SPORT SHOULD BE EMPHASISED IN SCHOOLS

Sport is defined as a physical activity that every person can do to be sweating. Examples of sports are swimming, hiking, playing basketball, running, and so on. Some commented that sport should be emphasized in schools while others claimed that instead of sport, the academic performance of a student is the element to be prioritized in school. They commented that if a student is forced to juggle commitments, his or her academic performance may drop as being sporting might take focus away from studies. However, a person being unhealthy with a good result is not useful. Therefore, I agree that sport should be emphasized in schools because sport helps to promote unity, helps to curb social problems, and encourages a healthy lifestyle. Firstly, sport helps to promote unity among students. This is because when all students are having sport together, this will avoid one another being discriminated as team spirit has been promoted among them. The spirit of teamwork is needed to win a competition. For example, the student would team up and to win the basketball competition as this has promoted a sense of togetherness among them. Besides, having sport will also encourage students to develop collaborative skills, communication skills, and leadership in themselves. Team working is promoted when the players work together to win the competition. In addition, even the audiences are watching the game, unity would also foster between the competitors and the audiences. For instance, students from the same school might cheer their friends up when his or her friend is having a competition that opposes another school. Hence, when the sport is emphasized in school, it helps to promote unity among students. Secondly, if the sport is emphasized in school, it helps to curb social problems. This is due to students being able to spend their free time instead of loitering around the school. Having sport is one of the constructive ways to keep a student away from social problems. For example, a student is busying to attending his basketball practice to prepare for the basketball competition. He might not have time to engage in destructive behaviors such as smoking, loitering, having drugs, and so on. As he might feel his life have a purpose to be lived with and yet he feels his presence. Playing a sport does not only keep a person away from the social problem, it also boosts one’s confidence and gives one a sense of accomplishment when a person is achieving the goal in their sports performance. Therefore, the number of social problems in one community might decrease and benefits the whole community. Thirdly, having sport can encourage a healthy lifestyle. The reason is sport requires physical movement of the body as it is a physical activity. Exercise helps burn our fat and reduces body weight. To illustrate, sweat will be released through ducts in the skin when we exercise, sweating helps eliminate the body’s chemicals and kill the bacteria. On the other hand, exercise will increase blood flow and improve our mood. If the student exercise frequently, this will decrease the risk for him being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, lung disease, diabetes, and any other illness or disease. Having sport will release a student’s stress and boost his or her happiness. This is because exercise will cause the body to secrete a ‘happy’ hormone called endorphins, endorphins will trigger a positive feeling in the body and yet boost the student’s happiness. In nowadays, students are facing many challenges such as social anxiety, test anxiety, and high expectation from family and they soon become tense in life. In conclusion, having sport in our life brings a lot of advantages. So, I agree that school should emphasize sport among students as least student is taking part in sport nowadays. This is because sport helps to promote unity, helps to curb social problems, and encourages a healthy lifestyle. Health is wealthy and it should be prioritized in school more than one’s academic performance.