International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, ISSN(p): 2321 –8991, ISSN(e): 2321 –9009

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THE IMPACT OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION ON THE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AMONG ATHLETES OF EMILIO AGUINALDO
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (GEANHS)
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JOSEPHINE GALICHA-VIGILIA, 2PAMFILO B. CERBITO JR.
1
LPT, PhD, 2LPT, MPE
De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute,Dasmariñas, Cavite Philippines, 2General Emilio Aguinaldo National
High School, Imus, Cavite Philippines
E-mail: 1jgvigilia@dlshsi.edu.ph, 2pbcerbito@gmail.com

Abstract - This study aimed to determine the impact of sports participation on the academic performance of student-athletes
of General Emilio Aguinaldo National High School (GEANHS). The respondents included were the 179 student-athletes
from Grade 7 to Grade 10. The researcher used a Descriptive Method employing survey and documentary analysis with
correlation of the two general types of variables. The principal instrument for data gathering were the validated self-made
questionnaire with checklists. Findings revealed that majority of the respondents were 16 years old, male, mostly
participated in volleyball and basketball, and were required to practice from 5 to 10 hours per week. Results also indicate
that the impact of sports participation to the respondents was strong in which they became more diligent in their study habits,
developed their self-confidence, had positive attitude towards academics, and enhanced their time management skills.
Findings revealed that there are no statistically significant differences and relationship in the sports participation and
academic performance of the respondents.

Keywords - Sports Participation Sports Participation, Academic Performance, High School Student-Athletes, Study Habits,
Self-Worth, Attitude Towards Academics, Time Management.

I. INTRODUCTION practices of the student-athletes are strictly followed

Sport is a popular facet of Philippine culture. The
government created the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC) through Republic Act No. 6847 to
serve as the "sole policy-making and coordinating
body of all amateur sports development programs and
institutions in the Philippines", to strengthen their
athletic program. The primary function is "to provide
the leadership, formulate the policies, and set the
priorities and directions of all national sports
promotion and development, particularly giving
emphasis on grassroots participation”
(https://ipfs.io/ipfs/). Thus, the Department of
Education (DepEd) highly encouraged all schools in
the Philippines to participate in sports activities in
order to discover the talents and skills of students in
sports.
Sports participation enhances students’ social skills
which builds closer relationship with their team mates
and coaches during practices and games. Moreover,
sports help develop athletes’ skills in working with
people from different social and cultural
backgrounds. According to Boehm (2016), sports
participation “not only helps expose student athletes
to more experiences, but it also helps them grow
mentally as both a student and a person”. Moreover,
sports bring popularity among students and the school
they belong. This is the time when teachers, staff and
students unite if their athletes compete in their field
of expertise and the pressure to win during
competition is felt by most athletes and their coaches.
Hence, before the actual competition, the rigid
by the coaches to monitor their skills and
performances. This is the time when student-athletes
have to balance their studies and their sports training.
Time management is one important factors that
student - athletes should look into since sports
participation takes up plenty of time, in which their
school work and other activities are sometimes left
behind. This idea is supported by Chen (2018), who
averred that “athletes must learn time management
skills if they are to get everything finished”. Thus,
athletes should not only focus on their sports
participation but must also focus on their academic
performance. Gbollie and Keamu(2017, p.1),
believed that “motivation is a fundamental recipe for
academic success”. Grimit (2014) averred that
“academic performance of athletes is troubling
considering that after sports they only have their
education to fall back on and make a life out of that
knowledge”. Hence, educating student-athletes
should be holistic which will also focus on their
extra-curricular activities and academics.
General Emilio Aguinaldo National High School
(GEANHS) is one of the public school in Imus,
Cavite which seeksto fulfill the mission given by the
Department of Education, Division of Cavite that is
“to provide children/youth not only knowledge but
also the ability to learn how to live imbibe in them
the value of honesty, integrity, and respect for law
and order”. The school’s vision is “committed to the
building of a goal-oriented educational institution and
strives to offer the basic education that each Filipino
youth deserves to bring about a change in our society

