Sports and academics

Sports and Academics

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• School sports are directed to contribute to the overall education of students

• Objective: citizenship, sportsmanship, fair play, teamwork, respect, and health of students

• Negative affects: trash talking, overtraining, injury, overemphasis on winning, violence during game play

• Participating in sports positively affects behaviors in physical activity such as diet, smoking, illegal drug use, and reduced sexual intercourse (females)

• Increase on travel programs which leads to long hours of travel away from studies

• On the other hand, many well developed programs have also underlined the fact that grades and education standpoints are also very important. 

Interscholastic- existing or conducted between many school

Intramural competition-  Existing or carried on within the bounds of an institution

Questions:  Can better health lead to a better education development?