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A Sports not only get children to be healthy, but also get them to learn about teamwork and how to communicate with others. American Football Helps Boys Grow into Men In the Beijing Olympic Forest Park, every weekend people can always see a group of little boys, dressed in professional American football equipment, participate in an American football training programme. They catch the ball. They throw the ball. They kick the ball. And they tackle (阻截) each other. They learn every aspect of the sport, and they do so with total concentration. They are members of the Man Club. Tang Haiyan, one of the first American football coaches in China, founded the club in 2012. The oldest boys here are only 10 years old, while the youngest are 7 years old. ?The reason the parents want to send their children here is that they hope their children can be healthy, not only physically strong, but also psychologically healthy,” a student mother says. “My child used to be self-centred, but now he has learned about teamwork and improved his ability to communicate with others. When he faces a failure, he might cry before, but now he will be more optimistic.” 揟he result is not important, and whath’s important is that through American football and group exercise we can improve children’s physical and mental health. Playing American football brings out manliness,?said the coach Gao Boran. ?nI hope soft and shy boys will become strong and brave after they participate in this type of sports activity,” Tang says. In recent years, Chinese boys have become noticeably introverted (内向的) and less manful. Some people, who have described the trend as a “boys’ crisis”, have expressed concern the trend will continue. Tang, who has always paid attention to the education of boys, has written several articles on how to educate boys. He has quoted educator Sun Yunxiao as saying that physical education and sports activities are crucial a