- Sports give the student motivation to keep up their grades.
- Most schools have a rule that you must qualify to play a sport. Some schools might say that you must keep your grades not failing or a certain GPA. As a result students would want to improve their grades to participate in the sports they desire.
- Sports benefit the body and mind.
- According to US Department of Health and Human Services 1 out of 6 people between the ages of 6-19 are obese. We all know that staying active is important but, do people realize how important? The leading cause of death is heart disease in America and every 43 seconds someone dies from it. So staying active does decrease the risk of heart disease and obesity. Also studies have shown that breaking a sweat releases a chemical called norepinephrine this helps the mind relax to stressful situations that might be going on in your life. This could be huge for a student who is trying to prepare for a big exam but is really stressed.
"A survey conducted by the Minnesota State High School League in 2007 and reported by the NFHS found that the average GPA of a high school athlete was 2.84, while a student who was not involved in athletics had an average GPA of 2.68. The survey also showed that student athletes missed less school than their non-athlete counterparts, with a total of 7.4 days missed and 8.8 days missed, respectively.
Another study published in the Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise in August, 2007 found that students who were active in sports like soccer, football and even skateboarding performed 10 percent better in core subjects like math, science, social studies and language arts. Because sports offer equal opportunity to all students at the high school level, these academic benefits extend to all area of the student population, including students that might be traditionally underserved." Grace Chen.
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