My Fiancee and I got into a debate last week about what our kids will someday be involved in. I was a very involved kid. Not only did I play football, hockey, track, and even a little baseball, I was also heavily involved with choir. It was a bit awkward to stand in your football gear and sing the national anthem before taking the field, but it was a great experience.

The debate Jessi and I had was if they should play sports or not. Her opinion is she would rather have them focus on arts and expanding their mind. I don’t disagree with this at all, and before someone says it I’ll beat you to it: she’s not crazy or incorrect for thinking this way. I think if more kids did arts, regardless of which art, they would be better off in life. I think they should play sports as well as the arts because I feel it teaches you to toughen up, learn teamwork, and understand sacrifice. Jessi brought up that being in band, orchestra, or chorus teaches those things as well, which she is correct. I would only argue that running wind sprints and/or getting hit and hopping right back up after are valuable lessons only a sport can teach you.

I think my kids should do both sports and arts, Jessi could do without the sports. So my question to you all is if you could only have your kids play sports or arts, which would you choose? Please do not think of art as hippie painters, but singers and band members as well.