THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ACADEMIC LEARNING GRADES FOR SPORT SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

This study is to determine the relationship between physical fitness and academic learning grades for sports school students in athletics. The samples are students athlete from sport schools in Thailand (n=540). The survey collected data using the questionnaire method. The findings of the survey show that there is a relationship between physical fitness and academic learning grades for sport school students. The academic learning grade is in three levels of grade (GPA) which are; <20, 50, and 75> (percentile). The results show that there is a positive relationship between physical fitness and academic learning grades for sports school students-Athlete. The findings justify three levels of correlations. Level one is the student group with the smallest GPA (<25, percentile sport experience, and non-sickness student =20.4 %), level two is the student group of a middle GPA (<50> percentile are high physical fitness and good grade as well = 37.1%), and level three is a student group of high GPA (>75, percentile, with very good standing of academic learning =78.4%). The research concludes that sports school students-athlete gained GPA based on personal health, high physical fitness and sports skills. Article visualizations: