why kids lean teamwork while plying sports from physical education?
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They learn to adopt different roles, e.g. leader, follower, etc.  This could be through performing, officiating, taking on the role of a mini coach.\n\nThey need to co-operate to achieve success in tasks.\n\nWorking in groups develops social skills - listening, explaining ideas clearly, giving feedback, working with others strengths and weaknesses.\n\nThe above is particularly relevant in a PE context, because of it's practical nature ... it's not always so easy to share out the work and do your own thing.
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Guilty as charged. I got my kids into soccer for that very reason. I was scared of them getting hurt in scrums etc, but it is a game of skill.
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Girls that do sports growing up tend to be a whole lot of really good things:\n\nFitter\nMore coordinated\nSocialized\nHappier!\nMotivated\nAmbitious\n\nHappily, there are great opportunities now in youth sports for girls.  Not long ago, those were hard to find.\n\nI would encourage any parent to get their daughters involved, just so that they can discover what they like.  The rewards can be fantastic.
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If you're a good all-around student, yes, it helps, because competing consistently in sports of any kind, and doing well shows that you not only have other interests but also the discipline to pursue them. But it helps only if you are a good student as well.
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Because, for a lot of them, ANYONE can learn how to be good at them, or at least play.\n\nMajor sports are such big business, if you aren't the best you can't play sometimes.  Plus, pro sports are so much about the money these days, it makes some people feel fed up.\n\nBut karate, billiards/pool, darts, fishing, dodgeball and bowling all can be learned by an Average Joe.  (Except it takes years to get really good at karate).\n\nPlus, Karate, Bullriding, Rodeo, World's Strongest Man, and Dodgeball are all fun to watch.
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I work in education. I see children dressed in the latest fashion , designer clothes and expensive jewlrey. i see other children in clothes that are old and tattered. The parents of the poorly dressed kids can't afford expensive clothes and their children usually stay on the sidelines,feel inferior and are made fun of by the other children. This happens in all age groups. If there was a uniform all would be equal and this would be one less stress kids wouldn't have to deal with. The uniform could be as simple as an inexpensive pair of jeans and a tee shirt.
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Absolutely not.  Sure, athletes spend a great deal of time outside of school practicing; but so do musicians and actors and academic nerds.  No math team was ever excused from homework to prepare for a competition; no musician is excused from a test to play a gig; no thespians are allowed to slack to rehearse.  They all work just as hard as the athlete.\n\nIt's entirely possible. The captain of the track team at my school was also valedictorian; I'm rank 1 in my grade and I play varsity volleyball.  All students should be expected to perform well in classes, since, let's face it, most of them do extracurriculars anyway, and it's unfair to rank athletics as a more important extracurricular than any others.
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i think that that is going too far. when kids sign up for something, lots of times, they want to enjoy themselves, have fun with their friends outside of school and maybe learn something. not many kids are looking to be asked to join a professional team. a lot of times, it depends on how old the kids are and exactly what they are doing. if they are on the other side of the field (so they can't hear their parents when they regularly talk) and they are letting the ball go inches past their glove, while they talk on their cellphone, then i think SOMEONE should say something. there are some cases when someone should say something and when people shouldn't say something. i played sports for a long time, and it only made me nervous. Hope this helps.
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I think that the aim of children is sports is learning, not pushing.  Don't overemphasize the "someday, you will be in the NBA" thing.  Watch your child grow.  \n\nIn general, if your children are to become athletes, then you want to get a personal trainer for them, and build muscle. But select age appropriate body building exercises, and consult with your doctor.   If they are small for their age, aim for the fun, socialization and sportsmanship.
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maybe you team just has to believe in their selves. Show some school spirit
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boys have an unfair advantage in strength/speed (when puberty starts), it makes the games more competitive if the sexes are separated.
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I read both the earlier answers, they were poles apart. \n \nMy opinion is sports for a limited time a day is essential for a growing child for purely health reasons, like an hour a day in the afternoons to run outside or cycle or swim or play baseball or whatever, they NEED it. and the WANT it, my kids if they are inside all day they get antsy and start running around the house, and I have to send them outside, but somedays they don't want to so we stay indoors and play Monopoly etc.  But organised sports, thats a different manner, forcing kids to join a team they don't want to , that is sad, but there are tons of different teams and sports, parents should find a sport their child likes and enrol them in that !
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I know exactly what you are saying. It's always been this way. I think in many areas such as the area I live in, it's because of pride in the sports. It starts as early as youth football or little league and continues through high school. I've even seen parents from the same youth team fight until the police showed up. Seems for our high school having the "best" team is how our small area made it's mark. So, grades were pushed back as "not as important".
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It's one sport that everyone - no matter their background - can learn to compete at a professional level if they work at it hard enough. There's also a lot of careers that can come out of it.
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Schools seek to prepare children to become active and productive members of the workforce.\n\nFamilies prepare children to become responsible parents and involved community members.\n\nIt's supposed to be a team effort.\n\nIdeally. Sigh.
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It's great to be a professional athlete.  You get to play a game for a living, your training puts you in great physical shape, etc.\n\nBut becoming a professional athlete is a goal that very few people achieve.  Think about this: about 2% of high school basketball players play college basketball, and about 2% of college basketball players play NBA basketball.  The odds of you "making it" are slim; less than one-tenth of one percent of high school players enter the NBA.\n\nDoes that mean that kids should give up their dreams and quit sports?  Not at all.  Does it mean that they should invest heavily in formulating a Plan B - get a good education (for God's sake, most colleges will GIVE a good player a free education) and make the most of the academic opportunities placed before them?  Absolutely.
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Start by being yourself...so sports isn't for your thing...you might be great at something they suck at...they might look to you for something one day...that's the problem with school aged kids...too much focus on status...i hung out with every group at random times...mind you that was 20 years ago but times are not that different as far as those cliques go...stay yourself...there's no such thing as a loser getting an education!