# Why Playing Team Sports Makes Me a Better Developer

DevFeed: [Why Playing Team Sports Makes Me a Better Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-playing-team-sports-makes-me-a-better-developer-38432.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eevis.codes/blog/2021-05-12/why-playing-team-sports-makes-me-a-better-developer/>)

Author: Eevis Panula

Published: 2023-01-03T08:57:50.675000Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eevis Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eevis-blog.md>)

Topics: [Sports](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sports.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>)

Tags: [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [coaching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coaching.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [fairness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fairness.md>), [sports](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sports.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

The author reflects on how years of team sports, coaching, and organizational involvement have influenced their work as a developer. The article focuses on teamwork, sportsmanship, collaboration, and learning from diverse teammates, while noting that these benefits may also come from other activities.

## Source excerpt

I've played team sports since I was something like ten. First, it was floorball - this fantastic indoor sport, where you have a stick, a ball, and goals. Something similar to hockey, but less violent. And after all, completely different. Then I moved to another city and soon realized that it's not as fun as it used to be with the team I had played with for 10 years. I switched to ultimate frisbee, which is something I still play. I also did a tour in the roller derby world, loved the sport but got a brain injury. I realized that if I want to be able to do my job, I need to let this awesome thing go. I'm sometimes still sad about it. So, I have a history (and hopefully future) with team sports. I've done some coaching during the years and participated in different boards - be it a club or national level organization. So I could say I've gotten a lot from this and also learned a ton. One day, while I was doing some ladder drills (they're for agility on the field), I started thinking if there has been anything I've used from my sports background in my day-to-day job. After pondering for a while, I realized that yes, there is. In this blog post, I will share some of those thoughts. Many other activities may provide just the same benefits. However, my background is in team sports, so that's why my angle is from the perspective of team sports. Team Spirit (of the Game) If you're not familiar with ultimate frisbee, you might wonder what the heck the title of this section means. Let me explain. In ultimate frisbee, there is this thing called "Spirit of the Game," which has to do with, for example, fairness of the game and sportsmanship. It's something that makes the sport possible to play without any referees (yup, you read it right!). During the years, being part of a team has indeed taught me to be a better team member. Especially being part of teams that comply with such philosophy as the Spirit of the Game. I know how to work in a group, and also that different people h