Sports teaches them this concentration by reinforcing the need to completely focus their attention, with discipline, in order to excel in their game and to achieve the results the are aiming for. Repetitive actions in sports and learning the rules and processes involved in sports lends to children s ability to retain information-creating better memory skills. Psychologically, this discipline of concentration will lead to greater success academically. Another form of academic success from sports is the result of improved physical stamina. The ability to focus is directly related to their physical health.
Children are academically at their best when their health is optimal.
One physical academic benefit of sports is increased oxygen intake. Oxygen intake causes stimuli to the brain. This stimulus is crucial for children s imagination and thought processes. Increased strength of the muscular system is a second physical academic benefit. Improved muscular strength produces children who are capable of enduring more tasks.