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.
Do your daughters and their potential HS teammates already have club swimming available to them year-round? If so, you'll need to justify not just swimming in general but specifically why the school should offer it as a school activity, potentially at the expense of other budget items, rather than just encouraging students to join club teams.
(Not saying you can't, of course, but just trying to help you make sure you answer the question your PhD economists will ask.)
Do your daughters and their potential HS teammates already have club swimming available to them year-round? If so, you'll need to justify not just swimming in general but specifically why the school should offer it as a school activity, potentially at the expense of other budget items, rather than just encouraging students to join club teams.
(Not saying you can't, of course, but just trying to help you make sure you answer the question your PhD economists will ask.)
