On a bright summer morning, many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. They are members of a competitive summer swim team. As they practice their strokes and cut seconds off of their times, they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun. However, the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just health related. Team sports also help to build many life skills. The coach of the swim team is Paul Waas. He explains how swim team teaches the team members skills like discipline and focus. I think the discipline comes into play when you're talking about focusing on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time. So, when you can focus on what you're doing right and what you can do better, then you’ll see the improvement. I think they see that from their peers and then it challenges them to do better themselves.
Title: Team Sports Teach Life Lessons
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/swim.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Team Sports Teach Life Lessons' data-article-id='3979'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14125'>On a bright summer morning, many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='14125' data-end-time='18750'>They are members of a competitive summer swim team.</span> <span data-start-time='18750' data-end-time='32083'>As they practice their strokes and cut seconds off of their times, they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun.</span> <span data-start-time='32083' data-end-time='39521'>However, the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just health related.</span> <span data-start-time='39521' data-end-time='44792'>Team sports also help to build many life skills.</span> <span data-start-time='44792' data-end-time='49521'>The coach of the swim team is Paul Waas.</span> <span data-start-time='49521' data-end-time='58292'>He explains how swim team teaches the team members skills like discipline and focus.</span> <span data-start-time='58292' data-end-time='71000'>I think the discipline comes into play when you're talking about focusing on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time.</span> <span data-start-time='71000' data-end-time='77125'>So, when you can focus on what you're doing right and what you can do better, then you’ll see the improvement.</span> <span data-start-time='77125' data-end-time='81229'>I think they see that from their peers and then it challenges them to do better themselves.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/swim.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13279 data-hint-location='49521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/what_does_discipline_mean.wav'>What does discipline mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='control behavior'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/swim_laps.wav'><span>swim laps</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/exercise_for_fun.wav'><span>exercise for fun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/control_behavior.wav'><span>control behavior</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/go_up_and_down.wav'><span>go up and down</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13280 data-hint-location='18750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/what_can_you_get_from_the_sun.wav'>What can you get from the sun?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='vitamin D'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/vitamin_d.wav'><span>vitamin D</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/competition.wav'><span>competition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/physical_exercise.wav'><span>physical exercise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/faster_times.wav'><span>faster times</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13281 data-hint-location='32083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/the_benefits_of_team_sports_are_not_just__blank_.wav'>The benefits of team sports are not just <span class='blank'>health related</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='health related'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/more_fun.wav'><span>more fun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/health_related.wav'><span>health related</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/getting_exercise.wav'><span>getting exercise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3499/discipline_and_focus.wav'><span>discipline and focus</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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