Playing competitive sports can teach students manypositive social behaviours and life skills, but above all theyrealise that true competition is aboutworking on themselves.
Playing competitive sports can teach students manypositive social behaviours and life skills, but above all theyrealise that true competition is aboutworking on themselves.
Playing competitive sports can teach students manypositive social behaviours and life skills, but above all theyrealise that true competition is aboutworking on themselves.
Slamming her racquet on the floor and callingthe umpire a liarand a thief garnered world-wide attention for Serena Williams at this year’s US Open.Facing three code-of-conduct violations for illegal coaching, racquet abuse and verbally abusing a judge,totalling to apenalty of US$17,000 many have argued that the price she paid for her outburst cost her a lot more than the monetary fine.The incident has sinceopened a discussion about the importance and value of sportsmanship and accepting defeat or setbacks as part and parcel of life.
“Winning and losing is a basic fact of life,” Travis Washko, regional activities manager for Nord Anglia Education’s (NAE) international schools in China, said.
“Sport is one of the best ways to teach young people how to win and lose. Learning to be gracious and respectful[by experiencing both] is very important in life.”
Mr Washko, who recently helped set up an NAE regional Global Games football event for students under 14 years old, said
