High School Athletics

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High School Athletics
An Integral part of Education
A strategy of the Manitoba High Schools Athletic
Association
200 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4M2
Phone [phone] Fax [phone] www.mhsaa.
ca
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MHSAA Vision

• Participation in sport plays an integral role in
  the education of the student

• Encourage the High school student to participate
  in activities that will assist in the realization
  of positive physical, social, and emotional values

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MHSAA Mission

• Promote the benefits of participation in high
  school sport by providing athletic and
  educational opportunities

• Allow each athlete to reach his/her full potential

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MHSAA Aims

• Encourage participation and excellence in high
  school sport

• Teach educational values to high school student
  athletes

• Promote the value of high school sport in Manitoba

• Encourage and promote volunteer involvement in
  high school sport

• Seek corporate and community support for the
  Association

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Athletics are important for students!

• Most students feel that participation in school
  athletics has a positive effect upon academic
  success
• Increases self confidence and self esteem

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Are Athletics Educational?
Athletics teach the participants many skills that
they will need in everyday life, such as
YES!

• Total discipline of the mind, body, and character
• Anticipation of public judgment and the
  subsequent appraisal of ones personal effort
• Striving, working and studying to achieve a goal

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Athletics are Justified!

• They turn children into individuals that can
  function in real life
• Sports build a positive relationship between the
  participant and the coach
• They encourage physical activity and promote
  healthy lifestyles

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THE FACTS TELL THE STORY
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NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF FORTUNE 500 EXECUTIVES
PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Fortune Magazine, 1987
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60 of the parents with children enrolled in
school regarded co-curricular programs as very
important while a further,
1978 Gallop Survey
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30 thought that they were fairly important.
Only one parent in eight said that activities
were not too important.
1978 Gallop Survey
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In the same poll,
50 of the students described themselves as
somewhat or very active in co-curricular
activities.
1978 Gallop Survey
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56 of the students indicated that the best
means of establishing status and acceptance among
peers was through participation in student
activities as opposed to earning high grades,
involvement in student government and driving a
car to school.
1978 Gallop Survey
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The reasons for participation were
97 PERSONAL ACHEIVEMENT
95 PERSONAL ENJOYMENT
1978 Gallop Survey
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A very interesting note was the 89 of those who
did not participate in high school co-curricular
activities did so because of jobs outside of
school. The other main reason for not
participating was that activity was scheduled
after school. Our Manitoba statistics show
approximately 25 of that senior high student
population participate in interschool athletics
1994 MHSAA Survey
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What prominent Manitobans have said about the
benefits of SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
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Participating in high school athletics taught
me the value of teamwork and how important a role
determination, and hard work played in achieving
success. I believe the knowledge gained from
participating in extra curricular activities, is
an extremely valuable component of a complete
education.
John Loewen MLA Fort Whyte Basketball and
Football Player Churchill High School
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School sports were a huge motivator for me, and
the major focus of school life. The skills I use
most in my life today, at home, and work, were
learned and reinforced through sport. There is no
better classroom for learning teamwork,
cooperation, self-motivation, and control,
discipline, and leadership, than through school
sport.
Carol Ploen-Hosegood Businesswoman, Basketball
and Badminton Player Vincent Massey Collegiate
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Athletics is about personal achievement and
personal growth. Having played team sports in
high school and university, it is also about
teamwork and strong friendships that have the
potential to last a lifetime. My involvement in
athletics continues to hold many fond memories
for me
Gary Filmon Former Premier of Manitoba Basketball
Player Sisler High School
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Coming from a rural community high school,
sports were the major challenge and motivator of
my educational experience. Through athletics I
learned skills of cooperation, discipline, and
leadership. The competitiveness of the game
provided alertness, fitness, mental, and social
development beneficial qualities for home and
business.
Ronn Peyton-Vesby Self Employed Businessperson
Volleyball Basketball Player Swan Valley
Regional High School
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Perhaps one of the best summaries of the benefits
of an interscholastic program was made by Mr.
Paul Briggs, Superintendent of school in
Cleveland, Ohio, when he had this to say about
the results of a survey of athletics in secondary
schools
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Athletics are not only keeping students in
school, but are providing them with future
education opportunities. I have seen so many
success stories come out of the athletic clan
that I have become perhaps the strongest advocate
of any of the superintendents in the United
States on behalf of the effective programs.
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Eliminate the Word EXTRACURRICULAR
Athletics are

• an extension of the classroom
• enhance educationNot in competition
• provide for a well-rounded experience
• teach things not always teachable in the
  classroom

Athletics are a bargain!
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BENEFITS OF ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION LEARNING

• Teamwork and Unity
• How to
• Set goals
• Self control
• Win with modesty
• Share victories
• Deal with disappointment and adversity

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BENEFITS OF ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION LEARNING
How to

• Think under pressure
• Be loyal to a group, situation, school, nation
• Respect coaches, officials,opponents and fellow
  teammates
• Understand and acknowledge ones own inadequacies
• Time management
• Leadership
• Commitment

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BENEFITS OF ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION LEARNING

• To relieve tension/release emotions
• Self-discipline
• The importance of teamwork
• Confidence
• Reality of Life
• Responsibility
• To set goals/persevere
• Ethics/building character

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BENEFITS OF ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION LEARNING

• Life is not always fair- in the rain the running
  team wins- in good weather, the passing team wins
• Versatility
• To help develop Life Skills
• Tenacity and perseverance
• Ethical behavior
• To develop good character
• To have fun

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BENEFITS OF ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION LEARNING

• Self-confidence and a feeling of accomplishment
• Social skills to interact with others
• Sportsmanship
• About hard work and dedication
• Building better attitudes
• How to maintain physical well-being
• Emotional control

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SOME of LIFES MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS ARE
LEARNED OUTSIDE the CLASSROOM