Using Team Sport to Teach Values to Students
Team sport can be an excellent tool for educators to use to teach students valuable lessons on discipline, mental toughness, cooperation with others and the satisfaction of achieving personal goals. These are skills that students can carry with them into their adult life.
In the United States, there are a wide variety of team sports, ranging from the popular American Football and Baseball to more niche sports like ice hockey and soccer. These are popular spectator sports, which draw big crowds and generate huge television viewership.
Basketball: The Most Popular Team Sport in America
There are millions of Americans who play basketball, making it the most popular team sport. This sport requires constant communication, dedication to learning plays, and trust in your teammates to succeed.
Cheerleading: Involving anywhere from five to 35 athletes, cheerleading is an intensely competitive sport that requires a strong sense of reliance on teammates. If one member is slacking or distracted, the whole team could fall apart.
Rowing: Involving two to nine people in a boat, rowing is a team sport that also requires coordination and conditioning from all members of the crew.
College Sports: In the United States, colleges often have a competitive sports program that draws similar numbers of spectators to professional teams. This program is a major source of revenue for upper-tier universities, and it allows lesser-known institutions to maintain a competitive athletic program without the large financial commitments that come with maintaining a professional team.
