Question

Why many people are afraid of participating in competitive sports?

Answer 1

Many people are afraid of participating in competitive sports because sports involve a risk of injury. Injuries may range from simple bruises to serious fractures. Injuries can occur due to poor physical and mental conditioning, inadequate warm-up, faulty equipment, ill-maintained playgrounds or venues, ill-suited playing conditions, poor skill mechanics, lack of protective gear, incompetent officials and bad temperament of opponents. Children and inexperienced players are more likely to get injured than highly trained athletes. Therefore, the fear of getting injured may make many people dislike or avoid competitive sports.