Sport as Life Skills Education

 

A key phrase used by coaches an parents is that sport is "an extension of the classroom."  That is, they believe student-athletes should be learning life lessons through sport.  84% of the student-athletes agreed that they are learning life skills through their sport participation that will apply to life beyond athletics.  Focus group participants said they saw sport as a "microcosm of the real world" in which student athletes are able to learn life skills in a controlled athletic environment and apply these skills to other real life contexts.

 

Life skills learned through sport:

 

 Hard work

 dedication

 preparation

 integrity

 discipline

 respect

 teamwork

 responsibility

 sportsmanship

 time management

 ability to deal with adversity

 communication skills

 goal setting

 competitiveness