My research is based on the student athletes in my classroom, who also are on the basketball team that I help coach. With my research, I plan to monitor my students’ grades while they are in season and interview them about the hard work they put into their sports and schoolwork. With this interview, I will be asking my students how much time they spend doing homework, how fatigued they are during school, how much time they spend playing their sport, and why they think their grades slip during season. Also, I plan on interviewing some of the girls on my basketball team to get their opinions on their motivation on schoolwork during their season

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Physical Activity in the High School Curricula
Katy Foster
Valparaiso University
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TEMPLATE DESIGN © 2008 
www.PosterPresentations.com 
Physical Education: Physical Activity in the High School Curricula 
Katy Foster 
Valparaiso University Department of Education 
Introduction 
Methods 
Data Results 
Conclusion 
Student Athlete Quotes 
Contact information 
Katy Foster 
T:219-405-0793 
E: Katy.foster@valpo.edu 
Dr. Gillispie 
E:Del.Gilispie@valpo.edu 
Valparaiso University 
Department of Education Miller Hall 
Valparaiso, IN 46383 
.  
OPTIONAL 
LOGO HERE 
OPTIONAL 
LOGO HERE 
What grade are you in?  
  
What sports do you play? 
   
How many hours a week do you approximate you 
play sports? 
  
How many hours a night do you spend doing 
homework? 
    
Do your grades go up/stay the same/go down when 
you are participating in a sport? 
  
Are you motivated to do your homework/study after a 
practice/game? 
  
Do you do any extra work/study groups to maintain 
good grades during your participation in a sport? 
   
  
What do you think is more important: playing well in 
your sport, or getting good grades in school? 
 
Example of Student Athlete Survey 
Questions 
  
 My research is one based on the student athletes in 
my classroom, who also are on the basketball team that I 
help coach.  I am currently an assistant girls varsity 
basketball coach, where I have noticed a lot of the girls 
talking about how they stay up late doing homework, 
studying, or just plain out forgetting to do their homework.  I 
remember when I was in their shoes, playing a sport and 
juggling schoolwork, where my grades were always 
jeopardized during basketball season.    
 With my research, I observed my students’ grades 
while they are in season and interviewed them about the 
hard work they put into their sports and schoolwork.  With the 
interview, I asked my students how much time they spend 
doing homework, how fatigued they are during school, how 
much time they spend playing their sport, and why do they 
think their grades slip during season.  
  Also, I interviewed some of the girls on my basketball 
team to get their opinions on their motivation on schoolwork 
during their season.  This interview is based on research that 
I have done on student athletes.  Some topics I have covered 
the importance of physical education, being a good sport, 
and the benefits of being a student athlete.  Overall, student 
athletes are hard workers on and off the court.  
 
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2
3 or more
Students 
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 P
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Most of the students I interviewed were 
Freshmen and Sophomores.  A great deal of 
them played more than one sport during the 
school year.  I was also shocked to see that many 
students played more than three sports or even 
played two sports at a time. 
Hours put into Sports 
1-10 hours
11-19 hours
20-30 hours
30+ hours
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Go up Stay the Same Go Down
Grades During Season 
• When asking my students what is more important, 
“Getting good grades or playing well in a sport?” 
their responses were: 
 
“Getting good grades because that’s the main thing you 
have if you happen to get hurt in sports can’t play it ever 
again.” 
 
• When asking my students about if they get any 
pressures from playing a sport and maintaining good 
grades, one replied: 
 
“Yes I receive a lot of pressure because you have to 
give everything your all!” 
 
• When asking my students if they are motivated to do 
their homework/study after a practice or game, one 
response was: 
 
“No, because I want to rest  I usually just work with 
others to get help in the morning or during study hall.” 
The graphs above and below show how many 
hours student athletes put into physical activity 
each week and the performance they put into their 
grades during their sports season.  
 As I interviewed fifteen student athletes, I found it 
very surprising to realize how many sports they play and 
how dedicated they are to their schoolwork.  One result that 
I thought was most important was that the student athletes 
said they try and get as much help from teachers as they 
can during season so they don’t fall behind in their grades. 
 Another result with my questionnaire was that most of my 
student athletes had very good grades (A’s and B’s) and 
maintained these grades during their sport seasons.  Having 
these student athletes in my classroom, I know they are a great 
group of kids that are willing to work hard on and off the gym floor. 
 Seeing how important physical activity is these 
days, I see that being a student athlete can only be a 
great benefit to anyone.  Physical activity can help 
your health, learn life skills, and build towards  
personal goals. 
 Student athletes have to face many obstacles 
when playing sports that include putting a lot of extra 
time and effort to earn better skills in their sport and 
to earn better grades in their schoolwork.  Coaches 
and student athletes need to always know that 
grades come first and how the importance of getting 
a good education is the most beneficial for any 
student athlete. 


