New NFHS Learning Center Course Addresses Impact of Alcohol, Marijuana and Vaping on Student Performance
from Dan Schuster, with NFHS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Students can now take a free online course that educates them about the effects of alcohol, marijuana and vaping on their performance in the classroom and on the field, court and stage.
The NFHS Learning Center recently launched the course “Student Performance – Alcohol, Marijuana and Vaping.
The course uses research-backed information to examine how these substances affect physical performance, including reaction time, coordination, endurance and recovery; academic performance, including focus, memory, learning and motivation; and decision-making and judgment, especially in high-pressure or social situations.
During adolescence, the brain is still developing, with the areas responsible for planning, judgment and impulse control among the last to fully mature. The course helps students understand how alcohol, marijuana and vaping can interfere with that development and affect both short- and long-term success in academics, athletics and other activities.
“We look forward to creating awareness on this pertinent topic and continue educating students across the country,” said Dan Schuster, director of educational services at the NFHS. “Students care about their performance in everything they do, and the NFHS Learning Center wants to help them get the most out of their interscholastic experience as well as reach their full potential upon graduation.”
Since its founding nearly 20 years ago, the NFHS Learning Center has developed online courses addressing key issues in high school sports and performing arts programs nationwide. More than 30 million courses have been completed through the platform.
To learn more about the course and explore additional educational offerings, visit NFHSLearn.com.
Online link to article: https://nfhs.org/stories/new-nfhs-learning-center-course-addresses-impact-of-alcohol-marijuana-and-vaping-on-student-performance
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About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing rules for 18 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,800 high schools and 12 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 8.2 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; offers online publications and services for high school coaches and officials; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, speech and debate coaches, and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Bruce Howard,
Director of Publications and Communications
National Federation of State High School Associations
bhoward@nfhs.org
Chris Boone,
Assistant Director of Publications and Communications
National Federation of State High School Associations
cboone@nfhs.org
Jordan Morey,
Manager of Communications and Media Relations
National Federation of State High School Association
jmorey@nfhs.org