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Learning Objective: Examine the role of sports in teaching lessons on diversity
Sports can be the ultimate teacher of life’s lessons. Sports bring people together from various backgrounds, regions, and financial levels, and this is nowhere more prevalent than at high school and college athletics and even top sporting events like the Super Bowl, the World Series, the World Cup, or the Olympics. During these times, a culturally diverse community is created where people are free to share their culture with other people. In this microcosm of society, participation in sports can teach us volumes about diversity and the way we respond to it. Sports are learning laboratories where we can discover a setting to learn about each other’s values and bridge social divisions.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
a. Understand the role that participation in sports teaches about the human spirit, cultural differences, and teamwork.
b. Address the stereotypes of cultural differences and successful teamwork.
c. Use sport analogies to build camaraderie and structure teams.
d. Help teams focus on what they have in common and put aside individual differences.
e. Apply lessons learned from sport teams’ working dynamics to everyday situations.