subject: Extracurricular Activities: The Importance Of Sports [print this page] Among the extracurricular activities offered at educational institutions sports can be considered as the most popular. At the same time, it can be stated that placing too much emphasis on sports might result in that students start to ignore important curricular activities. Nevertheless, the importance of sports extracurricular activities are partially driven by the interest of the educational institution in promoting their programs. In that regard, the present article will provide an overview of the importance of sports extracurricular activities from the perspective of educational institutions.
Sports and Different Institutions
The diversity of sports programs in educational institutions is mostly influenced by investments that are aimed to providing those with various equipments, suitable for particular sports. On the other hand, the amount of investments can be connected with the success of the institution in popularizing specific sports. Popularization, in that regard, is based on the number of students enrolled in such extracurricular activities, achievements, and ranks among other institutions on the local and national levels. All of the latter might positively influence the reputation of a particular institution, leading to the media being interested in broadcasting sports events, which in turn might lead to additional sources of investments. Thus, it can be stated that such interest in sports extracurricular activities surpass the one of other activities in institutions.
Accordingly, such interest might coincide with that of students, where achievements in sports might provide good opportunities in education through scholarships, development of skills through professional sports. In that regard, it can be concluded that in case there is an interest of some students in sports, supported by ambitions, talent, and good physique, such extracurricular activity as sports might be a good opportunity for success, in both educational and professional fields. Such opportunity is not guaranteed, but definitely the chances are greater than those in other activities.
