Understanding the relationship between sports and education

While many parents believe that participation in sports will enhance children’s learning capacity, some still believe that sports gets in the way of their children’s achievement.  Whether sports helps or distracts from achievement depends on the extent of children’s involvement and the type of experiences they have during their sporting activities.

Team sports can be particularly good in preparing children for collaborative learning. The role of a team sport coach is basically to train athletes at individual level for fitness and at team level so that they acquire the relevant team skills to eventually win as a team.