Social Intelligence in sports

Hey, this is Character GYM with another entry. 

This time we will be talking about sports, sports are very important in our life because it doesn't only works out muscles, but also brain muscles. Team sports like basketball or soccer require social intelligent people who make "other people play better". They give of the ball so the other one scores or give an assist to someone, make decisions that are smart so the benefit is for the whole team, not for the player. Some examples of this type of player are Earving "Magic" Johnson and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Check their skills in these videos:

Earving "Magic" Johnson

Bastian Schweinsteiger

A big important role in sports is to have trust with your teammates to have a better conection with them while playing and here is where social intelligence its important in sports. Some players are specialist in having good relations with their teammates wich makes them have trust with each other, an example in football is Marco Reus, the german player for Borussia Dortmund. 

In basketball there are players who care about relationships off court as in court, an example is LeBron James, who is friend with all his teammates but also with his former teammates.

Cultivating and maintaining relationships can depend on a handshake you invented with your mates.