Daily PUMA Column - Commentary by Alessandro Machi

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Reflecting on Team Sports and how they prepare us for our adult social interactions.

I have this nagging suspicion that being part of a team sport, and then being able to walk away from the game afterwards without either being indifferent to the experience, nor so passionate that one remains emotional about the outcome for far too long, can lead one to developing healthy relationships later on in life.

If a team sport has creaed an environment in which the players work with their teammates for the best result while caring about the outcome, yet once the game is over are able to move on, that person is setting themselves up for a lifetime worth of terrific social interactions.

It is quite the irony to think that something as nebulous as playing a team sport may actually have a huge impact later on in life when it comes to dealing with others in a variety of social situations, but I think there is a correlation.

2 comments:

1950 Democrat said...

Sarah Palin said something like that after losing the Nov 4 election. She said sports teach you to be a gracious winner and a gracious loser.

Hillary said she learned a lot by playing hardball with boys, though it wasn't the same thing.

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