Something I've thought about for a while and prompted by the obesity thread.
Schools generally promote team sports, while those adults who still do some some sort of sport, tend to do individual sports.*
There's probably all sorts of reasons for this;
It's easier to supervise a load of kids if they're all in the same game.
Team sports encourage teamwork.
Individual sports are easier to fit in round a busy lifestyle.
Would it be better if schools promoted the type of sports that people are more likely to carry on with in to adulthood ?
* I have no evidence to support this, other than knowing more runners, weightlifters and cyclists than footballers.

