sports
Bianca Nieves
English
February 14, 2012 How sports effect society
I’m of two minds about Wilfred Sheed claim that sports play a positive role in society. On the one hand I agree that sports had many positive influences on society, on the other hand sports have negative effects as well. Sports can build one’s character and promote the virtues of honesty, respect, selfless teamwork, dedication and commitment to a greater cause. Over the past 150 years sports have tremendously changed. Sports play the fundamental role of shaping people into what they desire to be. Sports have evolved and effected society greatly through time.
Sports play many positives roles. “Sports teach, it’s in their nature. They teach fairness or cheating, teamwork or selfishness, compassion or coldness,” (p.498). The benefits from sports are significant. “A sports team is a tiny parliament operating on a war footing, and what holds it together and makes it work is much maligned cult of winning,”(p.505). Sports at its best, the pain of defeat is cleansing and instructive, a very good rehearsal for life. Sports also teach how to deal and comeback from loses. To succeed athletes must become part of the team by interacting with team mates and learning cooperation. Sheed explains the relationship between coaches and athletes, and the classroom and playing field. The tactics and respect an athlete gains from their coaches are reflected into their academic lives as well. Teachers felt sports increasingly interfered with other lessons that must be learned. “Yet sports don’t have to be the teachers enemy, at least the young athletes learned discipline from somewhere, and there are no harder workers, ‘’ (p.494). Athletes are trained to behave in a way to always perform to the best of their abilities, regardless of what hardships they may face. Student athletes apply what’s taught on the field to their lives. Sports also changed different society’s like Barbados. Introducing the game
English
February 14, 2012 How sports effect society
I’m of two minds about Wilfred Sheed claim that sports play a positive role in society. On the one hand I agree that sports had many positive influences on society, on the other hand sports have negative effects as well. Sports can build one’s character and promote the virtues of honesty, respect, selfless teamwork, dedication and commitment to a greater cause. Over the past 150 years sports have tremendously changed. Sports play the fundamental role of shaping people into what they desire to be. Sports have evolved and effected society greatly through time.
Sports play many positives roles. “Sports teach, it’s in their nature. They teach fairness or cheating, teamwork or selfishness, compassion or coldness,” (p.498). The benefits from sports are significant. “A sports team is a tiny parliament operating on a war footing, and what holds it together and makes it work is much maligned cult of winning,”(p.505). Sports at its best, the pain of defeat is cleansing and instructive, a very good rehearsal for life. Sports also teach how to deal and comeback from loses. To succeed athletes must become part of the team by interacting with team mates and learning cooperation. Sheed explains the relationship between coaches and athletes, and the classroom and playing field. The tactics and respect an athlete gains from their coaches are reflected into their academic lives as well. Teachers felt sports increasingly interfered with other lessons that must be learned. “Yet sports don’t have to be the teachers enemy, at least the young athletes learned discipline from somewhere, and there are no harder workers, ‘’ (p.494). Athletes are trained to behave in a way to always perform to the best of their abilities, regardless of what hardships they may face. Student athletes apply what’s taught on the field to their lives. Sports also changed different society’s like Barbados. Introducing the game