Essay On The Benefits Of Playing Basketball

I’m going to write on the opportunity costs about playing a sport in college. I play basketball and as you probably know it takes up much of your time, usually about six or seven months out of the nine we are in school. The big opportunities that I lose out on are studying more, joining clubs or sororities, getting to know more people outside of basketball and spending time with family. I also lose out on some sleep during these months because there are early mornings and late nights. I know I love playing basketball and there isn’t anything that I would trade for it, but I know it would be nice to have more time to study, hang out with friends and just be a normal student. I often think about what college would be like without playing a sport. Talking with and watching other people I learn that there is a huge difference between student-athletes and students. After one semester in the books, I’ve …show more content…
Playing basketball has given me the opportunity to make many new life- long friends, learn new life skills and it keeps me healthy and fit. The new people I’ve met playing basketball will be some of my best friends after college because I have formed a special bond between us. These people have such an impact on the life because I am constantly with them and have learned so much about them in a little amount of time. The life skills I’ve learned will help me tremendously in my future. I have learned how to manage my time better, how to communicate better with others and how to stay healthy. Keeping fit at our age is important for our future to help ourselves learn the healthy lifestyle now, so we can keep that lifestyle as we get older. I sometimes get the impression from other students that think that athletes only care about sports and don’t think about their education. Speaking for my basketball team that is not the case. We have to be a student first and an athlete