Making Friends Through Sports

I have decided to further my research of Intramural sports. The article I’m writing about is “Making Friends Through Sports” and is found at friendship.about.com. The article was written by Cherie Burbach.

The article starts off by telling a few reasons why sports teams are a great place to meet and connect to new people. One good reason is that sports help create friendships because you have to trust your teammates. Your teammates have your back on the field and can carry over in your everyday lives. Joining a sports team automatically connects you with your teammates because you share a point of interest in that certain point. Sports provide a very beneficial social boost to those who have a hard time creating friends. Being a new student can be really tough, but Cherie says that joining a sports team can provide that immediate sense of belonging that many new students don’t experience for awhile. The article then goes on to talk about sports for adults, but because of my research only focusing on young adults and college intramurals, I’ll leave that section for you to read about if you wish.

The article does a pretty good job of telling how easy it is to make friends within sports and how you can create a trust with these friends. I like how the article has different examples of how friends are made through sports. I want to know how it is that sports help students who aren't very social to make friends. Is the lone factor that you’re on the team enough, or is there more to it? To further my research on this topic I could interview people who play intramural sports and ask them what kind of relationships they have with their teammates.


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