When students think of all the topics they could choose for their projects at the science fair, most would consider biology, environmental issues, chemistry, physics and related ideas. Most students would be surprised to learn that they have a common interest with the other students who are out on the football field! The basketball and baseball players also have things in common with the students who participate in science fairs. This commonality is sports science fair projects. While the two topics seem unrelated, nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is that everything we do and everything we see, touch, smell, taste and hear has a scientific component to it. Science is literally everywhere you look including in the world of sports. Sports science fair projects are increasing in numbers as students are exposed to the fact that sports itself is a science.

Sports science fair projects are the perfect topic for those students who either participate in organized sports or simply enjoy some type of physical activity. Sports science fair projects are not limited to the team sports arena and can be applied to individual activities. Some of these topics include gymnastics, swimming, track and field, and even the martial arts. Sports science fair projects can be conducted on the science of hiking, bicycling and even skydiving. There is no sporting activity that a student can think of that would not lend itself to being a topic for sports science fair projects.

Students who are devoted athletes often choose this as a major in college. They then proceed on with their education to post graduate work in kinesiology. This is the study of movement as it applies to the human body, and it is a popular topic for sports science fair projects. After all, every sporting activity involves the movement of the human body in some manner. These sports science fair projects are a perfect fit for examining the intricacies of kinesiology. Students also can use their sports science fair projects to study physical rehabilitation. This is a biologically based study that fits perfectly with this particular science topic. The fields of biology and chemistry are both applicable to every sport in some form or fashion, which gives the students a very wide range of topics to choose for their sports science fair projects.