The statement "sports are an important context for the development of character" is true on the basis of character as being your own person and having your own personal opinions. Organized sports such as school sponsored teams help children build their characters. Whether these children achieve good characters, or what is considered by society as good character, is soley up to the individuals teaching the sport. What types of characteristics that sports promote will be …showed first 75 words of 760 total…

…showed last 75 words of 760 total…are not able to play to have fun they will only be playing to compete against each other. When children play sports it helps to develop their individual characters and moral beliefs. If I had not grown up playing sports I would be a different person than I am now. Sports have taught me to be self motivated and outgoing. Organized sports helped me to develop my character and helped me become my own person.