Many kids play sports, play football... But why do they decide to start playing? According to a research of Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University, these are the top 5 reasons kids play sports: 1. Kids like to play sports, because it gives them joy! = FUN 2. Kids like to do something they are good at. = FUN 3. They like to improve in what they know or can. = FUN You might wonder where is 'winning' here. It isn't there, because it's not the m