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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] As for participation in athletics deterring drug use: having been an athlete with ambitious athletic goals in HS, I would never have used drugs or smoked. I would have viewed it as destructive to my body and ultimately my ability to reach my potential and all my dreams in my sport. To that end, involvement in a sport is good , provided it is one that demands a high level of fitness. Football , for example, does not. You can be fat and incapable of running a mile  in under 7 minutes ( my definition of an out of shape person)and still be a linebacker . And , yes, football players drink, but I do not think that translates to swimming, running, crew or other highly aerobic and physically demanding sports.[/quote]

This definitely rings true to me as the parent of 3 HS and college varsity athletes.  Not saying that you won't find a single swimmer, runner or rower who drinks or does drugs, but definitely far fewer in those sports than in football.  PP is correct in attributing this to the "body as a temple" nature of the sports that require high fitness levels, but I'd also say that my kids appreciated being able to cite this as an excuse when their friends urged them to drink or do drugs.  It might have been uncool to say they just didn't want to partake, but they didn't get any crap from their friends if they said, "I'm in training."  And, BTW, swimming and running are year-round sports, so they are always in training.

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