Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
The objectives of this outcome are set forth to ensure that a student will analyze events, situations, materials, and products in order to identify relevant questions or problems; develop and implement strategies to answer the questions or solve the problems; seek out new information and skills; and analyze results.
As an athlete, I have had many times where I have had to make decisions on the fly and you can not go back and redo them, because once they are done, they are done. Playing sports does more than just give you an athletic ability, but also gives you great ways to figure out teamwork and also how to solve on the fly problems.