Grant Lienhard

Eisner
2/1/24

PRECIS FOR: “Participation in Organized Sport to Improve and Prevent Adverse Developmental
Trajectories of at-risk Youth: A Systematic Review.”

In the article by Elizabeth Bengsten called, “Participation in Organized Sport to Improve and Prevent
Adverse Developmental Trajectories of at-risk Youth: A Systematic Review,” (2018) she suggests and
argues that through research, it is proven that structured youth sports programs are beneficial to the youth,
and although they aren’t as accessible to some, they are still very beneficial to at-risk children nationwide.

Elizabeth displays her thoughts through her extensive research, which although she doesn't get a direct
conclusion, she displays bountiful evidence that shows when accessible, structured youth sports are
directly beneficial to children around the country.

Using examples from other articles that have been written in the past about this topic, Elizabeth conveys
her points in such a way that uses these previous articles to prove or disprove her thoughts, which
productively proves the fact that youth sports are very beneficial to kids, and that they can put children on
a better life path.

This article is directing its information to the adults of young children nationwide who are not yet playing
sports, and in her very serious and informative tone, Elizabeth accurately displays the little drawbacks and
the massive pros of having kids participate in youth sports nationwide.

PRECIS FOR: “History and Evidence Show School Sports Help Students Win”

The article “History and Evidence Show School Sports Help Students Win” (2016) by Daniel H. Bowen
discusses and argues the fact that school sports are a good thing for the American youth, and it displays
the idea that school sports don’t only benefit kids physically, but also academically.

Daniel pushes this theory through his avid disapproval of other commonly thought of stereotypes for
school sports, like how people constantly assume that jocks are “dumb” or too focused on their respective
sport.

Daniel uses commonly thought of stereotypes in order to show how they can be misinterpreted, as he
precisely shoots them down in order to move his needle of the fact that school sports are very beneficial to
the youth in today's world.

It is fairly obvious that Daniel’s audience in this article is the common stereotyper who is constantly
trying to shoot down the idea that school sports are actually good for the youth, and in doing so he uses a
tone that is somewhat mocking stereotypes, but he also keeps the tone very serious and straight to the
point for the duration of the article.