Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes. ~It only encourages competition, and competition is bad.
~How is sport compatible with loving my neighbor and compassion?
~Kids get injured a lot, and those injuries linger all through adulthood.
~Coaches are often petty tyrants.
~Parents can’t handle themselves in the stands.
~Kids are often pushed into sports against their will.
~Sports foists a premature seriousness onto life.
~Organized sports displace random play and pick-up games.
~There’s too much emphasis on winning.
~It discourages kids from inventing their own games.
~It’s expensive.
~It’s time-consuming for the parents, especially of multiple children.
~What happens when a kid isn’t very good?
~Doesn’t the Bible seem to take a fairly dim view of putting numbers on people?
~Show me where kids play soccer, football, or tee-ball in the Bible?
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