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Of being an Athlete on
Students
The world that we are living today has many athletes that are young, like in high schools.
This generation has many athletes that are yet to become professional athletes. They join to their
Sports and train hard for the Competitions. This can positively and negatively affect their studies
if they train even if the class is starting. This happens because when they enter to the sports that
they want and get picked, they practice in class hours and gets left behind to their lessons, but
that’s not the case because playing a sport does not have a complete negative affect, according to
Laura Altobelli from livestrong.com “a commitment to school sports does not have to translate
Many people think that sports affect students’ learning ability in the classroom; they do,
but for the positive. When students play sports, it requires them to memorize, repeat, and learn.
All these skills translate into the classroom. In both places, goals are created and achieved. Most
data has shown that when students play sports, there are more benefits than negative downfalls.
Sports help academically, physically, and helps reduce pressure as well as stress. (Lemirand, E.,
2018)
According to Jasper Smits, the director of Anxiety Research and Treatment Program at
Southern Methodist University, playing sports can help reduce anxiety as well as depression. He
also said several times that sports do not only help long term, but can overall help improve your
mood and restore your energy. Sports do not only have emotional and mental benefits, but they
have physical benefits, as well. The short term benefits of playing sports include weight control, a
low strain on the heart, greatly increased heart rate, and helping athletes sleep at night.
Nowadays, when we join to our sports we think that if we join we will get left behind to
our studies. That’s why some students set their mindset that joining a sports is not good for their
There is a growing concern to students who think their grades will be lower than their
previous remarks if they join sports. The concern of this study is to know the effects on academic
Meanwhile, in Halapitan National High School, some students don’t know the effects on
their academic performance of being an athlete. That’s why we chose this field of study because
we, ourselves also don’t know what good can we get if we become an athlete.
So, it aims to help learners to know the effects on academic performance on their studies
if they enter sports. But, it will also depend on what this study’s information gets.
Statement of the Problem
The study attempts to identify the effects on academic performance of being an athlete on
The study aims to determine the effects on academic performance of being an athlete on
1. Find out how being an athlete can affect the academic performance.
This study will be useful to both students and teachers in a way that teachers could use this
as a basis on their teaching field. It could also help us to know what will be the effects on their
The results of this study will provide insights on the academe particularly on the Student’s
For the school administration, the results of this study will provide information on what
The teachers, particularly those in Halapitan National High School, will obtain facts and
evidences on what will be the effect on academic performance on senior high students on being an
athlete
The society as a whole would be benefited in such a way that the community would be
enriched and enlightened on the reasons why students want to became an athlete and that being an
athlete was just more than fun. More theories which could help and facilitate better understanding
in physical health.
For the researchers, this study will not only provide better understanding on effects on
academic performance on being an athlete but also may serve as a guide in making a more
This study will encourage future researchers to conduct parallel researches by providing
The study will focus solely on the identification of effects of academic performance on
senior high school student on being an athlete. Whether being an athlete can be good or bad to
This study will be conducted at Halapitan National High School, Halapitan, San Fernando,
Bukidnon. We are interviewing five students on each strand of Grade 11 students with a total of
20 students, with four (4) strand namely The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(HUMMS), Technical-Vocational Livelihood – ICT and Cookery, will be involved in the study.
The participants will be the students who will be enrolled in the second semester of school year
2019-2020.
Definition of terms
For the purpose of this research, the following terms are operationally defined:
Athletes a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
Sports an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team