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75% of parents let their child skip an exam for an important game, and only 47% of musicians’ parents would let them skip an exam for a concert or performance.

Also, the all-star players said the schools help give them extended deadlines for essays, homework, reports, etc., while the musicians only had 44% and the sport leagues 33%. In addition, 63% of all-stars said the schools helped them with tutoring sessions, while those in sport leagues had 11% and only 8% musicians.

After those facts, it is no surprise that the principals interviewed said,” Sports is one of the most popular interests in the school. This can be seen by the fact that the athletes’ needs are met through designing special programs, consideration of their needs, consideration of their teachers, competitions and placing the school athletics program high on our list of priorities

Players also spend more time on their sport than their homework and see themselves more as athletes than as a students.

Once athletes start attending the university that paid them to play a sport, it is perfectly understandable why they commit more to training than to studying.

examined the SAT scores of 53 schools, there was at least an 88-point difference between the student body’s average and that of football team members’ average score.