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one thing about sports that i find to be particularly relevant to "traditional" classroom experiences would be the inclusion of a sort-of "you can always be better" mentality. There was an honesty to my sports experiences - we all knew who the best players were, and that not everyone on the team would ever be as good as them. however, this knowledge did not make us stop playing hard, but rather try to get better for the sake of the team. upon reflection, i realize that in my educational career i felt much more discouraged by teachers then by coaches - coaches seemed to understand that even if i would never be amazing, if i worked hard i could get faster/stronger. in school, when i realized that i was not a "math-minded" student i think i kinda just gave up... maybe i needed a math-coach? someone to admit that no, i would never be great, but that did not mean i should not strive to be better? what blocked my ability to take my "sports-mind" with me into my academics?