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1、Girlsshouldtakepartincompetitivesporttobuildconfidenceandresilience,theleaderofagroupofgirls'schoolswillarguethisweek.HelenFraser,chiefexecutiveoftheGirlsDaySchoolTrust(GDST),willtellthegroup'sconferencethatsportcanhelpgirlscopewithfailure.Allgirls"andno
2、tjustthesportyones"shouldtakephysicalexercise,MsFraserwillsay.Researchthatgirlsarefarlessactivethanboysisworrying,sheargues."Girlswhoareinschoolswhichfocussolelyonacademicachievementcanexperiencesuccessaftersuccess,andmayneverlearnthatyoucanhavearealsetb
3、ackandcomebackandrecover",MsFrasertoldBBCNews."Theexperienceoflosingahockeygamethree-nilandcarryingontoanothermatchbuildsresilience".MsFraserwilltelltheconferencethatshebacks"sportforall"."That'swhyIloveitwhenourschoolshaveA,B,CandDteamsandbeyond",shewil
4、lsay.Notallgirlslikeballgamessoit'simportanttofindalternatives,saystheGDSTTheGDSTdrawsonresearchfromtheWomen'sSportandFitnessFoundationwhichsuggestsonlyaquarterofgirlsinEnglandmeetcurrentrecommendedlevelsofphysicalactivityeachweek,withtheproportiontaking
5、partinregularsportfallingsteeplyaftertheageof10.Oneinfivegirlsdonophysicalactivityatall,twicetheproportionofboys,theresearchsuggests.MsFrasersaysotherresearchsuggeststhatmorethan80%ofseniorwomenbusinessleadersplayedorganisedsportswhilegrowingup.Shesayssi
6、milarhighproportionsoffemaleexecutivesbelievesportmadethemmoredisciplined,resilientandcompetitiveintheircareers.ShecitestheexampleofformerUSSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRice,onceacompetitivefigureskaterandtennisplayer,whiletheheadoftheInternationalMonetary
7、Fund,ChristineLagarde,wasintheFrenchnationalsynchronizedswimmingteam.MsFrasersaysOlympicmedallistslikeJessicaEnnis,KatherineGraingerandNicolaAdamsareexcellentrolemodelsforyoungwomenbutsayswomen'ssportneedsbetterfundingandmoremediacoverage."Ithinksportand
8、exercisearewaysinwhichwomencanreclaimtheirbodiesfromthekindofobsessionsofthetabloidpressandcelebritymagazines",saysMsFraser.ValerieDunsford,headofSheffieldHighSchool,partofGDST,saiditwasimportanttoofferalargerangeofsportst
