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I am a big believer in investing in physical fitness for students, and think that sports can be great for learning teamwork and hard work. I'm not such a belie

I am a big believer in investing in physical fitness for students, and think that sports can be great for learning teamwork and hard work. I'm not such a believer for focusing physical fitness money on a narrow subset of students in competitive-entry teams. I think that schools use sports and team spirit to mask other problems with their programs. It is a shame that schools spend money on a small subset of their student's athletic careers when they perform so miserably in academic subjects.

dingaling 13y ago
> and think that sports can be great for learning teamwork and hard work I agree that they develop hard work and commitment, but I've always been sceptical about the teamwork aspects. Teamwork should enable a group of people to achieve more than the individual. Most sports are not like that: practically, it makes no difference if each football team has one player or 11. The objective ( score against the opposition ) would still be achieved. Perhaps to a lesser magnitude, but still achieved. Real teamwork development requires tasks that are physically impossible for a single person.