Team sport is a type of sport in which teams of competitors interact with each other to achieve an objective. Most often, this involves teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar object in accordance with a set of rules to score points.
One of the most important aspects of playing a team sport is the ability to work with a diverse group of people. Working with different people requires you to learn how to communicate effectively and respect those who may disagree with you. This can help you in many areas of life – whether at school or in the workplace.
In addition, working with a team helps build confidence. It also teaches you to be patient and persevere in the face of challenges. Having these skills can help you in other aspects of your life, such as dealing with frustration at work or home.
Practitioners are besieged with a multitude of metrics from tracking systems that require consideration in the translation of training to performance in team sports [1]. Several authors have advocated the need for descriptive analysis of competition tracking data, which contextualises characteristics by aligning physical and tactical data, rather than simply providing aggregate external load (EOL) measurements [2]. Recently, a study investigating two Scandinavian handball clubs adopted this approach, where clear boundaries between youth and senior elite teams were replaced with a structure whereby youth and senior elite coaches interacted regularly in small-group training sessions – resulting in proximal role modelling.
