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Some people think that students should play more teams sports, such as football and volleyball, rather than individuals sports, such as running and swimming. Do you agree?

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There are people who believe that students should prefer collective
sports
 to individual
sports
. There are some advantages……… I agree with part of
this
 idea. I believe that depends on the age of the students which we are talking about. For those students that are in childhood
yet
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, I strongly agree because in
this
 part of
life
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life,
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 it is very important to develop some skills
such
 as empathy, cooperation, and communication,
for example
. When
the
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children start to go to school, normally they are selfish and bossy, so
teams’
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sports
 could help to change
this
 behaviour and make the kids more sociable. Some situations in
sports
 like football or soccer could prepare the players for a range of situations that will be useful later in adult life.
For example
, when everybody on the team must make a defensive movement
all together
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 to take the ball back, or in an
attack
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 play, when only one player must kick a penalty to score the goal, and the team needs to know who the best kicker for
this
 situation is.
However
, for teenagers, I think the
individuals’
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sports
 are more suitable because, in
this
 kind of activity, the student can develop more skills like concentration, resilience, and focus, which are important features for success in their professional lives. Indeed, their character is already done, and it is necessary to learn other skills. In individual
sports
such
 as swimming, the only challenge is to beat your own limits, and the results just rely on yourself.
Overall
, I think all types of
sports
 are important, depending on the stage of life.
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