Does Participating in Sports Help Reduce the Levels of Stress in College Students?

said “Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal, you’ll be sick.” What did Leonard mean by this statement? He meant that competition is great - until people get too carried away by it, so that the competitive nature of the sport overpowers the fun that comes from participating or watching. Everyday, people participate in competitions - whether they be athletic, academic, or even culinary. Competition is beneficial because it helps build character, gives people reason

their physical, social and emotional wellbeing. The advantages of sports reach the effect on physical prosperity and the estimation of the educational advantages which lead to refining both academic performance and mental toughness of game ought not to be under-evaluated (Martin, 2005). Students in college these days are keen to take part in sports. They are sometimes ready to miss their important lessons to perform sports activities held in school or outside school and they may get treated

Being athlete student and participating in sports affects the student in different ways Abdullah Alshammari ELS Cincinnati Instructor Molly Brody Abstract This paper examines how participating and taking part in sports can influence on students in either positive or negative way. Sports and education form an integral part of a student 's life. The importance of academics cannot be ignored in the life of a student athlete. It is therefore important that

Students who get involved in school have a 40% chance higher of not dropping out of high school. It would be smart to get involved and she what new opportunities it brings. Students should become more involved in high school activities because not only does it give students something to do, but it also gives students a chance to prepare for the future and gain organization skills along with staying out of trouble and gaining many other skills needed for the future. To begin with, extracurricular

In one study, 82% of students reported they experienced feelings of depression and hopelessness in the last month caused by stress over homework (Connor et al. 30). Every day, students receive an increasing amount of homework, yet research suggests that students are getting more than what is recommended (Levy 4). In addition, homework has been required to help enhance a student's learning. Research shows that it helps with developing self-regulation skills and creating positive academic attitudes

programs because they believe sports are not overly important in the academic arena. In the late 1980’s, Holland and Andre (1987) argued that many secondary schools eliminated some of the extracurricular programs based solely on financial grounds without considering the empirically based knowledge of the positive effects of these programs on adolescent development. It is obvious that decision makers need to be well informed

The Harmful Effects of Homework High school students feel more stress than working adults, and children are beginning to feel aversion towards learning. Both adolescents and children are at risk of health issues due to anxiety and less time is spent with family, playing, and sleeping. The cause for all of this is too much homework that is suffocating students. Homework causes students to sleep less, have more stress, and even forces students to give up extracurricular activities. These negative

may even see them on TV. They are student-athletes. They live a busy life trying to balance school and athletics. Some say that their academic grades suffer due to their time spent on athletics, this is not true. Participating in sports while pursuing an education can help students promote not only good work ethics but help them achieve academic success. For the sake of this argument, I will focus strictly on high school student athletes and not college student athletes. Television and other mainstream

In one study, 82% of students said they experienced feelings of depression and hopelessness in the last month caused by stress over homework (Connor et al. 30). Every day, students get more and more homework, but research suggests that students may be getting more than what is recommended (Levy 4). In addition, homework has been required to help enhance a student's learning. Research shows that it helps with developing self-regulation skills and creating positive academic attitudes, but now they

relationship between participation in campus recreation and the student satisfaction with the college experience. This study aims to show a relationship between academics, recruitment and retention, and wellness on a university campus through collegiate recreation programs. The instrument used for testing the research question was the National Intramural Recreation Sports Association (NIRSA) Quality and Importance of Recreational Sports Scale (QIRS). A first six-week recreation program was also implemented