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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was on the recruiting committee of biglaw firm I learned that the managing partner nearly insisted that the good candidates have strong team sports on their resume -- preferably at the college level. So you can't just blanket say "better grades equals more opportunities". You'd be wrong. [/quote]

I have seen this in other fields also. [b]People who have never played a team sport frequently are missing a lot of important skills that are important in a business setting[/b]. Working with teammates to win at a sport has many similarities to working with associates to put a winning case together or write a winning sales presentation. [b]Sports develop a lot of qualities that the classroom does not. 
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Team sports can help build these skills, absolutely, and I know the discussion here is focused on sports so that's what you're emphasizing. As someone who knows a lot of high schoolers who are not into team sports at all, I wanted to note: Team sports are not the sole way to build these skills. I work with people who in HS and college (and beyond, as adults) have participated in theatre; dance; music ensembles; community service organizations (like our godson who is an HS junior and heavily involved in senior-level Boy Scouting, which has made his leadership skills grow tremendously). I know kids doing those kinds of things and they're learning skills that will help them in life just as the athletes are. All of those pursuits involve teamwork and leadership and the ability to get up in front of others without fear. All of them require people who succeed at them to work well with others. 
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