Favouritism In Sports

• What is the bitterness in the sports world?

 - For me it's Favouritism or Partiality. And which has drastically increased too much. 

Favouritism has corrupted sports world from elementary level to professional leagues since athletic competitions came to exists.

A coach's job is to mentor the athletes and teach them skillfully including leadership, confidence and respect, while giving equal opportunities to each and every players. 

The world of sports is filled with politics and most of the coaches gravitate towards few athletes they favour more than others. Usually, if we see the athletes who have played for the club team or the coach the longest are showed the most favouritism. 

Some coaches tend to choose familiar faces to get the job done without even considering the skills the new athletes may bring to the table. Favouritism confuses other players and make them second guess if they are good enough to play the sport which can cause stress and pressure. Favouritism has a severely negative psychological effects on the athlete's mind due to which their performance also suffers. Favouritism can have a long term negative impact on the athletes like low self-esteem and self-confidence issues. Coach Favoritism is an unfortunate thing going on in pretty much every sport out there. 

There are so many players have been intimindated throughout the years by these types of situations and it can result in athletes losing interest in the sport or anger towards fellow teamates. Athletic favoritism has strong impact on an individual personally. In a way, favoritism can be considered bullying. 

Fighting favouritism is of utmost importance as it is one of the major reasons behind the decline in the sports participation. This issue is continuously rising and everyone should take ample efforts to push back favouritism otherwise it can shatter athletes confidence.

▪︎ Equal treatment is the right of all players in the sports world, and engaging in the practice of favouritism is the denial of that right. Every player should get equal opportunities to shine in the sports world. 

Favouritism in sports should be uprooted entirely to create a healthy and happy sports environment for all athletes.