Sports are an integral part of school life. It plays an equal importance in the holistic development of a child as any other extra -curricular activities and academics. Keeping this in mind, it becomes imperative that schools provide the right amount of encouragement to students to pursue different kinds of sports.
What makes Sports special?
Any kind of sport, be it indoor or outdoor, require discipline and concentration. Both these qualities are important in academics as well as in every facet of life. To be successful, one needs to be determined, be a go- getter, fight against the odds and be a quick decision maker. All these traits are sharpened, directly or indirectly, while playing a sport.
Role of the school to encourage Sports
It is the quality of a good sports teacher to identify students who have a knack for a particular sport. For some with quick reflexes, sports like badminton and table tennis would be more suitable, a student with high stamina will be more apt for athletics and gymnastics, whereas, someone with quick decision making and strategizing skills will do well in chess. Picking up on these traits and providing technique to talent is the role of a sports teacher.
What the school management as a whole needs to provide is good sports facilities in terms of space and equipments and above all, encouragement to participate in various local, national and international sports events. This builds a feeling of competitiveness among the children.
The management at St. Marys school, the top convent school in Kalyan, understands the importance participating in sports. The school has bagged the coveted award of No1. Budget private School in India (external link) keeping in mind the facilities it provides to its students.
Arya Gurukul group of schools have always kept sports at the forefront and given it as much importance as academics. This can be seen in their well -equipped sports facilities at each of their schools as well as their Khel Mela (external link) events of their preschool centres.