Team sport offers a reliable, consistent and fun way for students to get fit and stay active. It also teaches them important skills such as cooperation and communication.
Participating in sports provides a number of health benefits, including improved fitness levels, a lower risk for obesity, diabetes and other diseases, and reduced stress levels. It also helps to build strength and stamina, improve hand-eye coordination and fine and gross motor skills.
In addition, participating in team sports improves social, emotional and cognitive development among students, which can lead to positive outcomes such as increased academic achievement, fewer behavioral problems and higher levels of confidence.
Individual sports, on the other hand, tend to be more challenging emotionally and mentally. They can have a demoralizing effect on athletes when they fail to reach their goals, which can lead to feelings of depression and isolation.
Rowing
This water-based team sport involves two or more people in a single boat, and requires conditioning, coordination, and hard work from all members of the crew. It is often described as the ultimate team sport because it can require players to work together, rely on each other, and communicate constantly.
Tracking systems offer a wealth of metrics to quantify locomotor characteristics, but it is often difficult to detect meaningful changes in physical output during periods of extreme activity in team sports. Several approaches, including aggregate parameters and moving minute intervals, are used to detect these periods of high intensity activity, but they may not be adequate for all team sports.