Question

Read the paragraph to answer the question that follows:

Sports teams should not be based on age. Any kid in our neighborhood can play pick-up football, and we treat each other as equals and form great friendships. According to The Sports Journal, many professional athletes say that they grew up playing sports this way and learned a lot by playing with a diverse group of kids. Also, studies show that athletes become more flexible and nimble when they play on a team with kids of other ages.

Which sentence from the paragraph above is the CLAIM?

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Responses

According to The Sports Journal, many professional athletes say that they grew up playing sports this way and learned a lot by playing with a diverse group of kids.
According to The Sports Journal, many professional athletes say that they grew up playing sports this way and learned a lot by playing with a diverse group of kids.

Sports teams should not be based on age.
Sports teams should not be based on age.

Also, studies show that athletes become more flexible and nimble when they play on a team with kids of other ages.
Also, studies show that athletes become more flexible and nimble when they play on a team with kids of other ages.

Any kid in our neighborhood can play pick-up football, and we treat each other as equals and form great friendships.
Any kid in our neighborhood can play pick-up football, and we treat each other as equals and form great friendships.

The claim from the paragraph is: Sports teams should not be based on age.