All,
I'm building a "business case" to start a high school swim team at my daughters' charter high school. The school is very academically oriented (which I love) and has not had sports programs. However, I've got initial support from some teachers and parts of the administration to explore this. Being a lifelong swimmer, I know how valuable sports can be, but I need some external validation of this (school was founded by two, PhD economists).
I'd love any input on the following:
Does there exist academic research (or even strong case studies) that demonstrates the value of high school swimming relative to:
academic performance
college admission
Can anyone point me to a list (or lists) of the kinds of academic + athletic award programs that exist for high school swimmers that can then be further used to bolster their admission opportunities to top tier universities?
Thanks for any help.
Parents
Former Member
Now I can't quote you the studies, but they are out there... I read some of the literature in grad school. For example:
Research has shown that girls who participate in organized sports are less likely to drop out of school or become pregnant.
I would start looking in the sports psychology and the education journals.
Lainey
Now I can't quote you the studies, but they are out there... I read some of the literature in grad school. For example:
Research has shown that girls who participate in organized sports are less likely to drop out of school or become pregnant.
I would start looking in the sports psychology and the education journals.
Lainey
