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"This year we have had to abandon the longer races for our secondary sports day because kids can't do it. While running is good for them they are less likely to take up cross country or athletics. We have alot of kids who might well be interested in this because the urban cool factor fits in with their image."
dont unwittingly feed the culture of low expectation.
I work in schools as well and get sick of teachers wrapping kids up, its a tough world out there, we need to HTFU, when they leave school there aint no one telling them they can go and sit in the 'chill out' zone if they feel stressed,
theres jobs to get, competitions to win, risks to take,
with the upmost respect meant- get them out of their comfort zone.