Top Ten Soft Skills to Learn from Sports

Every sportsperson knows that not every match or game they enter is going to be a win. It can take time, but being resilient teaches athletes and non-athletes alike to accept that failure may be a part of life and not only to urge copy when life (or a charging striker) knocks you down but also to welcome challenges and learn from them. Resilience gives us the talents to manoeuvre past fear and push our of our comfort zones, something which will necessarily apply to the real world. In the same way that work-life balance is often tough to realize in the real world, professional athletes must learn to manage their time effectively. Juggling demanding training sessions, press conferences, travel, and matches themselves all while attempting to take care of social life takes strong time-management skills. Stress happens to everyone, both on and off the court or playing field and managing it's a skill that needs almost the maximum amount of practice as getting the right swing in golf. Whether preparing for a crucial meeting or presentation or warming abreast of the sidelines of a final match, dealing with high-pressure situations and remaining calm with stress management is an essential skill for everybody. Within the sports industry, like in many industries, the power to effectively communicate with everyone from team members to managers to the press is an important skill to possess. Within the same way that coaches do, providing strategies and tactics to team members in an efficient way is often the difference between a successful and unsuccessful play.

Avinash Sinha 

Birla School. Pilani