...Competitive sports has been controversial subject in schools lately. Despite this, sports has shown to provide many benefits for students. Athletics has also had a role in the school environment for a very long time. School sports have been shown to develop skills that prove important in life and creates a sense of pride for students. Another benefit seen in studies was the improvement of student academics. Overall, competitive sports should remain in school systems. High school athletics have led to the growth of mental and physical skills. This varies from instilling life lessons, to learning how to stay in shape and keeping up with physical fitness. One former NFL player, Donté Stallworth, tells of the impact sports made on his life “As I move beyond my NFL career, I incorporate much of what coach Al taught me as a teenage boy - teamwork, responsibility, perseverance, accountability- into other aspects of my life” (Stallworth) This excerpt shows that all of these favorable traits were learned during school sports, and that he was able to put them into play throughout his life. All in all, sports lead to the progression of important traits....
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...Essay 1 Rough Draft Competitive sports can have many positive effects such as health, fitness, and learning positive values such as sportsmanship, but should competitive sports be mandatory within our school systems, i think not. Competitive sports have been around for centuries. From the Roman empire with wrestling or the Native Americans with games such as Stick Ball or Winchishkin. Competitive sports can have positive effects such as fitness and personal health, but are those effects not also possible results of Physical Education classes or for the schools that have it, Personal health classes or if the students simply exercise? The debate on whether to make competitive sports mandatory in high schools has been a topic of debate for...
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...most of their lives to sports at a young age. They set goals high, and dream big that one day they will reach a professional level of sports. High school students have huge aspirations on pursuing an opportunity to the next level during their four years in high school. They play high school sports because they center their attention on teamwork, winning, getting in better shape, and building character traits that they’ll use forever. But, what if one year one student endures an injury that will forever hinder his or her ability to play the game he or she loves the most? How will the contributors of this article encourage high school students to participate in sports despite that fact that safety is the main issue? Students in today’s society fight the ongoing battle against obesity or being overweight. They struggle finding ways to get active in school and it shows significantly. According to sports advocates: Many health experts maintain that the rising popularity of high school athletics is a good sign. They stress that sports can help to keep students physically fit and healthy, and counteract the current trends towards inactivity and obesity in the U.S. High school...
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...article to a disk, a flash drive, or to the desktop of your computer. You can also e-mail yourself the web-link for the article. If you are using a longer article, make sure you print the sections that you use to complete the assignment, as you may need them for later reference as you complete your final research paper. If you are using a shorter article, you may want to print the entire article. Assignment Specifications: Length: 2 to 3 pages Format: This assignment must be typed in 12 point font (Arial or Verdana is preferred) and be double spaced. Make sure your assignment contains your name, the course number and section, the date, and the assignment description in the upper left hand corner of your paper. This information should be double spaced. Your paper should also have page numbering in correct MLA format. School Sport and Academic Achievement Full Text Online by Bradley, John; Keane, Francis; Crawford, Susan Journal of School Health, ISSN 0022-4391, 01/2013, Volume 83, Issue 1, pp. 8 - 13 BACKGROUND: Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) is an integral part of the school curriculum in Ireland. Historically... team sports, physical fitness and sport, PESS, academic...
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...The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth Revised Version — July 2010 (Replaces April 2010 Early Release) Acknowledgments: This publication was developed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) under contract #200-2002-00800 with ETR Associates. Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 8 Methods 10 Conceptual Definitions . 10 Inclusion Criteria . 10 Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria . 11 Classification of Studies . 11 Study Coding Process . 12 Data Analysis . 13 Results . 14 School-Based Physical Education Studies . 16 Recess Studies . 19 Classroom Physical Activity Studies . 21 Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies . 24 28 Summary . Overall Findings . 28 Findings for Physical...
