Competition is a good way to prepare students for life. In this world rarely do individuals get ‘hand-outs’. Hard work, trying your best, taking responsibility and not giving up lead to achieving goals. We believe that people feel accomplishment from winning, however, we learn from losing. Losing isn’t fun, but it’s something that everyone experiences at some stage throughout their life. Losing at games or competitive sports obviously is not a goal but, if or when it occurs this can be used as a teaching method. A helpful tool to teach children in this situation is how to show empathy and cope with the experience of not always winning.

When students improve their skills and win the next time, they do so gracefully, in addition to this, they improve at their sport, as well as, being introduced to the concept of sportsmanship. Competition should always be healthy and positive. Teaching students to continually try even in situations where they find things difficult is imperative. Through a healthy, constructive and fun competition with others a student’s holistic development not only in their training but also in their life can be established.