Sports

Sport: n. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.

I think sports to a certain degree are fine, perhaps even beneficial. I think I've stated before that I believe a little bit of competitiveness brings out the good in people. In today's culture I think the amount of importance we place on sports has gotten out of hand however. I don't think sports should be a priority in one's life, but instead somewhere they can learn skills which they will apply to more practical applications. People can learn things such as teamwork and coordination from sports, both things which can have very practical applications both in survival and the work place.

While there are benefits to sports as I've previously exhibited I feel that more than the benefits are the drawbacks which come with a society who places such a high level of importance on games. I mean when a father gets mad at his own son for choosing not to play college football, even though he's good enough and would likely rise to be a star player in future years, because he'd rather focus on his studies, there's a major problem. Newsflash, the reason to go to college is to get an education, not to play a game.