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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Genuinely curious which countries in which youth don’t play sports?[/quote]

I think most do not (at the same level in the US)?  Especially on the girls side.  It makes me wonder - what do all those high school kids in, e.g., Paris, do after school is out for the day, since (as far as I know), kids aren't playing for high school sports teams (because there are none).  Genuinely curious, since it is such a big part of American high school kids' lives.[/quote]

If you play a sport, it’s done outside of school. So if you play soccer, you have practice at your club in the afternoon. But not every afternoon for 3-4 hours. If you play tennis, you go to the tennis club and play there. And so on.  
You also have a lot more homework, and school work comes first. 
European kids also just hang out. If you live near a lake, you’ll go swimming with your friends. If you live in the city, you’ll go to the park or the city center. If you live near the mountains, you’ll go hiking. [/quote]

But American kids literally do these same things. Club sports are travel teams. Tennis lessons are tennis lessons. Kids balance activities and homework and all parents (and coaches) preach that school work come first. American kids hang out, go to parks, swim in lakes, go hiking etc.

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