text: Being social is one of the most important aspects of life. Making friends, having fun and spending time with each other. When you are in school, you can talk to your friends but you cannot truly bond with them because you have school work that you need to focus on. When you have an extracurricular activity you are able to spend much more time with your friends as well as make new ones. In my personal experience, I play basketball daily, and I have met many of my closest friends while playing basketball. Without basketball I would truly have less close friends than I do now.