Although, doing the best you can is important, I would not consider it to be the main purpose of sports. According to Joan Duda, the purpose of sport is broken down into seven categories: “sport should (a) teach the value of mastery and cooperation, (b) show people how to be physically active for life, (c) make good citizens, (d) make people competitive, (e) help individuals obtain a high status career, (f) enhance self-esteem, (g) show people how to get ahead and increase their social status” (Duda, 1989). These are all important factors of the purpose of sport; Personally, I think of sports as an outlet; to step away from reality and participate in an activity that you enjoy. This idea came into realization my junior year of high school.
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This was when I realized that sports was my outlet. It was the one place that was mine, where I felt like I could achieve anything; having that taken away from me was terribly hard. I had to decide who I wanted to be, what I wanted to do and if this was God’s calling for my life. My coach allowed me to continue to be a part of the team as a student coach. This was an amazing opportunity; I was able to get to know my coaches and teammates at a much more personal level than I could before; while playing, I cared more about myself than my coaches or teammates. This allowed me to grow as an individual, and help me decide who I wanted to be. Finally, I realized how much I took for granted. As a result, I was motivated to encourage others, help them to engage in sports and find their passion. I believe that sports can be an amazing thing, when played in a healthy manner. While being in college, I got involved with a community outreach; we partner with the Dream Center of Lakeland and go play and interact with the kids in that community. It is amazing the things some of these kids have to endue everyday, but when they get a football in their hands, they’re just any other ordinary kid. All the worries, fears, hardship slip away. Some of those kids believe that sports is their only way “out of the hood.” They use them as a motivation to be better than people perceive them to be; thinking of themselves as an athlete rather than a “hood
This was when I realized that sports was my outlet. It was the one place that was mine, where I felt like I could achieve anything; having that taken away from me was terribly hard. I had to decide who I wanted to be, what I wanted to do and if this was God’s calling for my life. My coach allowed me to continue to be a part of the team as a student coach. This was an amazing opportunity; I was able to get to know my coaches and teammates at a much more personal level than I could before; while playing, I cared more about myself than my coaches or teammates. This allowed me to grow as an individual, and help me decide who I wanted to be. Finally, I realized how much I took for granted. As a result, I was motivated to encourage others, help them to engage in sports and find their passion. I believe that sports can be an amazing thing, when played in a healthy manner. While being in college, I got involved with a community outreach; we partner with the Dream Center of Lakeland and go play and interact with the kids in that community. It is amazing the things some of these kids have to endue everyday, but when they get a football in their hands, they’re just any other ordinary kid. All the worries, fears, hardship slip away. Some of those kids believe that sports is their only way “out of the hood.” They use them as a motivation to be better than people perceive them to be; thinking of themselves as an athlete rather than a “hood