Sports is a widely accepted and celebrated event in the world today, yearly learning institutions especially the colleges and universities everywhere are gearing participation to their extramural sports engagements, investing on high quality facilities and equipment, hiring known and excellent coaches and trainers, scouting new potentials, planning and doing rigid trainings, monitoring the health and the conditions of the student-athletes to ensure positive performances for the competitions and championships. The purpose of the study is to investigate the level of sports commitment of the student-athletes in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the City of Manila, Philippines. Where in the “Sports Commitment Model” was adapted from the study of Scanlan et.al (1993 and cited by Human Kinetics Journal @ 2024) that composed of 1) sports enjoyment, 2) involvement alternatives, 3) personal investment, 4) social constraints and 5) involvement opportunities. Descriptive research is the methodology design to scientifically gather information that provides a detailed and accurate picture of the characteristics and behaviors of the respondents. Questionnaire checklist is the main instrument to gather data. 103 student-athletes enrolled in the SY 2023-2024 were the respondents of the study from the different sports discipline classified into individual/dual combative (52 athletes) and team sports (51 athletes respectively). Sports enjoyment and involvement alternatives of the respondents showed the high level of commitment, while personal investment, social constrains and involvement opportunities just moderately committed. School administrators, coaches and trainers put more emphasis on student-athletes enjoyment and involvement alternatives to keep them motivated and committed in their chosen sports.

The study was conducted to determine the impact of physical activity on the personality development and soft skills of cadets at the Military Engineering Academy (Ngo Quyen University). The survey results from 230 cadets show that physical activity not only contributes to physical fitness but also enhances discipline, willpower to overcome difficulties, cooperation, and communication skills. Through statistical analysis using SPSS software, the article demonstrates a positive relationship between the level of participation in physical activities and comprehensive development factors.