The Importance Of College Sports

Imagine a world where you cannot control your body movement. You cannot express yourself with gestures and you cannot move your hand to grab that last chip in the Pringles container. You have no control of your own body. This is what the world would be like without movement. It would almost be equivalent to being a robot. Someone else controls you, but you have no mental capacity to do it on your own. This would be a very boring and uneventful life. Movement is a very important thing to me. I express myself with my hands very frequently, as well as participate in club and intramural sports at my college. Not only do I use sports as a way to work out and stay in shape, but I also use them to show my commitment and express my passion. The question is, if there is a chance of injury or excess stress due to working out or increased body movement, why do people still do it? Most people play NCAA sports, club sports or intramurals in college just for the mere love and passion for the game. This shows a pledge and a true desire to improve and better …show more content…
After emailing and coordinating with the team captains, I was able to go and take photos at six different practices: jitsu, archery, table tennis, badminton, fencing and rock climbing. While these sports are very interesting and different from each other, I was still looking for something that showed the different body movements of sports in a more obscene way. I did more research and talked to classmates, when I was given the idea to go to a Parkour Gym and to go to the skate park at the Southbank. These are two ways of movement where the individual can add his/her own creativity and expression. These two sports are definitely different from the conventional club sport due to the ability to practice almost anywhere. All of these sports have a few things in common: movement, social aspects, passion and