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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The article mentions the benefits of sports teams:

the many benefits of high-school sports: exercise, lessons in sportsmanship and perseverance, school spirit, and just plain fun

I would add the ability to work with others and develop leadership and subordinate skills/relationships.

I think most people who advocate team sports to help their children develop interpersonal, group, and leadership skills.  These soft credentials are very important in today's job market.  Being smart is not good enough today.  Employee need to be able to manage, coordinate, self-promote, and advocate.  Schools do not do a good job of teaching these skills.[/quote]

But why do these sports have to be school sponsored or affiliated?  Shouldn't schools solely focus on academic?[/quote]

I don't believe people think schools should solely focus on academics.  We'd need to stop teaching art, music, and PE.  From reading DCUM, most parents want more art, music, PE, and recess.  Sports should be school affiliated to develop the skills the previous poster noted.  Also, sports develop school pride.  Every firm, corporation, and government organization is working to develop employee pride and dedication towards their employer.  Students learn this through school activities, sports being one.  The band is similar.  If they stop supporting sports, then they shouldn't support the band.

It's not just high schools, though.  It is part of the fabric of America.  Sports are huge in colleges.  People in this country respect the drive and ability it takes to become a premiere athlete.  College athletes are highly recruited into upper echelon positions in powerful American industries - law firms, business, ect.

Most of the people who are against sports either have never been athletes or have never have children who excel at athletics.  It's just sour grapes.   [/quote]

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