In student’s life, extracurricular activities empowers them to make their own active decisions and also help them to gain accurate experience, skills and confidence to lead them on the part of their future. It is truly considered that through participation in sports and different games, students learn co-operation, teamwork, leadership methods and time management. Games also help students by discovering their hidden talents, help them interact with different people and make them learn about many things outside their own environment. Well, they are also an easy and interesting way to learn appreciation for new different activities. There are some types of games like billiards, board and golf, etc which are considered recreational activities and they increase our mental, physical skills while enjoying the excitement of our shots. In real sense, games affect a person’s psychological state of mind which leads to excitement and brings out the feeling of one being proud for an accomplishment. It also increases our capabilities and guides us in developing a better understanding of ourselves.
Games are creative and mindful expressions of the human spirit which comes out through the creation of activity that has an entertaining, flexible, instructive and competing element. It explores and test people’s skills, efforts and invites them to develop new ways in managing the obstacles which stops them from attaining the games goal. Games are the positive experience which helps in the strengthening of our body and mind. Some games are also considered as structured activities like Cycling, Cricket, Swimming and Football, etc. which helps us to take active decisions and sharpens our thinking process.
Advantages of Games
Competition Factor: It generates healthy, fair and strong spirit of competition. It also affirms that positive competition is the best and active way of building a healthy competitive nature in a student’s life.
Discipline Factor: It makes the child more active, patient and disciplined.
Unity Factor: It teaches us about teamwork play, sense of belonging and selflessness and also it encourages us to play for team rather than for our personal accomplishment.
Strength Factor: It keeps our body in good shape and always gives strength to our physical fitness. It also tones up muscles and strengthens the bones of our body.
Confidence Factor: It boosts our morale when we perform and also when we excel towards particular skills. On the other hand it improves our self-esteem and body postures as well, which makes us feel more confident and determined.
Energy and Building Factor: It improves our body immune system which gives us good health and body. It also channels and maintains our physical and mental energy in a more strong, active and positive manner. It gives us lots of inspiration and energises our body.
Games and Sports gives us encouragement to face all the hard challenges of life, it provides us physical strength which is always needed for doing our work. Studies show that without games people usually become dull, boring, pessimistic and failures in life. There are different types of games and sports in life, but few of them are very much significant like running games – rugby, football, hockey and race, etc. which develops our agility power. Another is jumping games like; volleyball, badminton, basketball, etc. which increases our height and also reduce our weight. Well, both games are also an important part of education and help the students in the development of the physique and mind. Games teach us value of discipline and sportsmanship in life. It also helps in the development of our character and positive outlook. Well, syllabus of schools and colleges should be planned in such a manner that studies and games can be balanced for effective developing of the student’s personality.
Games have great and significant value in student’s life. It is truly believed that the foundations for good and successful life are laid in the school always. The sports field and medium of different games teaches many optimistic things to the student in life. It also develops strong physique, team spirit, valiant will-power, sportsmanship, cheerful nature, good sense of humour and positive attitude among students. Well, all these are important and useful traits of successful and meaningful life. All the students should study properly and diligently and still take part in games and sports to achieve an all-round and ideal personality in their life. In the field of sports a student learns etiquettes, manners, positive attitude and also the capacity to face victory and defeat in good spirit. This spirit gives an impartial and unbiased outlook in-front of all others.
Games play an important and valuable role in a student’s life. The essence of games in a student’s life is for providing them a creative environment which promotes their individuality, mental ability, thinking power and brings all hidden efforts into existence. Games always enhance the abilities and skills of children and develop their challenging spirits. It helps us in the development of healthy mind and fit body. It is observed that a healthy mind resides in a healthy body, so games should be practiced on a regular basis among all the students.
Games and Sports are a necessary part of education. The students can build their health in good shape by playing different games. It is rightly said that education without games is incomplete. It teaches us discipline, patience and sportsmanship. It also provides good excitement and enjoyment in the dull and boring life of students. The aim of education is all-round development of a complete personality of a person, so, physical aspect of a student should not be neglected. As we all know that development of mind and body are equally important in the way of good education. Games and Sports are an integral part of education that’s why without physical training, exercise and games- education will be incomplete. Along with education, games also prepare all of us to stand up and face all the hard challenges of life. While playing games, students inhale adequate oxygen, which increases blood circulation and enhances easy digestion.
Games and Sports teach the students how to co-operate with one another and achieve success in life. They develop our skills and abilities to get the best and maximum output from us. They also teach us values of obedience, manners and strict discipline. It is quite very important for all of us to follow all the rules and regulations of games because it helps us in becoming professionals, good leaders and disciplined citizens. It teaches us fair play and how to keep faith with equality and justice. They also enable us in a positive manner to take defeat and victory both in a cheerful and appreciating way in life. Games also provide us with the best use of our leisure time. They have proved to be boom and blessings for all students. Games also develop and promote patriotism and national integration.
It is the responsibility of schools and college administrations to train all the students in different games and sports from the level of primary education. It is a fact that books develop our minds, but games develop our bodies. Games and Sports are the best medium for achieving all the targets of education and health in schools and colleges. Rather than education, games also provide mental, physical, emotional and psychological development of an individual student. For bringing up a healthy spirit of competition among the students, for building up decision making skills and also to ensure all-round personality of a student- games and sports have been introduced and are applicable now in most schools and colleges.
Culled from Target Study.
