Competition between sports.
Sport is a godly activity. It does not matter whether it is practiced by professionals or amateurs, old or young, women or men, able-bodied or disabled. It is still a beneficial activity that brings a positive effect not only to the one who is a sportsman, but also to the whole society and, of course, to those in it who do not play sports.
The topic of sport for children and young people is a debated one, and the prevailing opinion in this area is that society does not sufficiently promote the necessity of exercise and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle for the younger generation. Above all, the natural joy of exercise, based on normal competition and comparison of abilities and skills, is absent. Team sports in particular are in a difficult period. There is a lack of sporting facilities that prefer to offer recreational and non-performance team sports. There are no suitable coaches and instructors with adequate training. There is no programme to enable weaker social groups to participate in collective sporting activities that bring the joy of exercise in its most natural form. The professionalisation of some sports is a natural developmental stage and, in a way, a publicity stunt to attract talented children who are deliberately introduced by their parents into an arena where performance, results, records and wins are fought hard. The consequence is that those who either have less talent or simply do not see sport as their sole purpose in life or a means of making a living do not find opportunities to play sport in a recreational, performance, but not elite form. Thus, some traditional sports are able to maintain the set bar and others are able to approach it (formerly triathlon, later biathlon, today floorball, for example). The reason for achieving marketing success is sometimes well-chosen procedures and active and enlightened leadership of the sports association, club, unity, sometimes investing considerable financial resources. Relatively often it is also simple coincidence and a lucky coincidence. What is important is if the ultimate beneficiaries are children and young people. From this point of view, it will certainly be interesting if, after the end of the Men's Floorball World Championship, which is being held in Prague these days, there will be statistics not only on the total number of visitors, but also structured data informing about the age structure of the spectators, the number of families visiting the O2 arena or Podvinný Mlýn. If we want to activate young people through large, state-sponsored sporting events, which the current floorball event undoubtedly is, we need analytical data that will allow us to extract the maximum effect from a societal perspective for similar subsequent events.
If we start from the premise that competition produces better results, then let individual sports compete with each other (athletically, organizationally, personnel, marketing) and higher quality will follow. It should happen.
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