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(2020 o某某市名校联S 二诊模试)n a bright early summer morning , many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland.They arc members of a petitive summer swim team, and that's a regular part of their daily
life. As they train and cut seconds off their times, which makes them closer to the
championship in the following large[ikale(大規模的）petitions , they are getting lots of
physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun.However, the benefits of belonging to a
sports team are not just honor or health related.You can learn useful life skills.
Paul Waas , coach of the swim team, explains，“ The discipline 自制力 es into play
when you're talking about concentrating on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time.When you focus on what you're doing right and what you can do better , then you'll see the improvement. ”
Besides v there is also responsibility , goals and workings within a group.Again,
here is Coach Waas. 44 It's really great ! It's so fun to watch from year to year.IVe had kids who as 7 I^Jear Qlds on the team could barely pay attention in practice and were only interested in who was going first-Now they’ve e back as 8[^ear [Bids , having set some
goals and having things that they want to achieve.These skills can help them a lot.”
But playing the sports is not without harm.Some can be hard on the body.Young athletes sufler serious injuries that follow them into adulthood.Coach Waas says that in fact , swimming is difTerent from most others.First* it poses a lower risk of injury .The
second one relates to how swim teams are structured.ActuaIly children are not the
only ones who can benefit. Adults can also benefit from team sports.
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