Games and sports are of great value to students. Every should take a proper part in them.
First of all, out-door games and exercises are a recreation to students, they look forward to them eagerly every evening.
Secondly, these games make the body strong and fit. After a long day’s work in the classroom, pupils badly need games and physical exercises. Then only they can keep healthy.
Games like hockey, cricket and foot-ball develop pluck and courage in pupils. This will stand them in good stead in their later life.
All the games teach us self-control. They strengthen our will-power wonderfully.
Lastly, a spirit of sportsmanship is developed by games and sports. Pupils are trained to play fair. They have to keep the rules of the games at all times. They are taught to be generous to opponents, they accept defeats well.
Thus we see that games and sports are goods pre-parathions for life.