This document discusses how sports participation can benefit student-athletes' academic performance. It outlines how discipline and motivation gained from sports can improve qualities like self-confidence, goal-setting, and time management. These qualities then carry over to improve focus, cognition, mental health, and future career prospects. The document also notes research showing that physical activity can boost learning, attention, brain function, and overall health. Sports are argued to create inclusive environments that encourage participation and develop important life skills.
3. Short Recall: Multiple Intelligences
◦ Psychometric views of intelligence is limited
◦ 9 types are
◦ Naturalistic- sensitive to the natural world
◦ Musical- sensitive to sound. Excellent sense of rhythm
◦ Logical-Mathematical- math, numbers, patterns, processes, logic
◦ Existential- deeply philosophical
◦ Interpersonal- getting along with others
◦ Linguistic- words, reading, writing, public speaking
◦ Intra-personal- understanding oneself
◦ Spatial- creative and artistic, picture-smart, spaces
4. BODILY- KINESTHETIC- EXCELLENT SENSE OF TIMING,
MOTOR SKILLS, MIND AND BODY COORDINATION
Student-Athlete
is a term used
principally to describe
students enrolled who
participate in an
organized competitive
sport sponsored by the
educational institution.
5. Qualities of a student-athlete:
◦ Self-Confidence
◦ Sense of Motivation
◦ Inner Desire to Succeed
◦ Natural Goal-Setter
◦ Self-Discipline
◦ Optimism
◦ Natural Leader
◦ Sense of Belonging
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7. ◦ the practice of training people
to obey rules or a code of
behavior, using punishment to
correct disobedience. (Oxford
languages)
8. ◦Discipline has a different effect on a person if it is self-
imposed.
◦Man vs Man
◦Motivation Discipline
9. Discipline teaches us:
◦ Value of hard work- there is something to be gained (reward) if there
is effort and work put in. Stagnancy is the enemy of hard work
◦ Sacrifice- delayed vs instant gratification. Difficult choices for long-
term effects
◦ Loss- accepting it and bouncing back
10. Motivation
◦ is the reason for which humans
initiate, continue, or terminate a
behavior at a given time.
Motivational states are commonly
understood as forces acting within
the agent that create a disposition
to engage in goal-directed
behavior.
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12. The effects of discipline and
motivation in sports to the academic
performance of a student-athlete.
13. ◦ There is a common perception that
devoting curriculum time to sport and
physical activity will negatively impact
students’ academic performance;
taking away time from ‘important’
subjects.
◦ However, research demonstrates that
participation in sport and physical
activity, both inside and outside the
classroom, positively impacts
students’ academic performance and
efficiency.
14. Learning
◦ Integrating sport and physical activity into the routines
of young people has demonstrated effectiveness in
increasing students’ ability to learn and apply new
skills and knowledge.
◦ Research shows that participation in light to moderate
physical activity – especially in the morning – can
significantly and positively impact a student’s ability to
access knowledge and experience, and apply
organisational, inhibitory and memory skills.
15. Attention and concentration
◦ Routine participation in sport and physical activity has
a positive relationship with higher levels
of attentiveness in classrooms.
◦ High levels of attentiveness positively
impact academic performance by increasing a
student’s ability to concentrate on, absorb and recall
content and subject materials.
16. Cognition and brain function
◦ Frequent participation in sport and physical activity at a young
age encourages positive cognitive development in youth –
developing and learning to use the core skills of the brain to
think, read, learn, remember, reason and problem solve.
◦ Sport and physical activity positively impacts academic
performance as it encourages the enhancement of brain
function and cognition through increasing blood flow to the
brain; increasing levels of norepinephrine and endorphins; and
increasing growth factors that help create new nerve cells and
support synaptic plasticity.
17. Inclusivity and participation
in the classroom
◦ Participating in sport and physical activity provides students
with new opportunities to interact and engage with one another
– promoting strong friendships and helping to make the
classroom a positive space for learning.
◦ Students who participate in curricular and extra-curricular
physical activities have also shown a higher commitment to
school and an increased desire and ability to participate in
school life;
◦ Team-based sports can be particularly beneficial
in overcoming divides as they instil a shared sense of identity,
fellowship and purpose between participants.
18. Inclusivity and participation
in the classroom
◦ In addition, the appeal of sport and inclusive and participatory
nature can be leveraged as a strong access point to encourage the
participation of marginalised students and foster inclusive
practices.
◦ Intentionally designed sport programs in schools with clear
development outcomes can also be used to promote learning in a
range of areas, including gender.
◦ Sport and physical activity in schools can produce gender diverse
role models that empower young women and girls who
continue to be under-represented in school sports and physical
education.
19. Physical health
◦ Adopting frequent physical activity into the routines
of children is associated with
decreased cardiovascular risk in adolescence through
adulthood.
◦ Participation in physical activity also has a positive
correlation with lower drug and alcohol use in
schools.
20. Mental health
◦ Research shows that students who participate in sport and
physical activity have favourable mental health compared
to inactive students.
◦ Sport and physical activity can impact mental health by
fostering feelings of safety, connection and purpose –
ultimately leading to better mood states.
◦ Integrating sport in education can also help to reduce levels
of anxiety, stress and depression. Physically active students
commonly have higher levels of confidence, self-esteem
and self-worth.
21. Preparedness for the future
◦ Sport and physical activity in schools can enable students to develop
the skills, knowledge and networks not only to succeed in the
classroom, but at home, in the community and in their careers.
◦ Through skills development and increased confidence, active students
are more likely to have the desire and capabilities to pursue higher
education.
◦ Sport and physical activities allows students to learn skills and
internalise values which are attractive to employers, with studies
showing that they are also more likely to secure high-quality
employment as a result.
◦ Studies also show that students who participate in extra-curricular
sports are more likely to be active participants in their communities
and engage with social and charitable issues.
22. It is proven that sports participation has a positive impact on academic performance.
Discipline and motivation are important factors that contribute in success in sports.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation should be balanced as it both affect how a student-athlete supported.
Self-discipline and intrinsic motivation has greater effect compared to its counterparts.
Teachers and coaches can also help by proper encouragement and influence on the student-athlete.
23. OUTPUT
1. Up to what point can you be lenient to a student-athlete that is not
performing well in your class?
2. What actions will you do if you found out that a learner not
performing well in your class is an exceptional athlete in his chosen
sport?
