Final Senior Project

Sports Benefit People Who Suffer from Poverty
Sports benefit People Who Suffer from Poverty
Brian M. Brennan
Global Studies World Languages Academy
Tallwood High School

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Abstract
The purpose of this research paper is to show the importance of how
sports help children and people of poverty on a global scale. Sports help all
children socially, emotionally, physically, and academically develop. Studies
have shown that students playing sports are more likely to excel in
academics rather than the ones who stay out of sports. Brazil has
implemented sports programs in their roughest neighborhoods to encourage
participation in sports and to assist with academics. Professional athletes
are realizing the impact that their story can have on children living in
poverty. Some professional athletes have created programs to expose
children to sports in povern areas

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Table of Contents
Abstract Page 2
Limitations Page 4
Literature Review Pages 5-7
Introduction Page 7
Body Pages 8-16
Conclusion Page 16
Work Cited Pages 17-21

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Limitations
During this research essay the writer was limited to few sources and
only had three months to bring together all his findings. The researcher
cannot relate to his own opinion because he is an athlete and that would
make the paper biased. The researcher has also had friends that were born
into lower class homes who reached the professional level. The researcher is
limited to only certain communities in the world because not all the
communities in the world represent the research topic. Research is invalid in
North Korea because there are no sports available for the people.
The researcher was born and raised in Virginia Beach which is a part of
an immense region that values sports. Many athletes that play professional
sports have come from the Hampton Roads. The researcher will not
reference any local sources because of the biases. The researcher is not able
to compare the amount athletes who make it out of poverty to the athletes
who dont make it out because there is no way to count for the athletes who
dont make it out. The researcher also has a different view on sports than
the readers because he has come from an area which holds value on
athletics.
The researcher was limited to only two months two gather research
and one month to pull of his information together to form his essay. The
researcher was limited to only valid resources which were found either in the
Library or online. The researcher was not persuaded by any options

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suggested to them by other people. If any information from a website or
book was accumulated and put into the essay was in the citations. The
researcher was limited to use citation machine because other citation
creation websites such as easy bib cost money.
Literature Review
Throughout modern times, athletes have used sports as an easy
accessible tool to push themselves out of poverty. To fully comprehend why
sports can be a pathway out of poverty you truly need to understand what it
means to live a life under poverty. Minorities are two-and-half-times more
likely to spend childhood under poverty than of those of Caucasian race.
Therefore, most of the professional athletes that made it out of poverty were
more likely to be a minority rather than Caucasian. Sports are also a great
source of keeping people of poverty off the streets and reducing the likely
hood of them becoming a criminal. The film Hoop Dreams supplys
significant evidence that sports can be a great pathway out of poverty for
minorities. Joe Frazier, making it out of the slums of Northern Philadelphia or
Marshall Faulk getting out of the projects in New Orleans, sports have always
shown us that it can exchange a life of poverty to a life of fortune and fame.
Global Perspective: Homeless children in poor foreign countries also
rely on sports as a way out of poverty. Some of the worlds roughest and
poorest neighborhoods are in Brazil. For the children living in the
neighborhoods soccer is the only option for escaping poverty and violence.
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The children of Brazil dont have access to any other sports; however, the
other sports are over looked by soccer because of how popular it is. There
are no high school or college soccer programs, all the talent these kids
develop are all brewed on the street. Once the school days end the schools
clear out and the soccer plazas fill up. A Brazilian star player Adriano
Ribeiro, who was once one of the kids who lived in the lower-class
neighborhoods, has become a hero to all the Brazilian children after scoring
four goals in the first two games of the world cup tournament.
Sports builds character: Everyone knows that sports benefit
children physically but what most people dont realize is how it benefits them
socially. Sports are how children establish their identity, especially if they
excel at a sport at young age and gain a passion from the sport. Sports
increase childrens social intelligence because it teaches children how to
compete with other children while maintaining their composure. Sports
teach children how to be magnanimous in victory and gracious in defeat
which increases their level of maturity. Learning how to combine
competitiveness with integrity will help children acquire significant and
strenuous friendships. Sports also teach children how to play fairly and this
will help them in the future by gaining respect from other adults because of
their honesty. Sports are important even when children are in the pre-school
stage because it increases their motor skills. Parents need to help their
children by supporting them at their sporting events and by ensuring that

