WISE PARTICIPATION IN SPORT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCETABLE OF CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION2. (I)ADVANTAGES(ii)DISADVANTAGES3. EVALUATION4. CONCLUSIONIntroductionDid you know that boxing legend Rocky Marciano invented the fax? an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, such as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. (Anon., 1910). This essay reveals the positive effects of sporting activities on academic performance; and how it can help positively improve the mental concept of both non-participating and participating students. The first paragraph would mainly look at how sports activities can play a positive role in the personal life of students, the next paragraphs would talk about how participation in sports activities can create a unique unity among students in the form of teamwork and how it Sports can have a positive impact on a college student's future. There would then be a paragraph that would then talk about the negative effects of sport on the lives of students. In the last two paragraphs you would find the evaluation and conclusion of the essay. Getting Started Students who participate in extracurricular activities have reduced behavioral problems. In sports, they show discipline in exercises, workouts and routines. They have a responsibility to perform those tasks correctly, whether it's basketball or football games, dance routines or signals in baseball. When students perform these activities correctly they are rewarded for their good behavior and are proud of their achievements. Thanks to the pride they achieve, they gain better self-respect, self-esteem and self-confidence. Education World says "...... half of the paper ...... at: http://www.newswise.com/articles/sports-have-positive-effect-on-students[Accessed April 12, 2014].Horn, T.S., 2008. Advances in Sports Psychology. Ohio: Human Kinetics, 2008. 2002 Brown Center Annual Report on American Education .Loveless, ed. The 2002 Brown Center Annual Report on American Education.Brookings Institution Press, 2002, p. 22.Massoni, E., 2011. Positive Effects of Extracurricular Activities on Students on Students, 4 January, pp. 84-85. Rasskin-Gutman, D., 2009. Chess Metaphors: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Mind. Urick, D., 2008. Sports Illustrated Lacrosse: Fundamentals to Winning Illustrated ed, 2008.