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.
Everyone -- thanks for the excellent advice thus far. I've got some great avenues to explore.
Michelle, I really like the idea of talking with folks back at the universities. That also makes me think that I need to get a question being asked of the representatives of the universities who come to our HS for their opinions on this.
Gigi: thanks for the idea to look into what other states are doing.
Everyone -- thanks for the excellent advice thus far. I've got some great avenues to explore.
Michelle, I really like the idea of talking with folks back at the universities. That also makes me think that I need to get a question being asked of the representatives of the universities who come to our HS for their opinions on this.
Gigi: thanks for the idea to look into what other states are doing.
