IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS...!
"Health is wealth." those who have understood it's importance will try to keep themselves fit. Apart from balanced diet, a sport is necessary for maintaining our health. If we do not play regularly, our body does not develop. Our body becomes weak. We may become a target for many diseases. A sport is necessary for maintaining our health and physical fitness.
Sports also inculcates good qualities in us. Involving oneself in competitive sports will encourage healthy competition. Team games inculcate leadership qualities and encourage co-operation among the players.
"All study and no play makes jack a dull boy." This proverb not only applies to jack but for all of us.
With this very thought in mind I helped my daughter choose a sport for herself. What she choose was skating. She started skating at an early age of 5 years and has continued since then. she loved being on the move.
I also had larger goals in mind when I took this step. Apart from personality development, I was also looking at her general fitness, proper growth, diet, ability to take failures and victories as a way of life and last but not the least the joy of representing the school, the state and the nation.
But, all this also has another side. Parental contribution which I must say is very vital. One parent needs to be with the child all the time through this journey called competitive sports, be it for practice sessions or for various events. Those parents who can manage this in term of time and money are the ones who encourage their child to pursue the sport till the end. Others who cannot cope with the stress quit the path midway.
All said and done, sports definitely plays an important role in our lives. If not for the competition at least one should pay for basic fitness.
-MRS. ANJALI KULKARNI
K.H.S. TEACHER
AND PARENT
