text: What is a better feeling than you finally receiving better scores than your all-time rival? Competition has a very positive connotation to it. Competition increases energy, productivity, and effort. By competing scores with peers and trying to beat each other scores, competition is a great way to help students stay on task and strive for their absolute best. Competition is also used in sports, it will motivate you to work harder and be more consistent to overcome your rival! As long as the right rival is picked, competition is a effective way to significantly increase results.