The Importance of Culture in Sport (Soccer)

Sport is old as the history of mankind, throughout the documented life of man sport has been a part of the culture and leisure activities that men have been involved in. from ancient to modern civilization sports especially soccer has been enjoyed by people of all generations.   Culture is broadly defined as ideas customs and social people that are unique to a particular people or society.  in the context of sport, soccer as a culture is unique to man and has been part of his custom for many years. As a leisure activity, sports particularly soccer has been known to be the great leisure activity in man’s history. It is the most esteemed by both players and fans.

Importance of culture and Leisure in Sport (soccer)

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Culture and leisure plays an important role in the life of human beings.  Culture as a set of social behaviors and customs gives sport a unique identity. Various people find a channel to express themselves culturally through sports.  Globally sport has standardized bench marks upon which various activities are based. The rules and regulations that govern a particular sport are the same world over. However, the style of play and cheering differ from one culture to other.   The Brazilians fans as shown above express their drum culture through sports. While the players are known to be among some of the best. The South African are well known for the ear wrenching vuvuzela. 

On the other hand, leisure gives sport the life it carries. Without fans who are pursuing leisure through sports, the games would not be interesting. The players would lack the much needed motivation that they get from the fans.

Benefits of culture and Leisure in Sport (soccer)

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Cultural and leisure activities provide many benefits. First, they enhance community cohesion and strength. Also, cultural and leisure activities in sport provides avenues of fostering creativity, innovation, and at times dialogue. Economy development has also been achieved through cultural activities that are expressed through sport. Further, there has been numerous health benefits drawn from leisure activities in sport.   Therefore stand to be seen that culture and leisure play very paramount roles in the development of sport.

Reference

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Children’sparticipation in cultural and leisure activities,        April2003,cat.no. 4901.0, ABS, Canberra

Hill, J., & Metcalfe, A. (2003). Sport, leisure and culture in twentieth-century Britain. Labour,           (52), 316.