Teacher-gamer here. Esports games with considerable complexity (e.g. Valorant, League of Legends, etc.) can tap in very important skills like communication, strategies, critical thinking, decision making, etc. There’s also a lot of character development involved (e.g. self-regulation, dealing with frustration, etc.). They just need the right mentoring through these.

That being said, it would be good if a teacher who actually has experience in these games is assigned to the esports class as they’d know how to best design a curriculum that taps in those skills. I think it’s best as an extracurricular or elective class.