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.

 Some emphasize that sport develops in our progeny a desire to compete. At the same time, there are those who state that our offspring are taught how to be team players. Below both statements will be discussed in detail.

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.

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