Physical Activity in the High School Curricula

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso UniversityValpoScholarEducation Senior Action Research Projects Department of Education5-9-2012Physical Activity in the High School CurriculaKaty FosterValparaiso UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholar.valpo.edu/sarpPart of the Education CommonsThis Research Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Education at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion inEducation Senior Action Research Projects by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staffmember at scholar@valpo.edu.Recommended CitationFoster, Katy, "Physical Activity in the High School Curricula" (2012). Education Senior Action Research Projects. Paper 13.http://scholar.valpo.edu/sarp/13TEMPLATE DESIGN © 2008 www.PosterPresentations.com Physical Education: Physical Activity in the High School Curricula Katy Foster Valparaiso University Department of Education Introduction Methods Data Results Conclusion Student Athlete Quotes Contact information Katy Foster T:219-405-0793 E: Katy.foster@valpo.edu Dr. Gillispie E:Del.Gilispie@valpo.edu Valparaiso University Department of Education Miller Hall Valparaiso, IN 46383 .  OPTIONAL LOGO HERE OPTIONAL LOGO HERE What grade are you in?    What sports do you play?    How many hours a week do you approximate you play sports?   How many hours a night do you spend doing homework?     Do your grades go up/stay the same/go down when you are participating in a sport?   Are you motivated to do your homework/study after a practice/game?   Do you do any extra work/study groups to maintain good grades during your participation in a sport?      What do you think is more important: playing well in your sport, or getting good grades in school?  Example of Student Athlete Survey Questions    My research is one based on the student athletes in my classroom, who also are on the basketball team that I help coach.  I am currently an assistant girls varsity basketball coach, where I have noticed a lot of the girls talking about how they stay up late doing homework, studying, or just plain out forgetting to do their homework.  I remember when I was in their shoes, playing a sport and juggling schoolwork, where my grades were always jeopardized during basketball season.     With my research, I observed my students’ grades while they are in season and interviewed them about the hard work they put into their sports and schoolwork.  With the interview, I asked my students how much time they spend doing homework, how fatigued they are during school, how much time they spend playing their sport, and why do they think their grades slip during season.    Also, I interviewed some of the girls on my basketball team to get their opinions on their motivation on schoolwork during their season.  This interview is based on research that I have done on student athletes.  Some topics I have covered the importance of physical education, being a good sport, and the benefits of being a student athlete.  Overall, student athletes are hard workers on and off the court.   0 5 10123 or moreStudents Sports Played Most of the students I interviewed were Freshmen and Sophomores.  A great deal of them played more than one sport during the school year.  I was also shocked to see that many students played more than three sports or even played two sports at a time. Hours put into Sports 1-10 hours11-19 hours20-30 hours30+ hours024681012Go up Stay the Same Go DownGrades During Season • When asking my students what is more important, “Getting good grades or playing well in a sport?” their responses were:  “Getting good grades because that’s the main thing you have if you happen to get hurt in sports can’t play it ever again.”  • When asking my students about if they get any pressures from playing a sport and maintaining good grades, one replied:  “Yes I receive a lot of pressure because you have to give everything your all!”  • When asking my students if they are motivated to do their homework/study after a practice or game, one response was:  “No, because I want to rest  I usually just work with others to get help in the morning or during study hall.” The graphs above and below show how many hours student athletes put into physical activity each week and the performance they put into their grades during their sports season.   As I interviewed fifteen student athletes, I found it very surprising to realize how many sports they play and how dedicated they are to their schoolwork.  One result that I thought was most important was that the student athletes said they try and get as much help from teachers as they can during season so they don’t fall behind in their grades.  Another result with my questionnaire was that most of my student athletes had very good grades (A’s and B’s) and maintained these grades during their sport seasons.  Having these student athletes in my classroom, I know they are a great group of kids that are willing to work hard on and off the gym floor.  Seeing how important physical activity is these days, I see that being a student athlete can only be a great benefit to anyone.  Physical activity can help your health, learn life skills, and build towards  personal goals.  Student athletes have to face many obstacles when playing sports that include putting a lot of extra time and effort to earn better skills in their sport and to earn better grades in their schoolwork.  Coaches and student athletes need to always know that grades come first and how the importance of getting a good education is the most beneficial for any student athlete. 

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