sport teaches children
1.
Some people think that sport teaches children how to compete, while
others believe that children learn teamwork. Discuss both views and give your
opinion.
For many people, sport is an embodiment of competition. In fact, almost all
sports events are aimed to figure out who is the fastest, the strongest or the
best at a particular activity. To illustrate, the success of any country that takes
part in the Olympic Games is measured by the number of trophies and medals its
athletes have won. Consequently, youngsters who play or do sports activities
are faced with a necessity to achieve success via competition.
However,
there are those who tend to believe that those children who participate in
athletic activities rather learn how to work in a team. Of course, there are
some games such as football and baseball that are played by teams that consist
of several people and those young people who play those games are by default
have to learn how to work together. Moreover, taking a closer look at any sport
would reveal that there is always a place for some teamwork. For instance,
even such a highly individualistic activity as running assumes that the
athletes exercise with other sportsmen and work with a coach that helps them to
be prepared for an impending competition. Thus, a sports person acquires
knowledge of how to be a part of a team.
Finally, it
seems that any sports activity requires the individuals who participate to have a desire to compete and a skill of working in a team. Of course, different
games demand a distinct proportion of both elements. For instance, box requires the fighters to be more competitive while playing basketball calls for
more team effort and less rivalry with each other.
To conclude,
sport as an activity that requires those who play to be
competitive and to know how to be a team player. The
proportions of these qualities will differ from sport to sport but both will be
always present.