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they are enjoying the sport they are playing. If children dont enjoy the sport
they are playing it could have a reverse effect and negatively affect them.
Positive way of relieving stress: Poverty causes a lot of stress and
a student center resolved on the idea that Sports is a safe way to relieve
stress. Three new sports programs were recently begun at the Alfa y Omega
Student Center in Nicaragua. The center director said that the purpose of
the teams is to keep children healthy, to help them relate with one another,
to discover their talents, and to make good use of their free time. With
sports and reading activities children were easily kept busy, a lot of the
children had challenged each other with group competitions. This let the
children be open minded and taught them how to interact with other
children. The centers staff says that it has been a positive experience.
Those who didn't like sports are now enjoying them as they see how other
children are also interested and dedicated to it. These sports are important
because they give children energy, it makes them feel important and gives
them something to look forward too every day. Without the center a lot of
children living in the area would have no daily motive and would have never
found their passion. The center director finishes with the community
speaks well of the center because they have seen we are here for the
children to give them moral and spiritual support at any time they need it."
Example of professional who came from poverty: Knowshon
Moreno who competed in the NFL for 6 years also had to overcome a tough
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childhood and he became one of the most versatile backs in the NFL.
Knowshon Moreno grew up in poverty when his parents split up. He bounced
around various homeless shelters as a child with his father in New York City.
If it wasnt for some of his family in New Jersey who took him in, he would
have never had a chance to play the game. Once he moved he got into
organized football and his career went up hill from there. He had two
tremendous years at the University of Georgia then he was selected twelfth
overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. Moreno said if it wasnt for my grandma who
took me out of a horrific situation and put me in a better one, I mightve not
been alive today. Knowshon knows thinks of his family before every kickoff
and all the other things he had to go through to get to where hes at to get
his mind ready to settle for nothing but his best.
Introduction
Without inspiration, every realistic goal becomes impossible to
achieve. Many of the worlds greatest athletes came from low income
families. Most of the athletes wouldnt have made it to where they are today
if it wasnt for their rough past the athletes born into poverty saw
professional sports as the only way out. Growing up under in poverty is what
motivated these athletes every day to drive themselves to their potential
and if it wasnt for the inspiration they would never have the drive to excel in
something. Sports serves as a ladder out of poverty for homeless children.

