Résumé:
bstract : The exercise of sport activity is an essential means of human construction,
exploiting the many potential and natural motivations that exist in every human being. Sports
activity is of great value and high quality in various areas of life, it aims to educate the
individual in a comprehensive and balanced education in all respects, especially on the mental
and cognitive level, where it is an important element in the Process of preparation of the
effective citizen within his community, innovative creative in the field of his practices,
because he provides him various skills (mental, cognitive, technical... etc.).
In this communication, we discussed the nature of sports activity in terms of definition, the
forms of sports activities, the main motivations associated with it and the reasons that led the
individual to practice it.
And we have quoted the most important objectives that sport activity seeks to achieve in the
activation of mind and thought, and the development of cognitive abilities such as
intelligence, attention and cognition, development Talents, and stimulating innovation,
creativity and engineering, thus influencing positively economic and social development,
progress and prosperity.
