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Introducing children to sports is very important. Sports is essential not only for the
physical fitness and growth of a child, but also for his mental growth. The importance of
sports in education can be gauged by the way it helps in inculcating values such as
dedication, discipline and responsibility in children, at the same time teaching them many
relevant life lessons. Even for adults, playing sports such as tennis or golf or the various
extreme sports, has its own set of advantages. Here is the importance of sports explained
in detail.
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Sports such as football or baseball involve lots of physical activities. Sports and exercises
help in strengthening and toning the muscles and bones in the body. In short, the
importance of sports for kids is that it keeps them in an excellent shape.
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hen children or adults plays team sports, be it cricket or hockey, they learn to work in
groups. They learn that if the team wins, they win and if the team loses, they lose. This
way they learn how to work in groups. Thus, the importance of sports for kids is that they
understand what is team spirit and thus, when they grow and actually start working, it
will help them immensely in building relationships with their co-workers, and also to work
in harmony with others.
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Sports makes people mentally strong. Success and failure are both parts of sports as well
as life. A sportsman knows that there will be times when he will win matches, there will
also be times when he will lose them. A sportsperson knows how to handle defeat and
thus, treats success and failure equally. This is an important life lesson too, which sports
can teach a person. Besides this, another importance of sports for children or for adults is
that it teaches them how to handle competition, and be fearless when facing the
adversaries.
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›hildren and adolescents ooze with physical energy. hen they are involved in sports, their
physical energies are used up in a constructive way. Teenage is such an impressionable age,
if adolescents are given free time they might get involved in wrong activities or may fall in
bad company or may also display anti-social behavior. Thus, the importance of sports in
society is that it keeps adolescents from becoming anti-social elements, who might
otherwise disturb the delicate fabric of society.
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?egularly indulging in sports helps in keeping the immune system strong and hence,
prevents any kind of disease from occurring. It also increases the appetite of the person.
Thus, sports promotes good health. ?ead more on healthy diet for athletes.
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Sports inculcates self confidence in a person. hen a child or a person excels in a
particular sports, he becomes very self confident. Sports inculcates discipline, dedication
and responsibility in a person, which he is able to apply in other areas of life as well. This
makes him achieve success in every sphere of life, thus, making him even more
confident.
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In sports, a person has to make quick decisions depending upon the situation that he is
in. Thus, a person who is involved in sports is able to make wise and quick decisions in
other areas of life as well.