There was an educator from some elite, private boys school on Hewitt last week. He liked to compare doing well as sports to preparing young men to excel in life. He juxtaposed how sports participation simultaneously could instruct young men in teamwork and leadership.
It seems to me that these aims are contradictory. For my money, the most significant virtue would be to inspire young men to stand out as leaders,, and this aim is best realized by coaching young teens to live as individuals, as maverizers.
We overemphasize teamwork, for that rewards group-huddling, and live out our adult lives as followers, or joiners.
In reality, we need to rear teenagers as moral persons that lead and individuate while also being cooperative team players and supporting communal needs.
The conflict is there but the tension can be handled well most of the time.
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