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Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us (26) practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, (27) its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain then has to (28) what to do, and sends its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with great speed in order to (29) this complicated chain of events successfully, for those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is (30) useful.
Sports and games are also very useful for character training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about (31) such as courage, discipline and love of one’s country, but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effects on a child’s character as what is learned by (32) . The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupils’ time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to (33) society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it (34) to work for the good of his country (35) only for his own benefit.