Associations between organised sport participation and classroom behaviour outcomes among primary school-aged children.
Amanda WatsonAnna TimperioHelen BrownTrina HinkleyKylie D HeskethPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Findings indicated sport participation, one form of physical activity, was associated with less inattention/hyperactivity and acting without thinking, over and above the influence of overall physical activity levels. Parents may consider sport as one way to contribute to their child's overall physical activity levels, although the impact of organised sport on classroom behaviour is modest at best.