Student Athlete Research Paper

Athletes obtain many forms of benefits from participating in some form of sport(s). They develop traits that can be useful later in life, from accountability to resilience. Athletes also have certain health benefits, proved by studies conducted by hospitals and medical schools. These health benefits range from improved health and weight goals to lower chances of diseases. Social benefits, including camaraderie and being able to work as a team, are also effects of participation in athletics. Lastly, and most important, academic benefits are results of athletics as well. These benefits are including, but not limited to, higher education and GPA. Overall, athletes develop certain traits, health benefits, social attributes, and academic benefits
Studies have shown that student-athletes have gone on to receive a higher education. Student-athletes also have a higher GPA in high school. Athletes are also less likely to drop out of school, as shown by Angela Lumpkin and Rebecca Achen. Angela Lumpkin, professor of health, sport and exercise sciences, and Rebecca Achen, doctoral candidate and graduate teaching assistant at KU, show that athletes had higher percentages of days of school attended, graduation rates, and Kansas assessment scores and lower dropout rates than nonathletes. Athletics teach time management, which is an imperative skill to develop, especially in the academic world. Time management is taught since athletics takes a lot of time, from practices to games, etc. Athletes' time spent on practice alone averages between thirty and forty hours a week. Student-athletes also have to balance school work, practice, and spending time with family and friends. Students that participate in at least high school sports tend to have a graduation rate of ten percent higher due to the fact that they have the responsibility of managing their time wisely. Students obtain many academic benefits from sports
The advantages they obtain include good traits, health benefits, social benefits, and academic benefits. The traits range

Pazos 4 from accountability to resilience. Health benefits can include improved health and weight and increased blood flow to the brain. Social benefits include, but are not limited to, camaraderie to being able to work together. Academic benefits are the ten percent higher graduation rate and a higher GPA than non-athletes. Imagine what tomorrow's leaders would be like if they were given the chance to develop what athletes develop at a young