MINI-DOC: How Do Sports Impact Students’ Mental Health?

Scott Meyer

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Kyle Brennan

Hundreds of student-athletes suit up each year for the Chiefs, but how do sports impact students’ mental health at Nonnewaug?

Scott Meyer, Sports Reporter

WOODBURY — Hundreds of students at Nonnewaug play interscholastic sports for the Chiefs, and many of those student-athletes have been playing sports for most of their lives.

High school sports have the capability to have both positive impacts on teenagers’ mental health but also add some stress to young people’s plates, as this video explores.