Sports themselves are not a negative impact on our culture and do not promote violence through “war-like” activities. Sure, sports and war have two sides opposite each other battling for victory on a field or open space somewhere, but the winner of the Super Bowl never gets to occupy the state of the losing team. Sports are competitions, two opposite sides try to outperform each other and gain points based on their performance. They do not promote “war” in the sense that they are not trying to kill each other. After every game they shake hands and often meet with each other to talk about personal topics like old friends. If sports were in any way like a war I’m sure the winning side would be a little less sportsmanlike to the men who are still alive for the opposing army. These men are all in it for business too; they get paid and will gladly switch teams if a better opportunity arises.
I don’t think sports try and promote violence, in most sports the violence is against the rules and all leagues will suspend players for certain amounts of games for being violent with other players. There are sports such as the National Football League and the National Hockey League that have contact and would be considered “violent”, but they don’t include violence with the intent to injure and opponent. Both sports require the players to wear helmets and pads to prevent them from sustaining injuries.
Sports are a positive influence on our culture and our society. They are taught to our children at an early age and help them develop skills they need for the rest of their lives. Sports teach people how important it is to work as a team and to put one hundred percent into any activity they begin. Discipline is another aspect of being in a sport; you learn to mentally be prepared for challenges and to develop a positive attitude in handling adversity. Children also get to learn the values of not only losing gracefully but winning honorably through the influence of positive sportsmanship.
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