n huge hits, with Tiger winning everything in sight, andKobe leading the Lakers to their first NBA championship since the days of Magic Johnson.Sports helps children build self-esteem, loyalty, teamwork, and sportsmanship, invaluablelessons that can forever be implemented in the real world. It also helps gives a child social skillsthat he cannot possibly learn by reading a book, or spending hours in the classroom. Parents andcoaches are the only ones who can really mar a childs athletic experience. And as long they rootfor their child, not against the others, and do not let a child do what he does not want to do,everything will be okay. Sports are vital, something no kid should be without. Take it fromsomeone who knows....