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and equip our nation with well-educated
builder(http://geanhs.orgfree.com/, p.1). GEANHS
produces a number of athletes that brings pride to the
institution specifically when they compete in the
regional, national and international games. Moreover,
they promote camaraderie and teamwork among
students, teachers and staff in the school community.
As the number of student-athletes participates in their
chosen sports, there are concerns on how they
balance and manage their time in school and in
sports. Since practices and competition takes a lot of
time, it is also important that athletes should pay
close attention to their academics. Most of the time,
student-athletes are out of school during competition
and this is one reason why they missed their classes
which may affect their academic performance. There
is also assumption that student-athlete is not serious
in their studies and they are just given all privileges
by the teachers. These concerns was supported by
Sitkowski, (2008, p.13) who affirmed that “student
athletes experience role strain because of the
competing time and energy demands of the athletic
and academic roles. The intrinsic and extrinsic
gratification they receive for their athletic
participation makes it easier for many student athletes
to prioritize athletics above academics”. These
challenges in sports participation could have a
powerful impact on student-athletes’ lives and may
affect their academic performance if not properly
addressed. The researchers believe that it is the thrust
of the institution to give necessary assistance to their
student-athletes in order that they can balance their
time in school and in sports.
With these views, the Holistic Approach and the most
effective student learning and practices will help the
student-athletes become more responsible for their
own learning in school and in life. Furthermore, the
support and encouragement of the community will
motivate them to strive harder in their goals and their
over-all well-being.
Considering the background on the student-athletes’
sports participation and academic challenges, the
researchers were motivated to conduct this study. In
light of these circumstances, it is therefore necessary
to find out the impact of sports participation and their
influence in the student-athletes’ academic
performance that best reflects their thinking, views,
and perceptions.
II. METHODOLOGY
To obtain clear answers to the problems presented in
this study, the researcher used the descriptive method
employing survey and documentary analysis with
correlation of the two general types of variables such
as the independent and the dependent variables.The
researcher used the documentary analysis, using
school record, which supplied information on the
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over-all academic performance of the high school
student-athletes.
The research population of this study were the 179
student-athletes of GEANHS from Grades 7 to Grade
12 during the school year 2018-2019. The principal
instrument for data gathering was the validated self-
made questionnaire. The checklist for athletes
consisted of two main parts. The first part sought
information about the personal information of the
respondents such as their age, gender, grade level,
sports events participated in, and number of hours
required per week to practice/participate. The second
part sought about the assessment of the respondents
on the impact of sports participation on their study
habits, self-worth, attitude towards academic and time
management.
In the presentation of the results, the respondents
were given their respective codes to protect
anonymity of the respondents and in a way that does
not embarrass the participants. The collected data
were subjected to statistical treatment with the use of
descriptive and statistical techniques. These were
percentage, weighted mean, ranking, standard
deviation, F-test or one-way ANOVA and Pearson-
product moment correlation.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1. Profile of the Respondents
On the profile of the respondents, results showed that
majority of the respondents were 16 years old. There
are more male athletes than female athletes and
majority were in Grade 8. The common sports
participated in by the respondents were volleyball and
basketball. In terms of trainings, the respondents were
required to practice from 5 to 10 hours per week.
3.2. Summary of the Impact of Sports
Participation and their Indicators in Terms of
Study Habits, Self-Worth, Attitude Towards
Academics & Time Management
The findings indicate that sports participation helps
the respondents became more diligent in their study
habits in which they prepared and review before
classes despite of their tight schedule. This also
enhances their self-worth which made the
respondents’ more confident and determined to finish
their career path. Findings also revealed that the
impact of sports participation to the respondents’
attitude towards academics were strong in which they
were motivated to attend their classes regularly and
more persistent in finishing their studies. Moreover,
sports participation developed the respondents’ time
