SPORTS AND SOCIETY

 

Sports have appositive impact in students where by both high and middle school students who engage in sports activities are less likely to express hostility towards their classmates regardless of their race or ethnic groups. Sports gives students another social circle outside of school where they develop a sense of belonging and have great opportunity of creating new friends. Students in pursuit of sport activities are also more likely to join colleges compared to their counterparts. Sports demands a lot of teamwork in order to achieve a mutual goal of success. No team can succeed without working together regardless of how good individual players are. Proper communication is of key importance as well as learning to value the teamwork effectiveness. Young people therefore learns to appreciate and recognize the value of teamwork where each member contribution is of great significance, this aspect is better transferable in future where successful large corporations demands effective teamwork for workflow and success of such organizations . Student’s involvement in sports greatly influences and enhance a student academic aspirations, investments and achievements. Athletics are said to play a significant role in academic achievement where most athletics student are said to be best time managers. Students who participates in sports are more organized and motivated during games season in their efforts to balance both sport and academics. They tend to be more successful in completing their assignments as they are aware that they only have a limited time to do so.

Sports have the potential of promoting cognitive function. Adolescents and children participating in sport activities are said to have better concentration, more active brain function, higher self-esteem and better classroom behavior than their colleagues. Students who engage in sports activities have supportive relationships from teammates, coaches and encouragement from their parents which positively impacts to children self-esteem. They do not allow their self-esteem be determined by losing or winning but instead they chooses to focus on their enjoyment and efforts on the sports, they later transmit the same spirit in their academics. Exercises are said to stimulate the development of brain cells thus, Students who have higher physical fitness level are therefore said to perform better in school as those factors enhance their performance. Children who engage in sports activities have high level of discipline and re more likely to respect authority even in future compared to their counterparts. Sports are often guided by rules and regulations and players get penalized for going against the set rules. Therefore they develop the habit of always following the rules as disobeying would likely cost them as well as their team.

Sports activities enables children to develop the virtual of patience as games demands practice as a major strategy to achieve success as practice makes perfect and perfect requires patience. It takes time to achieve perfection thus children are able to learn a worthwhile lesson. Perfection on the other hands demands for dedication which goes hand in hand with discipline and total commitment. This trait leant in sports is transferred to many other aspects in life as children learns to dedicate their time and efforts in achieving better results and tend to apply the same in their studies as well as in other life situation as soon as they become adults.in relation to teamwork sports creates better platform to teach students and children on selflessness.in games players thinks what’s best for the overall team and not for individuals. Sports discourages ego and aims on cultivating what’s best for the team performance and morale. Students who engage in sports are also said to be more psychologically resilient. Sports revolves around failing and learning from the mistakes made, thus children who learns this skills earlier are more likely to succeed in future. Sports also provide a platform where students are able to come together in support for their school, regions when at regional levels as well as their country where school games reach at international levels. In efforts to gain a national pride students are united in international events thus promoting togetherness and unity among them.

In general the social and psychological benefits in pursuit of sports helps children and adolescents become well rounded mature adults. They help to build responsible citizens in terms of discipline as well as a unified nation. Sports also helps to build better students relations and delivers better understanding and respects for all students building a cohesive school community which translate into cohesive society. Sports also teaches the virtual of honesty and fairness and emphasizes on how significance it is to uphold the highest standards of respect. Through sports the students are able to learn that in order for the teams to remain peaceful, positive and productive upmost integrity must be upheld, thus are likely to practice the same life skill even in their community. Sports also play a significant role in handling some of social challenges face in schools as well as in society such as anti-social behaviors, social exclusion as well, as alcohol and drug substance misuse.