---
title: "SSSUSSl: Sports' Importance to Society (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSSUSSl
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSSUSSl
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
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source_last_changed: 2025-02-04
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---

# SSSUSSl: Sports' Importance to Society

Explain the importance of sports to society.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSSUSSl.a**: Define "sport" and identify different types of sports (such as leisure activity, games, and traditional versus non-traditional sports).
- **SSSUSSl.b**: Explain the role of sports in socializing individuals.
- **SSSUSSl.c**: Describe the unifying nature of sports in society.
- **SSSUSSl.d**: Describe the various roles within sports, such as owner, athlete, coach, referee, and spectator.
- **SSSUSSl.e**: Evaluate sports as a pathway of achieving the American Dream.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.