Competitive sports for school kids 'could build life skills' [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 01 July 2010
Getting children involved in competitive sports at school could help them to build skills which they will need later in life.
This is according to Steve Grainger, chief executive of the Youth Sport Trust (YST), who pointed out getting involved in team sports is likely to make kids feel better about themselves and allow them to work more effectively as a team by building their confidence.
"There are real health benefits from being involving in sport - not just physical benefits, but mental health benefits, too. Those things [are] really important life skills," he added.
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