L'attività fisica è in grado di migliorare il rendimento scolastico. Con questo articolo il dott. Alessandro Rosponi, specialista in medicina dello sport, inizia la collaborazione con la nostra società; Invito tutti i genitori a leggere con attenzione queste riflessioni: Sono innumerevoli le evidenze scientifiche che confermano come l’attività fisica svolta regolarmente sia in grado di migliorare (non peggiorare) il rendimento scolastico, soprattutto negli atleti J Sch Health. 2013 Jan;83(1):8-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00741.x. School sport and academic achievement. Bradley J1, Keane F, Crawford S. ..... …Promuovere la partecipazione allo sport in ambito scolastico e dare accesso a una gamma di sport di squadra e di sport individuali nel corso degli anni della scuola secondaria può essere un modo utile per migliorare i voti del diploma di maturità degli stessi studenti…. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2015;14(9):1194-208. Effects of School-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Cognition and Academic Achievement: A Systematic Review. Mura G1, Vellante M, Nardi AE, Machado S, Carta MG. ........…Questa recensione mette in evidenza l'efficacia degli interventi volti alla promozione dell’attività fisica nelle scuole sul rendimento scolastico e, soprattutto, sulla prestazione cognitiva dei giovani... Int J Exerc Sci. 2014 Jan 1;7(1):3-13. Comparison of Academic and Behavioral Performance between Athletes and Non-athletes. Eldridge JA1, Palmer TB2, Gillis K2, Lloyd R1, Squires WG Jr3, Murray TD2. ......… supportano i risultati di precedenti ricerche secondo le quali la partecipazione nello sport a livello scolastico è positivamente correlata a migliori risultati accademici e comportamentali per gli atleti rispetto ai non atleti… PLoS One. 2016 Jan 4;11(1):e0146319. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146319. eCollection 2016. Associations of Physical Activity, Sports Participation and Active Commuting on Mathematic Performance and Inhibitory Control in Adolescents. Domazet SL1, Tarp J1, Huang T1,2, Gejl AK1, Andersen LB1,3, Froberg K1, Bugge A1. .......…non c’era alcuna indicazione che un livello più elevato di attività fisica potesse compromettere il rendimento scolastico o la funzione cognitiva…. Ped Exerc Sci. 1999;11:129–143. Sport participation and perceived academic performance of school children and youth. Linder KJ. ...…..Holloway (1999/2000) ha suggerito che invece di tagliare le attività extrascolastiche durante i periodi di bilancio difficili, i dirigenti scolastici dovrebbero sostenere finanziariamente tali attività perché è dimostrato che evitano l’abbandono scolastico e contribuiscono al successo negli studi. Questo studio su larga scala supporta le scoperte di Holloway. In Kansas, la partecipazione allo sport nelle scuole superiori non toglie assolutamente nulla al rendimento scolastico. 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