The Relationship Between Academic and Athletic Achievement Among Male College Soccer Student-Athletes
Author/Creator
Date
2011-07Type of Work
32 p.Text
action research papers
Program
Masters of EducationRights
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Education -- Research papers (Graduate)Male college athletes -- Education -- Research
Soccer players -- Research
Academic achievement -- Research
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic and athletic
performance of collegiate male soccer student-athletes; student-athletes were measured using
two assessments, the Cooper Test and Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) IQ equivalency
scores. The study used a correlational design. Eighteen (n = 18), student-athletes from a small
Division III soccer program participated in the study. All eighteen student-athletes were earning a
four-year degree at the institution at the time of the study. The researcher hypothesized that a
positive relationship would be present between academic and athletic performance. In this
regard, the null hypothesis was not rejected. Statistical results supported that no significant
relationship existed between the two variables. The insignificant results from the study do not
affirm or reject existing forms of research in the field of student-athlete achievement and
performance. Recommendations for future research include using a larger and diverse sample,
random selection of participants, collecting data in several realms of academic and athletic
performance, and encouraging the researcher to have no prior relationships with the student-athletes.