Playing sports offers you more than just physical benefits.【小题1】The benefits are the same whether or not you’re good at sports. If you are not good enough to play competitively on a school team, you can play sports with your friends.

Making new friends.

Playing sports enables you to create friendships you otherwise might not have formed.【小题2】You play together happily and gradually know each other. Many times, the friendships you create on ‘the field remain strong when you are not playing sports.

Understanding the value of health.

Taking part in sports improves your health in many ways.【小题3】     This gets you thinking about what eat and how to treat your body so as to achieve the highest performance levels. Thus, playing sports can lead to better eating habits and prevent you from becoming too fat.

Building team spirit.

Sports provide children with the important lesson of learning how to work in a team.【小题4】By working together they will learn each other’s strengths and weaknesses and will be better able to decide and work out the best plan for the team. This will without doubt help them in their future lives and jobs as well.

【小题5】

Playing a sport requires a lot of time and energy. Some may think this would take students’ attention away from schoolwork. However, the opposite is true. Sports require memorization（记忆）, repetition and learning — skills that are directly relevant to schoolwork.