Character survey reveals girls are better sports.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study by the Character Counts Coalition, girls are better at sportsmanship than boys in high school athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. . More than 4,200 athletes were surveyed on questionable sports behavior, ranging from parental violence in youth sports games A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the playing of traditional sports. They are extremely popular, the genre including some of the best-selling games. to trash-talking peers. Here's what the survey discovered: * More than half (51 percent) of the boys thought it was okay for the coach to argue with an official to get the referee to change his calls later. Only 30 percent of the girls said that this kind of intimidation was acceptable. * Nearly half (47 percent) of the boys thought that trash-talking was all right. Only 19 percent of the girls thought that making fun of your opponent was appropriate behavior. * Thirty percent of the boys thought it was okay to throw at a batter who had hit a home run the last time up. Ouch! Only 16 percent of the girls said that kind of payback Payback The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money. was fair. |
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