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I'll take my chances with a degree from Yale or Dartmouth and no sports. Thanks.
Given an either/or, sure, but that's not always the case...and how many people have the opportunity (and ability) to graduate from Yale or Dartmouth vs. how many have the opportunity to augment the education they have through sports?
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Sweet, was your first statement your opinion, or are you getting that information from somewhere in particular that you don't mention?
When you said "I make this statement due to the fact..." are you referring to your first statement or your second?
You seem to be suggesting that a student should play a sport in college, and that will make them more successful in the future.
Not saying I specifically disagree with that, but I am thinking that what makes a student play a sport in college is what makes them more successful in the future, versus the actual playing of the sport. Just my opinion, FWIW...
Belli,
I was just throwing some basic opinions of mine out there.
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Just to state clearly: Yes, academics first. I would never advise anyone to give up a quality education just to play a sport. However, if the opportunity is there to receive a quality education AND have the experience of playing a sport, I think there are lessons learned on field and court that can take people beyond what they learn only from a textbook, and I think there are employers who realize that when they are looking at resumes.
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Just to state clearly: Yes, academics first. I would never advise anyone to give up a quality education just to play a sport. However, if the opportunity is there to receive a quality education AND have the experience of playing a sport, I think there are lessons learned on field and court that can take people beyond what they learn only from a textbook, and I think there are employers who realize that when they are looking at resumes.
Very well stated.
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Coach, I see where you state that the 2004 Oppenheimer Funds survey mentions high school and/or college sports; does the University of Virginia survey specify one or the other?
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To my knowledge, it didn't specify. I got the information on that survey through a secondary source and didn't access the actual survey personally; here is the citation to the article the information came from:
Capozza, Korey. "Team Sports Give Girls a Career Edge." Prevention. 56.2, Feb 2004: 115. Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale. DISCUS. 27 July 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com>
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Looked back through my sources and dug a little deeper into the primary source material, since you asked; that information was presented at the University of Virginia Sport Psychology Conference in 1988, part of a presentation entitled "Life-Long Benefits of Youth Sports Participation for Girls and Women," by L.K. Bunker. Given the focus of the title, I'll have to assume it was more directed at junior high and high school than at college. Still, interesting that the numbers from UVA and Oppenheimer match so closely.
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Also came across statistical information from NCAA News in 1995 that female student-athletes demonstrated a 69% college graduation rate vs. a 58% graduation rate for female students overall.
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Also came across statistical information from NCAA News in 1995 that female student-athletes demonstrated a 69% college graduation rate vs. a 58% graduation rate for female students overall.
Put on your math hats people.
This means that the 69% number actually pulls up that 58%.
For example if there where 400 students, 232 would graduate.
Just for numbers sake, lets say of the 400 students, 100 were athletes. Of the 100, 69 would graduate. Get rid of the athletes and you have 163 of 300 graduating. Or 54%.
54% of non athletes vs 69% of athletes.
Hmmmm....15% delta. I think this says something about dedication!!
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