Sports: The Influence Of Team Sports

Year after year new teams constructed with some of the planet’s most impressive athletes take center stage as the champions of their respective sports. These teams play with the support of entire cities, sometimes even countries, rooting them as if it were their religion. Each and every person has a connection to one of these teams, whether it 's a love for a player, their hometown team, or even their flashy uniforms. But why is that fans intertwine themselves with these teams so tightly that and relate their emotional balance with their success? Even relating team accomplishments to their own. Sports are studied because they have impacts that go beyond the game itself and emotional attachments that are matched by none.

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Often people watch and follow sports as an escape from the troubles face. This is why many military programs are developed to attach those away in the middle east to professional sports events in order to divert their attention away from the dangers of battle for even just one night. In fact, when the United States government pulled the airing of the NFL’s AFC and NFC championship games because they were deemed to be ‘Non essentials’, there was so much outcry from US service members that the decision was soon reversed. Shortly after the initial decision to cancel the viewing of games, chief Defense Department spokeswoman Dana White said, “despite the government shutdown, (the department) determined the operational necessity of television and radio broadcasts constitutes them as essential activities...we will continue to find solutions to support our troops at home and abroad” (Dedaj). It is clear by the reaction of numerous military member that the addition of sports events is a crucial aspect of dealing with the life of a service member. Some even participate in sports to distract what they might even be going through. One of these people is New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle who has opted to play through his diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. When asked what this experience has been like for him this season, Boyle said “he had plenty of things on his mind besides his battle with chronic myeloid leukemia when he stepped onto the ice Nov. 1 for his first shift of the season” (Caldwell). The decision to play through this illness has left Boyle the ability to focus on improving on a hockey player and helping his team as opposed to the scary thoughts that may come with the territory of a diagnosis like