Question

Speech on life skills through sports promotion

Answer 1

The interest in life skills development through sport clearly exists today, with most contemporary sport organizations declaring “the social-emotional development” of their athletes to be one of their primary goals. However, up to this date, programs which directly aim at the personal development of athletes are predominantly executed in the USA and the UK. Thus it is of great importance to introduce this concept to other countries in which sport participation among youth, adolescents and adults is widespread. It is obvious that sport can serve as a powerful tool for teaching life skills to athletes as it is an activity in which it is the norm to practice skills.