Rather, it just encouragesplayers to be more active in their time NOT spent gaming (as walking and playing a handheld is a recipe for booking it straight into oncoming traffic).
The fact that players in European soccer are not bound to their contracts allows for and encourages the disparity between large and small market teams.
Lu Ang, a commentator at CCTV's tennis and golf channel, credits the record of Chinese players to the revamp of China's sports system, which now encourages more individual initiative and more international competition.