Sports at Primary Education Discussion 2022

Sports at Primary
Education
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Advantages..................................................................................................................................3
Disadvantages..............................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Sports are all form of physical activity that contributes to physical fitness, mental well-being
and social interaction (D'Elia, 2019). Primary education is the platform where children first get
introduced to sports and exercise. It is therefore very important to include sports and physical
activities into routines of primary level students in a right manner. Integrating sports at primary
education can instil in children a lifelong interest and love for sports and exercise.
MAIN BODY
Sports are often considered as double edge sword. It provides tremendous benefits to health
and on the other it may cause irreparable damage to health. Various advantages and
disadvantages of integrating sports at primary level are discussed below:
Advantages
Maintains Good Fitness Level- Sports can assist students to maintain good fitness level. In-
volvement in regular physical activity in the form of sports can help students to develop a correct
posture, to prevent formation of excess fat deposits and thus stay fit and healthy. They can also
maintain better balance by improving hand-eye and foot-eye co-ordination.
Enhanced Leadership Skills- Playing sports enhances the leadership skills and qualities.
This helps them in knowing how to lead a team in the school days can magnify leadership capa-
bilities and sharpen the decision making skills. Thus, such capabilities and skills contribute in de-
veloping a future leader.
More Social- Participating in sports builds a platform for sound social relationships (Felfe,
Lechner and Steinmayr, 2016). It makes easier to interact with all ages, make friends and respect
diversities with more open mindset. It helps them to come forward in all circumstances with
courage and never stay back for an opportunity. This helps them to know more about people of
society.
Enhance Discipline- Being involved in sports activities help students to enhance their disci-
pline. They learn discipline by following rules, obeying the orders of coach and respecting deci-
sions. This aids them to realize their full potential and goals, which are important factors in
achieving success. This makes them to perform each and every task in disciple manner.
Effective Time Management- Time management is the most crucial factor in the journey of
success. Being a sports person helps students to rationally divide the available time for aca-
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