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Ayers, Suzan F. "The Impact of Athletics on Academics." //The Impact of Athletics on Academics //. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. .

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 * 1. families, schools and communities [can] help kids be more active, eat better and grow up healthy.
 * 2. supports the idea that participation in organized sports experiences has the unintended benefit of improving academic- related outcomes.
 * 3. two studies examined the association between extracurricular activities and dropout rates and found that participation was linked to decreased high school dropout rates.
 * 4. quality movement experiences to their students will benefit them physically and emotionally
 * ====5. quality movement experiences to their students will benefit them socially and academically. ====
 * 6. discusses academic improvement
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">7. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">One issue that typically arises during the “let’s increase physical education" discussion is what curricular content to minimize so this can happen.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">8. discusses <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">attention, concentration, memory, and mood comparing sports and educations.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">9. discusses <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">cognitive skills and attitudes.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">10.discusses <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">grades and test scores.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">11.The obesity epidemic has generated notable interest
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">12.<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">The Let’s Move in School project developed by the national physical education professional organization, National Association for Sport and Physical Education/American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NASPE/AAHPERD) is similar, yet limited in scope to school-based activities.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">13.the //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Let’s Move //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> initiatives are designed to increase students’ physical activity (PA) opportunities.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">14. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Both of the //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Let’s Move //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"> initiatives are designed to increase students’ physical activity (PA) opportunities.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">15. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">One of the questions addressed by the CDC summary (2010) was, “Is participation in extracurricular physical activities at school related to academic performance?”