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...Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey Robert K. Fullinwider* Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy University of Maryland * rkf@umd.edu CIRCLE WORKING PAPER 44 FEBRUARY 2006 CIRCLE Working Paper 44: February 2006 Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION....................................... 3 a. methodological limitations..................... 4 b. conceptual and theoretical infelicities...... 5 II. THE LESSONS OF SPORT......................... 5 III. BASICS................................................ 6 a. too much too early?.............................. 8 b. competition’s role understood ............... 11 c. competition, participation, and fun......... 12 d. not enough?........................................ 14 IV. WHAT CAN WE CONCLUDE?.................... 15 V. THE MICROWORLD OF PARTICIPATION...... 17 VI. APPENDIX A......................................... 19 a. Shields and Bredemeier...................... 19 a.1. moral maturity: what are psychologists looking for?............ 22 a.2. game thinking............................. 24 a.3. moral confusion........................... 25 b. Stoll, Lumpkin, Beller, and Hahm.............. 27 It has been recognized for centuries that sport can contribute to education values that make for the development of character and right social relations . . . . [Within this contribution] there are many intertwined and interwoven threads of influences...
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...Sports have become a major business and attraction for the American public. The print, radio, television, internet, and cinema media have contributed to the explosive popularity of both professional and collegiate sports. Billions of dollars are spent on the proliferating professional and collegiate sports industry. It is not surprising, therefore, that the popularity of professional and collegiate sports has been reflected in the sports programs of American high schools. The pressure to win and the allure of financial gain have always been a part of the professional ranks, as well as the collegiate sports scene. Intercollegiate athletics are a big business and a lucrative source of revenue for many universities. It is not unusual to find that coaches in our major universities make a great deal more income than tenured academic professors. The pressure to win is felt by most college coaches and athletic directors. It is therefore not surprising that a conflict has developed between the academic and athletic communities on many of the nation’s college campuses. Similarly, it is possible that athletic communities in high schools have developed a negative reputation with respect to academic performance. While a number of researchers studied athletic participation and academic performance in college (Ferris & Finster, 2004; Gaston-Gayles, 2005), few studies addressed the relationship between academics and athletic participation at the high school level. Similarly...
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...Rugby is a popular sport in past decade. In recent years rugby had became a popular sport in the United States with athletes from primary and secondary school to adults playing the game. Now, there are more than 80,000 players were registered with USA Rugby, 20,000 of these players are high school age (Woods C, 2004). Rugby is one of the sport had highest injuries rate sports in the world. And this paper will show and research of how to set a prevention plan to reduce the injuries rate of rugby. After a large amount of literature review, this apply paper will show and study the prevention of rugby players. So, based on a complete literature review it can clear and identify the major problems, main issues and obviously problems within the intrinsic knowledge of thea....
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...Male Adolescent Development Through Sports Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood, and there are a number of changes that take place. My goal for this paper is to address the influence that participating in sports has on the social development of males through adolescence. This is a time where individuals look to find their identity, and with new parental and peer influence, this can be a tough time. I found the interesting twist for this paper to be addressing how sports help or facilitate this development, because going through my adolescence, sports were very important. I feel that participating in sports gave entry to interactions with a number of new people, to keep you socially up to date. With involvement in a league, team, etc., people can establish who they want to be by establishing their relationships with others, and progressing towards a desired identity. In addition, being part of a team allows an individual to gauge themselves against their fellow peers, and see if they are on the same level, or feel inferior. Throughout this paper I am going to explore different steps and events that take place in the social development of adolescence of males in relation to sports. A starting point for social development of adolescence is finding an individual’s identity. At this adolescent stage, you are able to think more critically and abstractly than you do when you are younger (McGrath, 2009). Therefore you can find a deeper perception of yourself...
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...Another question throughout this study is, how do young athletes communicate about banned substances’ in sport? There has been little effort within the social sciences to provide insight into whether and how athletes communicate among themselves about morally contested topics. In an article, A Frame Analysis of Communication About Doping Among Talented, Young, Norwegian Road Cyclists by Renslo Sandvik, Ase Strandbu, and Sigmund Loland from the Norwegian School of Sport Science attempts to fill this gap in the literature. Through focus group interviews, the authors explore how a group of young, Norwegian road cyclists communicate about doping. The article demonstrates that this communication is strongly norm-regulated and often appears as brief,...
