I like what Aakash said about sports challenging students to achieve a higher standard. In my experience, I have learned how to work extremely hard to achieve a certain standard. Especially in the sport of running, what you put in determines your result. If you log 100 miles a week, you will very likely improve and become more competitive, but if you don't put in effort, your performance will suffer. This dedication spills into other aspects of life and teaches me to be dedicated in what I do. This applies to other sports like football where adding the extra reps and extra weight and film all improves the athletes game. Sports also provide an exciting realm to promote this kind of learning, so it is beneficial to continue using sports for this reason.
Like Cameron said, sports do teach a lot of valuable life skills that are extremely important in life. This makes sports an important aspect in our schools. It provides yet another outlet to learn life skills in a way that many people can relate to. It is important to understand the tough love, but there is a difference between conflicts on the field and off the field. A player needs to understand the difference between these two spheres or it will lead to off the field violence. It is important to know which aspects of the hidden sports curriculum applies to all aspects of life and which are limited to the playing field. For example, being aggressive in a football game is extremely valuable, but in the outside world, it is important to understand when being aggressive is acceptable. In the article, it seems that there seems to be a disconnect between the players understanding this difference. There is also the team aspect that drives aggression and violence. Those players that had fri...
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