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Fans of sports do not realize how hard it is to become a professional
athlete, to make it to the highest level requires vigorous amounts of work.
The fans and bystanders watching sporting events dont know every athlete
back story. Only a minimal number of athletes can endure the grit of the
work that is required during the process of becoming a professional athlete.
Suffering from poverty can inject people with pain and agony. Athletes who
have fought through poverty can fight through adversities and become
immune to the grit that they face in their athletic career. Sports teach
homeless children how to compete and fight through loses, losing is just like
having a bad day you just need to keep your head up and keep fighting.
Being homeless is mentally tough on a person because it causes a lot
of stress and anxiety. Sports stand as a way for homeless people to take
their mind of off their life and just have a good time doing something they
love. Even the homeless athletes who didnt make it professional in their
sport learn a lot from competing. Sports build character and strengthen
childrens social skills such as respect, accountability, discipline, and hard
work. In todays world, these skills are necessities and are required for many
jobs.
Body
Sports teach children many things about life and it has a huge
impact on their character. Many children start life at a disadvantage because
they were born into poverty but there are many ways that they can change
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their life. Sports is the smoothest transition into defeating poverty because
it builds character and teaches children about basic life essentials. It
provides one of the best opportunities for children to encounter rules and
social values. Children learn essential skills and values such as tolerance,
fairness, responsibility, being a team member, and self-control. Sport
provides the opportunity for children to acquire an appreciation for an active
lifestyle and develop a positive self-image. Sports also develop social skills
of managing success, disappointment, and learning respect for others. Many
people believe that coaches teach their players that winning is the only thing
that matters. If winning is the only thing that matters why does every team
shake hands after games or take a knee when an opponent is injured?
Sports are meant to bring teammates together and overcome the other
team. Sports define the need to get along well with others and be accepted
as part of a team (Robbins). Sports teach children life skills such as being
on time, accountable, responsible, and mature. Many kids that suffer from
poverty do not have the opportunity to learn from their parents because they
are working to supports their family. Coaches can play an integral role in
teaching their athletes life lessons.
Sports help children with their social and physical development.
We are finding that individual students who participate in sports are less
likely to be hostile or antagonistic toward other students regardless of their
race or ethnicity, (Rhodes) said Jomills Braddock II, director of the University
of Miami's Center for Research on Sport in Society. Sports are a way for
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children to get the exercise they need to grow. Sports and exercise is
important at the pre-school stage because it increases their motor skills.
Before the age of six, exercise include age appropriate activities such as tag
or keep away because they are simple games to learn which teach the basic
concepts of interacting with others. After the age of six, structured sports,
like basketball and soccer, are a place where children start to learn more
complex rules. Sports are where many children establish their identity,
especially if they excel at a sport at young age and gain a passion from the
sport. Sports teach children how to interact with other and help create
friendships. In many cases, children living in poverty lack the opportunity to
be able to participate in sports.
Since physical activity is beneficial to children we need to have
programs where all children can participate. The Alfa y Omega Student
Center in Nicaragua recently began multiple sports programs. The center
director said that the purpose of the teams is to keep children healthy, to
help them relate with one another, to discover their talents, and to make
good use of their free time (How Do Sports Help). There are many
competitions held in the center because of available opportunities such as
reading activities and sports. This is a good way how to teach children how
to lose and win, the centers staff says that it has been a positive experience.
Those who didn't like sports are now enjoying them as they see how other
children are also interested and dedicated to it. These sports are important
because they make children feel important and it gives them something to
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look forward to every day. The center director last comment was the
community speaks well of the center because they have seen we are here
for the children to give them moral and spiritual support at any time they
need it" (How Do Sports Help).
Many athletes give back to their community because they know
children in their community have the same dream as them and they want to
help them succeed. Rahul Pol first struggled with addiction while he was
living on the streets but he fought through the struggle with the help of
sports. This has led him to start an organization that is dedicated to using
sports to help young addicts. In Mexico, a program has been implemented to
teach healthy habits for children in vulnerable communities. Some of the
worlds roughest and poorest neighborhoods are in Brazil. In Brazil, they
have devised numerous programs that successfully integrate sports and
education. The program Rio fit for the Olympic' allows districts with low
educational test scores access free recreational activities that are led by
experienced coaches. A new public sports facility provides low-income
students who have exceptional sports skills with quality sports training
equipment. For the children living in the neighborhoods soccer is the only
option for escaping poverty and violence. There are no high school or
college soccer programs, children develop their talents in the soccer plazas.
Once the school days end the schools clear out and the soccer plazas fill up.
A Brazilian star player Adriano Ribeiro, who was once one of the kids who
lived in the lower-class neighborhoods, has become a hero to all the Brazilian
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children after scoring four goals in the first two games of the world cup
tournament. He has also held various soccer camps in areas that contain a
lot of poverty and has gave many children the chance to display their talent.
Hoop Dreams is a movie that shows significant evidence that sports
can be a great pathway out of poverty for minorities. Since sports were
born, athletes have always used sports as an easy accessible tool to help
themselves out of poverty. The film documents the life and struggles of
Arthur Agee and William Gates. They both grew up in the violent streets of
North Side Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s. William lived in the Cabrini-
Green public housing projects and Arthur lived in the crime ridden West
Garfield Park. This film helps people realize that sports can switch someone
who has a life under poverty to a life of fame and fortune. To fully
understand why sports can be a pathway out of poverty, first you need to
truly understand what it means to live a life under poverty. Minorities are
two-and-half-times more likely to spend childhood under poverty than of
those of Caucasian race. Sports are also a great source of keeping them off
the streets and reducing the likely hood of them becoming a criminal.
Sports benefit children in many ways but can have a significant
positive affect on childrens academic performances. A study of middle
school students by the American College of Sports Medicine discovered that
students who performed best on fitness tests also performed thirty percent
higher academically than less fit students. The athletic test was based off
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aerobic capacity, abdominal strength, upper body strength, and flexibility.
The athletes academics were based off the grades they received in all their
classes within the same year they completed the athletic tests. Their grades
in school have also been proven to increase the longer they continue to be
