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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've heard about how sports kids are more efficient than their peers but it is hard to imagine they can complete the work with  that much less
time.  My rising 9th grader is on the fence about trying for a sport.[/quote]

Totally unscientific, but I do think the physical activity clears the "cobwebs" and helps kids to think more clearly. My child did three sports each year for four years at TJ and was never up to all hours doing homework as I hear about from others.* He finished with a high GPA, Naitional Merit Scholar, and is a STEM major at a highly rated school. So it is possible to do well at TJ while participating in sports. We knew lots of other kids on his team who did equally well, so my kid is not an anomaly.

*The only times my child was up late doing homework was when he was in a small group and he needed information from a member of the group who sent stuff late at night. These kids were not on a sports team but talked about being up late every night doing homework.[/quote]

If your child is on Varsity, with games that BEGIN at 6:30/7pm and ending after 8:30p, it can be a late night of homework. Not sure what 3 sports your child participated in, but many Varsity sports follow this schedule. [/quote]

When they have later games, they have free time in the afternoon, so homework can be done then. My child's sports had a lot of Saturday competitions, also. He and many of his teammates would sometimes use eighth period to get homework done when they knew they'd be busy later. It comes down to planning and using time efficiently. My son had been very involved in sports before high school, also, so already had experience with using every free minute to get everything for school done and knowing that he needed to prioritize his sleep to stay healthy. 
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