With the development of society and economy, sports undertaking has received more support, which made certain changes to the concept and connotation of sports, the parties concerned have strengthened the research on the essence of sports and its educational value, thus promoting the smooth development of teaching work of sports. By studying the essence of sports, we can accurately grasp the educational laws of sports, so as to effectively improve the teaching effect. First, this paper analyzes the essence of sports, so as to explore the educational value of sports. It is hoped that this paper can provide some references and help for the development of educational and teaching work of sports.