physically active. Sports provide students with skills which carry over into
the classroom such as time management and organizational skills. These
skills help students to perform higher academically. Howell Wechsler,
director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health for the Centers for
Disease Control, reviewed 50 studies that examined the effect of school-
based physical activity on academic performance and discovered that half of
the studies showed positive associations and virtually none of the research
demonstrated any negative impact (Bliss). This study shows evidence of
how being active will not only help childrens overall development.
Children who are active in school sports are healthier and are more
confident in themselves and children who are not active in school sports tend
to be more obese. When children are involved in school sports, it provides
children with a sense of belonging. In every school system throughout the
United States there is a minimal grade point average needed to be able to
play on a sports teams. This requires the children to maintain their focus in
school so they can ensure themselves the opportunity to compete with their
team.
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"We are finding that individual students who participate in sports
are less likely to be hostile or antagonistic toward other students regardless
of their race or ethnicity" (Sports have Positive Effect). A national study has
proven that students who participate in sports are more likely to graduate
compared to someone who doesnt participate in sports. Many students in
America often lose interest in academics and the thought of dropping out
often pops into the heads of those kids who participate in sports. The
students in school who dont participate in school athletics have a greater
chance to not graduate because they have no motive to. They see
themselves in the future in the same place even if they do or do not
graduate from high school. Without sports many students wont find the
motivation they need to stay focused and diligent to attain good grades in
school. Athletic competition does not make a student smarter, the authors
argue that the lessons learned in athletics, combined with the knowledge
that they must do well in school to participate, improves students
persistence and chances for success (Lawrence).
Lebron James a professional basketball player from Akron, Ohio
dealt with poverty for most of his childhood. His mother struggled paying
her rent and she knew she need to keep Lebron of the violent streets.
Lebron spent most of his elementary school life moving apartment to
apartment. The Walkers took him in fourth grade for 18 months then made
an agreement with Lebrons mother to help her pay the rent. Lebron had
every excuse to enter the streets but when he learned about the games
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Basketball and Football his life changed. He gained a passion for both sports
and they taught him a lot about character, accountability, and it is also
where he found his role models. Lebron said I was not supposed to be here
(Deans) after he won his second NBA championship.
During football games when athletes make good plays, the
spectators do not know the athletes background. Tyrann Mathieu, Dez
Bryant, and Michael Oher are NFL players who had to overcome poverty to
become successful. For example, Tyrann Mathieus life changed the day his
aunt and uncle decided to adopt him. His father was in jail most of his life.
He didnt have much contact with his mother, so his grandmother took him
in. Unfortunately, his grandmother died when he was very young. He had
nowhere else to go when his aunt and uncle took him in. They protected him
from his fathers violent past. Tyrann learned from his aunt and uncle what a
loving family looked like. His cousins become his brothers and sisters. He
played football and other sports with them which led to him playing in high
school, college, and professional. Mathieu, who was named a Heisman
Trophy finalist and won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the country's top
defensive player as a sophomore, said his troubled childhood helped him
become the player he is today (Schlabach).
According to an ex-scout, Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant's
background was the worst he had seen coming into the league (Schwab).
Dez Bryant didnt have a stable life and got into trouble most of his life. His
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mother gave birth to him when she was 14 years old. She was also in jail
some of his childhood where he had live with other people. Dez learned to
steal and take what do needed to survive his life in poverty. Dez never
learned how to be responsible or how to value his life including his playing
talent. He almost threw his career away with his behavior; however, the
Cowboys football coach took him on. The team gave him boundaries which
he had to live within. They also gave him a curfew and a security guard.
They helped him to change to his life and to turn it around.
The Blind Side is another great example because Michael Ohers life
was out of control and, he didnt have much potential until he found people
that looked out for him and cared for him. Before Michael Oher was looked
after by the Tuohys, he was living a horrific life in severe poverty. He never
participated in organized sports and he also did not value his education.
When the Tuohy family first met him, they took care of his basic needs and
while doing so they found a hidden talent. They put him on the schools
football team and he turned out to be a heavily recruited by many division
one college and universities. He still had trouble in school; however, his
grades improved significantly when he started football with the help of a
tutor. Michael turned out to be a great player in the NFL and the Tuohy
family set him up to be able to make something out himself after college.
Just imagine where he would be now if he would of never ran into the Tuohy
family. He would have never found his hidden talent on the field and he also
never would have received a valuable education. Football was the reason
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why he worked. Without the Tuohy family, he would just be another person
on the side of the streets suffering from poverty.
Sports not only help men with the stress of poverty but sports have
also bettered the life of women. There is an organization that has been
working in 20 countries to empower women through sports, the name of the
organization is Women Win. Women Win believes that if women compete in
athletic they can be respected equally as men in lesser developed countries.
When you give girls a safe place to play, they learn things like teamwork
and communication, and they learn to set goals by themselves or with a
team (Bellomy). Women Win is showing that women under poverty also
learn from sports by learning how to set goals, communicate, and work
together. For girls and women in developing countries, famous female
athletes are role models. In many developing countries women are
discriminated and by viewing womens capability in sports can decrease the
discrimination. When women gain respect because of their athletic abilities,
they are seen more equal to men so this allows them to receive the same
education. Women are often looked down upon by men in developing
countries and sports is a great way to gain their respect.
Conclusion
Sports significantly increase the chances for young children to climb
out of poverty and become a successful person. Sports teach children
important life lessons which builds character and sets them up for success in
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their future. Sports teach children life skills such as being on time,
accountability, and responsibility. Sports provide one of the best
opportunities for children to encounter rules and social values. Sports
provides the opportunity for children to acquire appreciation for an active
lifestyle and develops a positive self-image.
Sports help children with their physical and social development. Sports
teach children how to interact with others and create friendships while
establishing their identity. Sports help children find motivation for academics
and makes them see the benefits of education. The children that participate
in sports learn management and organizational skills that carries over to the
classroom. Without inspiration, every realistic goal becomes impossible,
sports are a great source for children to find motivation.
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Sports benefit People Who Suffer from Poverty

