Question

read the implied thesis statement: sports teams can increase their successes by maintaining a positive team culture. which of the following would be the best topic sentence for a paragraph in this essay? in an informal survey, 76% of coaches believe maintaining a positive team culture creates a winning team. it is important for coaches to go to workshops to prepare for each season and increase their odds for success. individual athletes play a key role in creating a positive team environment. in general, there are gender differences in inter - team bullying, where males are more likely to be physically aggressive and females are more likely to use verbal or emotional bullying.

Explanation:

The thesis statement is about sports - teams' success through positive team culture. The best topic sentence should be related to this. The first option gives a statistic supporting the idea, the second option is about coaches' workshops not related to positive team culture, the third option focuses on athletes' role in creating positive environment which is relevant to the thesis, and the fourth option is about gender - differences in bullying which is off - topic. The third option is the most relevant as it ties into how athletes contribute to the positive team culture that leads to success.

Answer:

Individual athletes play a key role in creating a positive team environment.