What's “that way“ in “The teams just worked out that way" why would he say that?
nobody on his team could do a somersault! It was hilarious. Everyone was laughing. When it was his turn, he rolled and flopped in every direction except the way he was supposed to go. And every time he hit the ground, Chicken tried to lick his face. Perhaps he would have done better if he could have stopped laughing.
Everybody on the other team was good at somersaults. The teams just worked out that way. Karen was the best

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What's “that way“ in “The teams just worked out that way" why would he say that?
nobody on his team could do a somersault! It was hilarious. Everyone was laughing. When it was his turn, he rolled and flopped in every direction except the way he was supposed to go. And every time he hit the ground, Chicken tried to lick his face. Perhaps he would have done better if he could have stopped laughing. 
Everybody on the other team was good at somersaults. The teams just worked out that way. Karen was the best

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By chance, one team had people who could do somersaults and the other did not.
In other words, it was not deliberate or by design.

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'that way' refers to the fact that the other teams could all do somersaults.

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