Math is everywhere! Some students may joke and say the only math they know that's involved with sports are the scores because the games are based on how many points are accumulated. However, all teams keep track of their rank, which is a ratio. For example, the lacrosse team is 2 in 0 right now, which means they won 2 games and have lost none. In baseball the players are always talking about their batting average. I played volleyball in middle school, high school, and college and there was always someone keeping track of the stats. They would mark down the number of serves, bumps, sets, spikes, and shanks each person had. Those statistics allowed the coach and players to visually see what the teams strengths and weakness were, as well as the individual players. We were then able to pin-point exactly what we needed to work on, which as a result improved our playing. So let's not forget that math is not just involved in the score of the game!! The following link contains the various sports that are offered at my school - Westlake Middle School.
http://wms.mtplcsd.org/www/mtplcsd_wms/site/hosting/ltr_re_Interscholastic_Athletic_Programs_to_Parents-Guardians_7.2.07.pdf
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