Monday, February 29, 2016
Blog 4
The purpose of sports is a very complex question. I enjoyed playing volleyball in school. It taught me the value of teamwork, dedication, commitment. Sports provide these qualities and many others to players. Sports are for anyone at any age or skill level. They allow individuals to either participate or watch. Although, they allow young children to start early in life and grow in their interests and abilities. There are many benefits that can come from sports. I am able to use my own personal experiences to help me identify this. I started in volleyball as a capable player, but I did not have the opportunity to play for a traveling team to give me more experience. Despite this, I worked incredibly hard to be successful. However, this is where the negative side of playing sports came in for me. Volleyball soon became about how much money your parents could spend to buy the best equipment, clothing, and trainers to make you successful. I soon felt lost in a world that I had once felt apart of. This negativity ruined my enjoyment of the game and led me to quit playing. When I look back on my school experience, not continuing in volleyball is one of my biggest regrets. I loved the sport and still do, but the standards of today's high school athletics were too much for me. I did not have the money to keep up with these standards and intensity.
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I agree with you, playing sports has many great qualities. Your team becomes one big family that you count on to help you succeed. It sucks that sports have become so much about how much money you have because it's not about that at all. It doesn't help show how good you are at the sport.
ReplyDeleteI also played volleyball through out high school and it taught me valuable lessons I still use today. I was lucky enough to have played on a club team for six years, and I can honestly say volleyball was life for me. I never was told how much money my parents had spent on my volleyball career but I imagine it was a lot. But I don't think the amount of money spent ever ruined my enjoyment of the sport. Just because you play volleyball doesn't mean you're rich.
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