Sports are one of the best possible ways to learn outside of the classroom. Sports teach you accountability, teamwork and how to win and lose with class. A beautifuel thing about sports is that there is 1 winner and one loser, too often these days we don't want anyone to be upset, but in the world of sports you prepare your hardest and it doesn't always go your way. That then teaches you to come back hungrier and work harder to not have that feeling again. Teamwork plays both in the classroom and the real world, you have to get along with your teammates and do everything you can to help them because you all have a common goal. Sometimes you don't like your teammates, but you learn how to put that aside or the betterment of the team, that's exactly how it works in a company later in life. Finally, accountability, so much of sports comes outside of team practice, you have to work hard yourself, be on time, and pick up your weight. When you learn that your team relies on you you learn how to get the things you need to done. That's how the real world works, if you don't handle your business you are leaving someone else out to try. Sports also teach tough love, sometimes you mess up and you're going to get a stern talking to, the important thing to learn is that it is not a personal attack, and that you can move past it.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

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.
Read more
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...
Read more
The article talked a lot about the hyper masculinity of contact sports, and they argue that this contributes heavily to increased violence and identity. When an athletes' identity is entirely based in their sport, they begin to be shaped by the traits and imposed qualities that their sports hold to be true. For example, football players are seen as incredibly manly, strong, and dominating. These qualities are transferred from the field to the real world, and they can lead to behavior issues. If an athlete feels the need to display his masculinity at all times and get aggressive with anyone that appears to be diminishing or questioning their masculinity, it can lead to an increase in violence. These traits are taught on the field, but they need to be differentiated depending on the circumstance and location.
Read more