Living without live sports
Covid 19 has impacted everything in the world, including sports. Its infections and deaths rising each day led to the cancellation of events like live sporting, which its absence has been undoubtedly felt. It is not the first time sports have been put on hold. There have been previous crises and conflicts that led to sports being stopped (Isidori, 2020). But in the past, the reprieve was brief, but this time it is different.
The experience of the past two months of living without live sports has been both good and bad. Sports act as a way of bringing people together and helping them preserve and heal. Research has shown that they have physical well-being benefits and psychological benefits like a sense of belonging (Choi & Bum, 2020). When people meet and connect with other fans, negative emotions like depression and isolation are reduced. But, now, without live sports, people barely meet. Depression cases have increased since most people are spending time in their homes isolated.
However, living without live sports has also served some good. Some people spent more time watching live sports than with their families. Others even spent all their money betting on these live sports and ended up being addicted to it. But now, without live sports, they have been able to spend time with their families and overcome addictions. There would also be many fights, especially when people lost a match (Isidori, 2020).
Sports are an essential part of social life that has a meaning beyond the scores and performance, but it has its pros (Choi & Bum, 2020). The absence of live sports has taught us so much about the social impacts of sports. It has impacted it both positively and negatively, which is depression rising, people spending more time with their families, and reduction of fights rising from the live matches.
References
Choi, C., & Bum, C. H. (2020). Changes in the Type of Sports Activity Due to COVID-19: Hypochondriasis and the Intention of Continuous Participation in Sports. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4871.
Isidori, E. (2020). Sports Pedagogy at the Time of COVID-19. Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte, 15(44), 145-146.