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...Impact of Extracurricular Activity On Students Mitchell Sable University of Detroit Mercy Extracurricular activities are any activities that students participate in outside of the mandatory educational curriculum. Students can participate in extracurricular activities at any age. These activities can be affiliated with the school or be outside of school. Extracurricular activities may include sports teams, special-interest clubs, theater, music, art, work, and volunteering in community service fields. Extracurricular activities are an important topic in today’s society due to colleges and graduate programs looking for ever increasing involvement of students outside of classes. It is important to know how participating in extracurricular activities can increase overall success for individuals. It is also important to discuss if the cost of extracurricular activities are worth the consequences they bring or if the money would be better spent on direct learning. This research paper will focus on students in middle school and high school, and the articles chosen are able to show how extracurricular activities correlate to grades, motivation, and overall success of the student. The article Extracurricular Participation and Academic Outcomes: Testing the Over-Scheduling Hypothesis by Jennifer Fredricks (2011) showed that 10th graders with extracurricular activities exhibited positive effects from them. Students received the greatest improvement in grades from zero to five hours...
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...Throughout the last 10 years the discussion regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussions has been inflamed within the media. Prior to this time little research was conducted regarding various forms of TBI, concussions, and enduring consequences of experiencing a TBI. As a result of the many soldiers returning from the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with TBI diagnosis, much research has been directed toward this field. A sizeable contributor in the media recognition of the significant impact of TBI and concussions is the popularity of the National Football League (NFL) and college football. Players in various professional and college football leagues have long been experiencing TBI as a result of the contact nature of the...
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...The Effect of Extracurricular Activities Mary J. Houser University of Illinois Abstract This research sought to examine and determine the relationship between a student’s involvement in extracurricular activities and their grade point average. The participation of extracurricular activities is defined as being an active participant or member of a club, sport, musical group, or academic group on a student’s education campus. Research was gathered from a multitude of sources and previous research. The data and research has shown that there is a positive relationship between the two factors; as a student’s involvement increases, so does his or her grade point average. To look at this relationship more closely and exact, the relationship between a student’s involvement in high school athletics and their grade point average was examined. Once again, the research said that there is a positive relationship between the two. This research will also look at why these two things have the type of relationship that they do. It goes into some detail about the factors that cause a student’s grade point average and overall success to rise when he or she is more actively involved in their school’s extracurricular activities. When a student enters high school, the experience of schooling becomes far more than just the academic experience alone. Rather than just having to focus on their schooling, they are immediately exposed to other activities such as clubs, athletic teams, music...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION To study and learn is basically our main reason why we enter school, but to make this schooling fun and memorable we tend to join in different activities which we think that can enhance our skills as a person. Most teenagers nowadays engage themselves on extracurricular activities on school such as sports. Many teens in high school want to try out for sports for some reasons. A lot of them try because they think it will make them popular or give them lots of benefits. For them sports are a healthy, fun and beneficial way to stay in shape, meet new friends and pass the after-school hours. This may sound cool at first but there are young people that encounter problems regarding their sports and studies on the latter part of their career. One of the biggest problems of student athletes is maintaining their study habits in the right track and this research will help the readers to evaluate the study habits of young people who engage themselves in these kinds of activities. As a varsity player, it is a big issue on how they handle their time between their chosen sport and their studies. A student athlete may encounter some difficulties on maintaining good study habits for some reasons which will also be presented in this research paper. Most of the varsity players in St. James Academy do manage their time well because they need to maintain good grades for them to continue their athletic career but on the...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH OF SENIOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL PROGRAM IN SPORTS CURRICULUM OF TAGUM CITY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of University of Southeastern Philippines Tagum - Mabini Campus In Fulfillment of the Requirements in Education 11 (Practice Teaching) Baghucan, Fernalyn M. Ebarle, Bernadeth B. Lambojon, Carol J. March 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researchers would like to acknowledge the following persons who have helped in one way or another in making this study possible: To Prof. Maricel A. Palomata, their adviser for her constant encouragement, professional guidance and constructive criticism for the enrichment of this study; To Mrs. Melquiades H. Astorga, principal of Tagum City National Comprehensive High School and Mr. Ruditho R. Mello, English teacher of the section where the researchers administered the test, for their approval, kind cooperation and support, without whom this research study would not have push through; To the selected students of SPS IV-Bonifacio of Tagum City National Comprehensive High School, for their active participation and cooperation, without whom this research study would not have been realized; To Dr. Roque Langcoy II, Prof. Jocelyn Matildo, Prof. Donna Magallanes, Prof. Unique Sajol, Prof. Kaye Pond and Prof. Richel Albite, for the time, patience, knowledge and enlightenment that they...
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