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Answered
By Matt
Scoggin
May 22, 2009
I
think there are various reasons a parent should consider
placing their child in the sport of diving. First of all
diving is fun! It is a sport where the hard work involved
is actually just a lot of fun playing with gravity, bouncing,
flipping and twisting.
Compared
to a lot of other sports where you can burn out and the
sports become boring, diving is always a thrill. Almost
every dive you do feels just a little bit different. It
is fun! That is the main reason I would involve a child
in diving.
Another
big reason to consider is that it is SAFE. As far as I know,
in our competitive sport of diving in the USA, we have never
had a death or paralysis. It is difficult to name a sport
that can say that. While the parents' children are having
fun in a safe sport, they will learn how to challenge themselves,
overcome fear of something new, and learn how to compete
and how to handle failures and success. A great byproduct
of the sport is that it keeps you in great physical condition.
Compared
to a lot of other sports, diving is actually very inexpensive.
Your equipment involves a swimsuit and a chamois. The lessons
and coaching expenses are very reasonable compared to most
sports. The only expectations I would think parents should
have is that their children are having fun at a safe sport
that helps their kids stay in shape, and learn how to set
goals and go for their dreams.
Matt
Scoggin
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