Interscholastic and Collegiate Sport

Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport

SRM19-Edu: Trends and Issues in SportsFEU-Diliman

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High School College

Sports events or an athletic competition occurring between schools

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Reasons for Sport Participation (Interscholastic Sport)

Boys GirlsTo have fun To have funTo improve skills To stay in shapeFor the excitement of the competition To get exerciseTo do something I am good at To improve skillsTo stay in shape To do something I am good atFor the challenge of the competition To be part of a teamTo win To learn new skillsTo learn new skills To go to a higher level of competitionFor the team spirit To win

What generalization can you describe from the responses of students?

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Reasons why who stopped playing the sports would play again

Practices were more fun I could play more Coaches understood players better There were no conflict with studies There were no conflict with social life Coachers were better teachers

In your case, what were your reasons for stopping playing the sport?

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Influence of Athletics on Academics

Students who participate in athletics tend to have higher grade point average, better attendance records, and lower drop out rates that the general student body.

Possibility of creating disunity within the student body when athletes form clique.

Positive and Negative Effects of Interscholastic Sport

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Character Development Through Athletic Participation

Athletes are superior to non-athletes in demonstrating work ethic, good moral behavior, healthy attitude towards fitness, and improved academic performance.

High school athletes are more likely than non-athletes to participate in physical fitness activities or recreational sport, graduate from college, be employed full-time, and earn higher salary and are less likely to be smokers.

Negative factor associated with athletic participation was a tendency toward binge drinking.

Positive and Negative Effects of Interscholastic Sport

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Social Effect on the Student Body

Sports promote school spirit.. “us against them”

Many students envy athletes, particularly males, the emphasis on academic performance may suffer for all students.

Positive and Negative Effects of Interscholastic Sport

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Financial Issues

Interscholastic sports to be cut

30% drop from participation when school charge students for their participation

Positive and Negative Effects of Interscholastic Sport

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Pressure to Generate Income for the University

Athletic programs often justify their expenditure by pointing out that high-profile winning programs generate volume of publicity for the university, contribute to school spirit among students, and increase donations from alumni and other prominent supporters

Positive and Negative Effects of Intercollegiate Sport

In the Philippines, priority is given to Men’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball Teams?.. They generate more income than other sports.

Interscholastic and Collegiate Sport

Athlete Recruitment

Athletes are 4x more likely to gain admission to college as other student with comparable academic credential.

Recruited athletes tend to underperform academically in college compared to the predictions based on their test scores and high school grades.

Recruiting foreign athletes as athletes rather than student-athlete

Positive and Negative Effects of Intercollegiate Sport

Athletes are still accepted for admission despite failing the entrance examination.

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College as Training Ground for Professional Athletes

Athletes motivation for going to college is to continue their training to become professional athlete.

Professional Career Probability from NCAA (US) to Professional (NBA) is 1.3%

Positive and Negative Effects of Intercollegiate Sport

Most of the young people pin all their hopes on a successful professional career. What if that dream didn’t materialize?

REALITY CHECK

What is your main goal why you play college sports? College Degree? or Play Professionally?

Interscholastic and Collegiate Sport

Social Issues and College Athletics

Differing standards for admission at many schools for athletes compared to other applicant

Recruitment practices.

Encouragement by coaches or others to take minimum academic load or less vigorous courses to ensure eligibility.

Spotty attendance at classes due to frequent and sometimes sustained travel to compete in their sport

Positive and Negative Effects of Intercollegiate Sport