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MODULE-2 Social Aspects
Dimension of Physical
Education and Yog 3) Explain the relation between sports and large social system.

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5) Explain the relationship between sports and small social system.

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7.2 SOCIAL DESCRIPTION OF SPORTS
Note

Come, let us try to see sports from the social eyes, the institutions of sports
believes sports as the great ‘melting pot’, a vehicle for providing equal opportunity
for participants of all races and nationalities, it reduces gender bias, improves
group cohesion among the small group of athletes or the entire team, create
leadership. The sports reflect what we believe about our society.

Group Cohesion through Sports
A Group which is a collection of two or more people for a common goal cannot
be better understood other than sports where players join, work and stay together
as a team for individual skills, co-active skills or interactive skills with defined
objectives. The sum of all the factors causing members of a group to stay in the
group or be attracted to the group are Group Cohesion and sports provide enough
reasons to keep people connected throughout with motivation and zeal. Therefore,
sports are also known as ‘Social Glue’ that binds people together.

Leadership is defined as a behavioural process that brings the potential in the
individual or group to set goals, leadership in sports can be individual or team
sport. In an individual sport the person leads himself setting his own goal. In the
team sport the leader has to accommodate the variety of individual style. In
physical education all are nurtured to be leader.

Sports Leadership Qualities
Set high standards

Assume responsibility
Demonstrate management skills

Encourage fair play
Team player

Honesty
Intelligence

Communicator and listener
Good motivator

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