17th October, 2022
Sports have always been viewed as a way to stay healthy. It is a very crucial part of a student’s growth and development. Playing sports teaches and develops skills such as teamwork, accountability, self-confidence, responsibility, and self-discipline. Sports in school help students face life challenges as it enhances their physical and mental abilities, helping them achieve their goals. The training in sports begins right from school and helps build mutual trust and corporation among the students from a very young age.
Many famous personalities who were very good in their studies and also secured good jobs decided to make a career in sports as they had a passion for it. Sportspersons like Shikha Pandey and Rahul Dravid had bachelor’s degrees in Accounts and Engineering, respectively.
When a student is engaged in sports, he learns teambuilding, cooperation, and bonds with the other team players. When a student plays a sport, a student must know that a sportsman needs to work in a team, building social relationships with other team players. Social connection is an essential parameter of life. It is important for an individual to have a social relationship as an individual living in a society and to live in a community that builds a social relationship with others. Playing sports and excelling in them will allow you to meet new people and have a social relationships with them. It helps you make a connection that may benefit you in some way or another.
Some games and sports are played in school but the most common sports we find in every school are team sports which are cricket, football, basketball, etc. all these games must be played in teamwork. These games teach leadership, team building, patience, discipline, failure, etc., and can only be learned if team sports are played regularly. Sports will always play a vital role in a student’s skill-building and personality development. Playing sports in school will build your personality and help in tea-building, which helps in the future during your employment.
Generally, students are not so good with academics but excel in sports. A career in Sports is a perfect option if you passionately and dedicatedly work hard for it. Cricketers like M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar are some famous sportsmen who made their careers in sports by playing every day for hours since childhood and working really hard. All those sportspeople had that passion and dedication to play and make a career out of it. Today they are the famous personalities an individual looks up to for motivation. Never force a child to study academics as that is not the only thing that will give him a bright future. If your child loves to play sports, encourage him to do that, and he can make a career. Numerous sports are played in India, and an Indian can play those sports and represent India at the International level. Those sports include cricket, badminton, kabaddi, tennis, and others.
By indulging a student in sport, a student can get the best exercise which helps in maintaining overall fitness. Playing sports for some time can get you proper health. Regularly playing sports can prevent chronic diseases, help develop a healthy heart and strong bones, and enhance lung function. Playing sports keeps you from getting weak and lazy and keeps you fit and healthy. Sports is a kind of activity that increases your self-esteem, builds good stamina, and is usually very effective when played from a very young age since a child has good grasping power. Sports help make the excellent health status of the country’s citizens, which contributes to a higher standard of living.
The responsibility falls on schools and educational institutions to introduce students to new sports in their early days. As a child spends maximum time in school, the school must encourage students to play sports. The school’s duty is not just limited to developing our minds with academics but also expanding our physical body with sports. Each student is stressed during schooldays as every child wants to perform best in academics. Sports help eliminate stress as sports improve a student’s mental, physical, and psychological development.
Sports can be a medicine to deal with stress without affecting the mental and physical health of the student. Stress usually leads to wrongdoing. Playing sports helps the student to release stress and makes a student stress and tension free. Paying for sports can remove the tension one has and can clear one’s mind.
A student needs to indulge in different physical activities while in school. A school must have a curriculum that has sports as a mandatory activity. Sport in a student’s life plays a vital role in shaping the body and mind of the student. It helps to build self-confidence and boost self-esteem.
Asia Pacific World School (APWS) is ranked 10th among the best International schools in Bangalore by the Time of India, which beliefs in a student-centric approach. Hence their CBSE curriculum provides each student with personalized attention. The school offers a curriculum and facilities of international standards, keeping the children’s needs in a highly competitive and fast-paced environment.
Physical Education is an integral part of the school program. APWS believes in developing the child’s physique through various indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Children from all grades enjoy playing football, basketball, and all other outdoor sports. Indoor games such as chess, snooker/billiards, and table tennis enhance the spirit of competitiveness in our children. It ensures all the sports offered to cater to various interests and development.
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