*The Life of an Athlete page is designed to assist our student-athletes in reaching all of their goals in life*
Staff-76 Seniors-49
Box score:
Staff: B.Finnerty 19, Mr.Fink 16pts. Mr.Stephens 14 pts.,
Katherine Bixby 11pts. Mr. K 8pts. Mr.Engel 4pts. Mr.Hoey 2pts. Mr. Bailey 2pts
Seniors: Aaron Frost 2pts.,Isaac Vandewert 6pts. Evan Whitted 9pts.
Bo White 1 pt. John Tate 12pts.,Ed Whitted 3pts. Evan Canfield 2 pts., Kyle Parker 2 pts.
Kraig Parker 2pts. Matt Bookout 10pts.
***Staff dominates and presently owns a 23 year winning streak over the Seniors***
SUNY Cortland Boys Soccer Clinic:
$45., Sunday, April 29th, 9:30oam-12:30pm
For more information call:
Steve Axtell 753-4958
How Sports Can Prepare Students for Academic
Success
The following are just a few ways a student may see increased school performance as a result, at least in part,
of involvement in competitive athletics.
Sports as a Confidence Builder and a Positive Social Activity
In the right environment (e.g. playing for a sports coach with the right values) a boy or girl can really come out of their
“shell” and express themselves through sport. Their confidence builds and that can be taken directly into the classroom.
There are obviously no guarantees, but when a young person is busy with important things, there is less time to
be tempted to fall off the path into relationships and activities that may lead to problems. There can be a tendency for
a student who is busy through positive pursuits to be engaged, focused and self-disciplined. These student-athletes
learn that they need to focus and recognize that they must lead disciplined lives. They can still enjoy themselves and
take advantage of “being young”, but they will also understand that discipline can help lead to achievement and success.
Students Who Learn to Manage Time and Prioritize Will Succeed
Time management became a buzz-word over the past twenty years, but there is no question it is important for young
people to understand this concept as they prepare for life after school and in the so-called “real world”. Learning to
balance one’s time between community involvement, school demands, social interests and proper rest and athletic
pursuits pushes a young person to recognize the value of “planned time” – creating a schedule and sticking to it.
This leads to the important notion of prioritizing. A busy young person, occupied in creative and healthy activities,
will need to make decisions about not only time management but will need to prioritize what is most important- and
what needs to be done to complete particular tasks in order of importance.
Focus and Concentration Contribute to Being a Good Athlete and a Good Student
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