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

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
June 15, 2022

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.

About the Contributor

Scott Meyer, Reporter

Scott Meyer is a sophomore from Woodbury who is in his first year writing for the Chief Advocate. He is a big sports fan and likes history. Scott is originally from Rocky Hill, and he has a little brother currently in seventh grade. He spent the previous school year in remote learning. He hopes to write great stories for the NHS Chief Advocate and have good interviews, as well as having his stories on the trending stories. While he hopes to cover mostly sports topics, he might cover other topics as well.