Sports are becoming life.  The common conversation includes classic icebreakers like: "Do you play any sports?" "What sports does your kid play?" "Who's your favorite team/player?"  It's fair to say just about everyone can relate to sports in some way. Whether you have experience or not, or the subject just doesn't appeal to you, there may be a relative or close friend that pulls you into their sports talks.  

 

Before children are able to participate and learn sports, they are thrown into the sports world as soon as they can shriek their first cry as a baby.  Proud parents dress their newborns in team-related onesies, wrap them in team-colored blankets and towels, paint and decorate the walls of the room, and put game balls in their cribs.  

 

Once these younglings are ready to walk, run, throw, catch, swim, and so on, their lives begin to change drastically.  They start to feel passion, pride, determination, and commitment.  For most young athletes, this feeling comes naturally.  For others, coaches and parents are big contributors.  

 

Passion and aggression are directly related.  If you're committed to acheiving your goal, it is easy to become angry if you fail.  That's where violence in sports comes in.  Following influence from parents, coaches, and professionals can alter the egos of our children.