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WomeninSPortsorder_130595_3404371.pptxGender Issues: Importance Sports Program for Women
Student’s Name
Institution
Demographics
Sunshine University is located in Michigan
It has a population of 10,547 students; 7,201 male and 3,346 female
1,897 students engage in different sports such as soccer, rugby, basketball, hockey, volleyball, tennis, and running among others
The sports are played at an unprofessional level
Sunshine university has a population of more than 10,500 students. There are more male than female students in the university. More than 1800 of the students engage in different sports such as soccer, basketball,rugby, and among others.
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Importance of keeping the women’s sports program
Sports are important for everybody that engages in them
Institutions should support sports programs for different reasons
Women need regular exercises as it is good for their bodies
It keeps them fit physically and mentally
Different sports have different benefits
It is important to have a female sports program in a learning institution because of the advantages associated with it. The program enables students to be physically fit and psychologically stable (Leeds, 2013).
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1. Healthy
Sports keep women healthy
Regular exercising reduces the risk of breast cancer
The disease affects 1 in 8 American women
Through sports, the risk is reduced by 60%
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women. One out of every 8 women in the United States suffers from breast cancer. Through sports the risk of breast cancer is reduced by up to 60%. This enables the female students to stay healthy (Smith, 2010).
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2. Improves confidence
Sports such as soccer improve confidence in women
It enables them to feel good about themselves
Their self-esteem is greatly boosted
It also enables them to effectively deal with depression
Sports also enable women to feel good about themselves. Is significantly boosts their self-esteem as well as confidence (Leeds, 2013). This is a form of inspiration and motivation for them to handle other duties and responsibilities effectively.
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3. Physical Fitness
Women are very much concerned about their body image
Sports help them to burn excess fat
They become physical fit
This also boosts their psychological health
Physical fitness is an essential element in everyday life. One of the best ways to achieve this is to engage in regular physical exercises. By investing in the women sports program, the women will benefit because it will help them to be physically fit and have a positive body image of themselves.
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Benefits to the institution
Sunshine University is also set to benefit form the women’s sports program
It will basically receive positive reviews for being gender sensitive
This will make it a choice for many female students
It will create a friendly environment for sports lovers
The institution also benefits in different ways through the women sports program. Despite the fact that they do not perform so well when they compete with others, the presence of the program in the school is beneficial especially from the perspective of an external stakeholder (O’Reilly & Cahn, 2007).
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1. Increased performance
Sports such as soccer have a positive impact on mental health
This helps students to concentrate in class
They will eventually perform better because they are relaxed
This is beneficial to the institution since it will attract more students
One of the major benefits of the sports program in the institution is improved performance. The impact on their mental health will help them to concentrate in class (Cabri, 2017). This will help them to improve in their class performance which will create a positive image of the institution.
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2. Discipline
All sports have instructions
The participants are trained to be obedient
This helps them to also obey school rules
It enables the school to breed highly disciplined students
It makes it easier for the institution to manage the students
Sports are about following instructions from the coach and those in charge. This assists the students to develop a culture of following instructions and being disciplined. It will give an easy time for the institution to manage the students because the sports department will be assisting to ensure the students are disciplined.
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3. Better Leadership
Sports have leadership positions such as the captain
It gives students a chance to learn leadership skills
The institution will end up breeding leaders who will apply their skills in the outside world
Sports also have areas of possibilities that the captain or the team manager. This ensures that the students are equipped with leadership skills that can be applicable outside the institution after completing their studies. It enables the institution to breed leaders that will be effective in the outside world. Many students will be interested to join such an institution.
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Conclusion
As much as the women do not perform well in sports, there are benefits in sports
Sports enable the to be healthy physically and mentally
They learn to follow instructions and be leaders
The institution also benefits through improved performance
Even when the students are not performing well in sports, it is important to have the program in place due to the other benefits associated with it (Cabri, 2017). The female students will benefit through improved health while the institution will benefit by producing leaders and disciplined citizens.
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References
Cabri, J. (2017). Sports Science Research and Technology Support. New York: Springer.
Leeds, M. (2013). Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
O’Reilly, J. & Cahn, S. (2007). Women and Sports in the United States. Boston: Northeastern University Press.
Smith, L. (2010). Sports Psychology. Hoboken: Wiley.
