Personally I feel the more chumras you keep placing on kids today the more likely they will snap and run. I remember my cousin who is a chashuv Rav today in Eretz Yisroel with b”ah 15 children and over 50 grandchildren by now, was obsessed with Rocky and Bullwinkle as was most of his chevrah and that was the TvD graduating class of ’65.
Kids need an outlet, kids need exercise, kids need a break from learning so that they can absorb what they learned and come back fresh and refreshed to take in more. There is nothing treif about sports as long as they don’t get into the life and lifestyles of the players. There is nothing wrong with enjoying games or going to games or listening to games or even watching games as long as everything is done in moderation. We all know that one bowl of cholent is enough, more than that and there is going to be trouble.
I went to my son’s Yeshiva dinner and the Rosh thanked us all for coming (big crowd) knowing that there was a big game that night. At several intervals he himself announced the scores. So let’s remember that Yiddin darf zein b’simcha. And we can’t always be serious and have our noses in a sefer 24/7. We have to live a little too. Let’s appreciate ALL the good things Hashem has given us in moderation while understanding what as my father a”h used to say is “git fahr yiddin” or not.