Time Management, Planning, and Decision Making in Student Athletes: A Systematic Review Grace Wong
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Life skills development, Student-athletes, Sports participationAbstract
My systematic review paper will discuss how participation in sports can impact life skills, specifically planning, decision-making, and time management. My project doesn’t just talk about how sports impact physical health, but also about critical skills helpful for success later in life. My project is based on the following research question: How does participation in sports influence planning, decision-making, and time management in student-athletes compared to non-athletes? How do these factors contribute to academic performance and success later in life? After deciding on the structure of my paper, I will gather a lot of data and find articles useful to my topic. I will use many examples and data, and then explain each one to answer my research question, and explain the causes and effects more thoroughly. My main goal is to find very specific data that clearly shows the differences between athletes and non-athletes to help me compare their lifestyles and outcomes in life.
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