Global Studies World Languages Academy

Tallwood High School

The purpose of this research paper is to show the importance of how

children socially, emotionally, physically, and academically develop. Studies

implemented sports programs in their roughest neighborhoods to encourage

participation in sports and to assist with academics. Professional athletes

poverty. Some professional athletes have created programs to expose

children to sports in povern areas

Literature Review Pages 5-7

Body Pages 8-16

Work Cited Pages 17-21

communities in the world represent the research topic. Research is invalid in

Library or online. The researcher was not persuaded by any options

suggested to them by other people. If any information from a website or

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Throughout modern times, athletes have used sports as an easy

accessible tool to push themselves out of poverty. To fully comprehend why

means to live a life under poverty. Minorities are two-and-half-times more

likely to spend childhood under poverty than of those of Caucasian race.

hood of them becoming a criminal. The film Hoop Dreams supplys

minorities. Joe Frazier, making it out of the slums of Northern Philadelphia or

Global Perspective: Homeless children in poor foreign countries also

poorest neighborhoods are in Brazil. For the children living in the

Sports builds character: Everyone knows that sports benefit

increase childrens social intelligence because it teaches children how to

compete with other children while maintaining their composure. Sports

teach children how to be magnanimous in victory and gracious in defeat

which increases their level of maturity. Learning how to combine

competitiveness with integrity will help children acquire significant and

children by supporting them at their sporting events and by ensuring that

Positive way of relieving stress: Poverty causes a lot of stress and

Example of professional who came from poverty: Knowshon

tremendous years at the University of Georgia then he was selected twelfth

his mind ready to settle for nothing but his best.

Without inspiration, every realistic goal becomes impossible to

motivated these athletes every day to drive themselves to their potential

something. Sports serves as a ladder out of poverty for homeless children.

Fans of sports do not realize how hard it is to become a professional

athlete, to make it to the highest level requires vigorous amounts of work.

work that is required during the process of becoming a professional athlete.

Being homeless is mentally tough on a person because it causes a lot

childrens social skills such as respect, accountability, discipline, and hard

impact on their character. Many children start life at a disadvantage because

it builds character and teaches children about basic life essentials. It

fairness, responsibility, being a team member, and self-control. Sport

provides the opportunity for children to acquire an appreciation for an active

of managing success, disappointment, and learning respect for others. Many

shake hands after games or take a knee when an opponent is injured?

teaching their athletes life lessons.

Sports help children with their social and physical development.

likely to be hostile or antagonistic toward other students regardless of their

important at the pre-school stage because it increases their motor skills.

friendships. In many cases, children living in poverty lack the opportunity to

be able to participate in sports.

Since physical activity is beneficial to children we need to have

Center in Nicaragua recently began multiple sports programs. The center

competitions held in the center because of available opportunities such as

need it" (How Do Sports Help).

Many athletes give back to their community because they know

sports to help young addicts. In Mexico, a program has been implemented to