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Many parents around the world_ want their children to join sports teams.
Playing sports gives children the chance to exercise, make friends, and gain
important life skills. In particular, such parents think that children become more
confident when they win games or get awards or trophies. However, many
teams give awards to all players, not just the best ones, and some people
believe that this
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). They point out that teams in North America waste
about $3 billion on trophies and awards each year.
This trend started in the 1990s. Parents were worried that their children felt
sad when they lost games or did not get awards. Hoping to make all children
feel like winners, teams began giving awards to both winners and losers.
However, research shows that this was actually bad for children. When children
have a goal, they make an effort to reach it. If all children get awards, though,
they do not need to set goals. As a result, children (
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Sports teams around the world are trying new ways to help their players
get new skills and feel confident. The Australian Football League, for example,
has made big changes to its programs. In the 5-to-12-year-old league, teams do
not keep scores for the games, and there are no “best player” awards. Instead,
the focus is on (
30
). By carefully teaching young players how to play
and giving advice on how they can improve, coaches believe players can
become more confident.
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is not breaking the rules
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has helped children learn
1
3 is not good enough
4 has become a problem
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1 get angry easily
2 begin playing sports
want to study more
4 stop trying hard
3
2 developing skills
4 making friends
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1 winning their games
3 helping their coaches
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