reflecting on my INTERVEIW for the presentation

During my interveiw with a student athlete, I learned that participating in extra curricular activities, such as sports can help develop solutions to human social problems and challenges. Using skills to develop characteristics such as team work and leadership can train one to work well in society with others. Society could use more indivisuals with the understanding of how to be a leader and/or effective group memeber. In sports it is important to know your position and job with in the team. Determination and attitude are more skills that can be generated through students by studying sports. It has been said that athletics could negitivly effect students' grades, due to the time and energy it calls for. But on a diffrent outlook, with the GPA requirements, pressure to do well and expectaions from the coaches, athletics can be used as motivation for students to do well in their classes, knowing that with the lack of good grades, they can not do what they enjoy. But this is only the mental content of playing sports. On the physical side, development in athlets can be used in society and spread to others. When learning, playing or practicing a sport, there are many components that can be transferred into one's physical ability, like reflexes, health and stamina. These are things that we use in everyday society. Imagine the social awareness, situational awarness and toughness that can be bulit into a child if an athlete were to take the time to experience sports with him or her. As simple as it seems, it could possibly combat a social challenge. After this interveiw I veiwed sports in a more useful manner.