Sport against poverty

 

Do you like sports?

運動有什麼好處呢?

This article discusses how sports can positively impact the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. It highlights various projects around the world that utilize sports to improve mental health, challenge stereotypes, and provide hope for children facing adversity.

Surfing not only provides them with a thrilling experience but also helps improve their life chances by boosting their confidence and self-image.

Skateboarding is considered as a challenging sport that teaches important life skills such as resilience, determination, and goal setting.

Sports can make a significant difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth, providing them with opportunities, improving their self-esteem, and equipping them with essential life skills. 

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You have to fall off a skateboard quite a lot of times before you get better and it really helps children with things like goal setting, resilience and determination.

Like surfing, skateboarding is challenging and difficult. It requires effort.

We all know that sport is great for our health and if you’re talented it can make you rich. 

It is really quite challenging – it’s not an easy sport for anyone whether you’re young or old.

The concentration needed to surf makes the children’s other problems disappear - at least for a short time.