The role of sports in our life.

 

Sport is very important in our life. It is popular among people of all ages because it helps them to keep fit. There are a lot of enthusiasts in our country who jog in the morning or in the evening and train themselves in clubs and take part in sport competitions. Many people who go in for sports have a lot of advantages in comparison with those who don’t like sport. First of all, all sportsmen become healthy and strong, sport helps them to keep fit, not to catch a cold.

There are some popular kinds of sport in our country: football, ice–hockey, gymnastics and figure skating. Figure–skating and gymnastic competitions are attended by thousands of spectators in our country. Our country has achieved brilliant results in these kinds of sport. It is no wonder that there is a great number of football, ice–hockey and figure –skating fans in every town of our country.

It is a well –known fact that the stadiums in Moscow a re usually overcrowded, when the football matches between such famous Moscow teams as “Dynamo” and “Spartak” are held. Their fans do their best to cheer up their favorite players. They find it very exciting to speak about their favorite goalkeepers for hours.

Frankly speaking, I am not such a passionate fan. But as for me, I like to watch sport competitions too. I usually watch ice hockey competitions on TV. You know that ice-hockey matches get big crowds.

To my mind Pavel Bure is the best hockey –layer. He was even declared the best forward among all sportsmen. To my mind, he is a very strong personality, that’s why he has achieved such brilliant results. I know that he plays in the USA in the National Hockey League as well. I enjoy his play and try to watch all the matches, where he takes part in.

Besides, I can’t but mention such kind of sport as lawn –tennis. It is the most popular individual game. One of the most famous tournaments is held in Wimbledon for two weeks in the end of June and the beginning of July, in England. It is the most important event of the lawn –tennis season in Britain. I’m trying to follow the exciting matches with interest over TV, too.

To my mind the best tennis –player in our country is Eugenie Kafelnikov. Those tennis fans who attend the games like to show their particular interest in their favorite players. They cheer them up with shouts of encouragement and applause during the match. Many sport fans wait patiently for their best players after the competitions, trying to get their autographs.

Sport is very popular among people in our country, too.

Such modern kinds of sport as shaping and bodybuilding are very popular among teenagers. But nevertheless it is a well –known fact that a great number of teenagers are fond of sitting in front of computers, playing computer games and refusing to go for a walk.

Recently it has been discovered that many pupils between the ages of twelve and sixteen and even over are not strong enough to do physical exercises, necessary in their life; they can’t run for long distances and many of them can’t swim. Young people, who join the army, are often not fit enough and they can’t serve in the army and fulfill their duty.

That’s why much attention is paid to physical education as an important subject at school.

In our school we have got physical education lessons twice a week. Boys and girls play volley –ball and basketball at the lessons. There is a sports ground near our school and we go in for sports in the open air. A lot of different competitions are held at school; a great number of pupils take part in them. All these events play an important role in our physical development.

Sometimes it is very difficult to find time for going in for sports regularly. It is too difficult especially if you study at an English school, where you must spend much more time preparing lessons. Besides, I must confess that it is very difficult to go in for sports nowadays, because almost all sport clubs are not free of charge, and the equipment is very expensive. So, it is difficult for most boys and girls to go in for sports.

But “where there’s a will, there’s a way». As for me, I plan my day properly and find 20-30 minutes a day to train myself.

I must confess that it is not very easy for me, because I am usually very tired after school and have some rest, walking after school. Then I do some physical exercises at home. That’s why I feel fit and healthy.

To draw the conclusion, I should say that sport helps as to keep fit and every boy and girl should be encouraged to participate in sports and games.