management skills like balancing their time for
workload in school and at home.
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3.3. Frequency Distribution and Percentage of
Respondents’ Academic Performance by General
Weighted Average During School Year 2018-2019
The frequency distribution and percentage of the
General Weighted Average scores of the student-
athletes were from first quarter to third quarter of
school year 2018-2019. This was categorized by
using a scale based in the Registrar of the GEANHS.
The grades were presented by the use of descriptors:
Outstanding (90-100), Very Satisfactory (85-89),
Satisfactory (80-84), Fairly Satisfactory (75-79), and
Did Not Meet Expectations (Below 75).
Out of 179 respondents, there were 6 or 3% with
general weighted average of Outstanding, 49 or 27%
Very Satisfactory, 94 or 53% Satisfactory, 29 or 16%
Fairly Satisfactory, 1 or.6% did not meet
expectations. Findings also revealed that the
academic performance of the respondents ranges
from 74 to 91 with an obtained mean of 82.85 and
standard deviation of 3.33, verbally interpreted as
Satisfactory. Based from the coefficient of variation
of 4.02, the academic performances of the
respondents are clustered.
3.4. Comparison of the Respondents’ Assessment
on the Impact of Sports Participation
The null hypotheses of no significant differences are
accepted in all the variables of sports
participationexcept in gender. Based on the over-all
weighted mean, all the variables and their indicators
have strong impact to the respondents.
3.5. Comparison of the Respondents’ Assessment
on the Impact of Academic Performance
The null hypotheses of no significant differences are
accepted in all the variables of academic
performance. Based on the over-all weighted mean,
all the variables and their indicators have strong
impact to the respondents.
3.6. Relationship Between Sports Participation
and Academic Performance of Student-Athletes
Findings revealed that a negligible positive
correlation between the impact of sports participation
on the academic performance exists, as indicated by
the spearman rho value of .050. However, there is no
sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that
relationship exists between the two, as shown by the
computed p-value of .504 which is greater than 0.05
level of significance. Thus, the null hypothesis is
accepted. This means that there is no significant
relationship between the impact of sports
participation on the academic performance of the
student-athletes of GEANHS.
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IV. CONCLUSIONS
Considering the findings in this study, the following
conclusions were drawn.
1. On the profile of the respondents, results showed
that majority of the respondents were 16 years old.
There are more male athletes than female athletes and
majority were in Grade 8. The common sports
participated in by the respondents were volleyball and
basketball. In terms of trainings, the respondents were
required to practice from 5 to 10 hours per week.
2. All variables and their respective indicators of
sports participation resulted to strong impact to the
respondents.
3. The academic performance of the student-athletes
during school year 2018-2019 was clustered based on
the coefficient of variation of 4.02. The academic
performance ranges from 74 to 91 as shown in the
obtained mean of 82.85 and standard deviation of
3.33, verbally interpreted as Satisfactory.
4. The null hypotheses of no significant differences
are accepted in all the variables of sports participation
except in gender. Based on the over-all weighted
mean, all the variables and their indicators have
strong impact to the respondents.
5. The null hypotheses of no significant differences
are accepted in all the variables of academic
performance. Based on the over-all weighted mean,
all the variables and their indicators have strong
impact to the respondents.
6. There is a negligible positive correlation between
sports participation and academic performance of the
respondents. Thus, the null hypothesis of no
significant relationship is accepted. Therefore, there
is no significant relationship between sports
performance and academic performance of the
student-athletes of GEANHS.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the findings of the study, the researcher
therefore recommended that another study similar to
the present study employing student-athletes not
covered in the present study as respondents could be
conducted to validate the results of this study. Since
all the variables of sports participation and their
respective indicators have strong impact to the
respondents, it is must for teachers and school
administrators to guide and motivate the student-
athletes to exert more effort to balance their time and
studies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the student-
athletes of General Emilio Aguinaldo National High
School for participating in this study. Ms. May Veluz
G. Salangsang for the assistance in determining the
appropriate statistical measures used in the study and
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Ms. Peggy Anne W. Orbe for reading the manuscript
and sharing editing suggestions.
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