回答{TSE}题： Voice Your Opinion：Change is Neededin Youth Sports Everywhere you look，you see kids bouncing a basketball or waving atennis racquet(网球拍)．And thesekids are getting younger and younger．In some countries，children can compete on basketball，baseball，and volleyball teams starting atage nine．__________ (46)And swimming and gymnastics classesbegin at age four，to prepare children for competition．It’s true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilledathletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams． __________ (47)This emphasis on competitionin sports is having serious negative effects． Children who get involved incompetitive sports at a young age often grow tired of their sport． Many parents pressure their kidsto choose one sport and devote all their time to it．__________ (48)But 66 percent of the youngathletes wanted to play more than one sport for fun．Anotherproblem is the pressure imposed by over—competitive parents and coaches．Children are not naturally competitive．In fact，a recent study by Paulo David found that most children don’t evenunderstand the idea of competition until they are seven years old．__________(49)The third，and biggest，problem for young athletes is the lack of time to do their homework，have fun，be with friends—in short，time to be kids．When they are forced tospend every afternoon at sports practice，they oftenstart to hate their chosen sport． A searchers found that 70 percentof kids who take part in competitive sports before the age of twelve quitbefore they turn eigh．__________(50)Excessivecompetitiveness took away all the enjoyment． Need to remember the purpose of youth sports’-to give kids a chance to havedeveloping strong，healthy bodies．