorders than those who did not exercise.

When children are constantly in contact with their peers, this strengthens their social communication skills and maintains a sense of healthy competition, but individual sports increase stress levels, since the result here depends only on one person, the experts explained.

What are team sports?

• Basketball
• Football
• Handball
• Field hockey
• Hockey
• Rugby
• Volleyball
• Water polo
• Baseball
• Softball
• Synchronized swimming
• Hockey with a ball
• Baseball
• beach handball
• Beach Soccer
• Biteball
• cricket, etc.

Team sports suitable for children: football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, water polo, synchronized swimming, handball, rugby. For girls, water polo, volleyball and basketball are considered the most suitable from this group. In team sports, girls are usually given at the age of 11-13 years, boys - at 6-7 years old.

Experts note that such sports improve the functioning of the musculoskeletal system, also improve the functioning of the vestibular and visual apparatuses, the functioning of the nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, coordination of movements, and the eye. Speaking of their benefits, it should also be noted that this includes physical development, health promotion, character building, the formation of a healthy self-esteem, the skill of setting goals and achieving them, the skill of achieving results in useful ways, the skill of self-discipline, and the skill of planning. Interaction with each other.