The phrase "athletic effort" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the physical exertion or performance put forth in a sporting context or physical activity.
Example: "The athlete's incredible athletic effort during the marathon earned him a well-deserved medal."
Alternatives: "physical exertion" or "sporting effort".
"We make mistakes here in Germany, too, but the professionalism and management from the economic side leads to a solid athletic effort".
At least in the Olympics, the crashes are the result of athletic effort and not misguided college sports officials steering their programs toward a proverbial cliff.
But since the beginning of the year, the government has been engaged in an athletic effort to spur the economy with aggressive asset purchases by the central bank and a jolt of government spending.
It's an incredibly athletic effort, and even more remarkable because the ball actually spins sharply back towards Hughes when it bounces, yet he still manages to control the volley perfectly.
Swans, or at least dancers who dance swans, sweat, but it might still seem a stretch from airy ornithological grace to the sheer athletic effort of break dancing and hip-hop.
Despite the man's commendable athletic efforts, the camel manages to put distance between itself and its pursuer as it spirits away.
Bill McInnis, a former NASA engineer, has paid a lot of attention to people's obsession with measuring their athletic efforts, particularly when it comes to running and walking.
And his situation raises difficult questions -- about colleges that are supposed to ensure that their players, recruits they fawn over and preen before, never "benefit" from their athletic prowess; about a press that scolds schools for poor athletic efforts, then scowls when players are treated like royalty; and, finally, about us, the ravenous fans.
Hathaway made the last trip Tuesday morning on a university booster's jet, landing here early in the afternoon and getting swept up at night by the culmination of the university's athletic efforts, which came in waves of cheers as the players took turns cutting down the nets.
Prime Sport is a goal toward which everyone in the sports world strives, the result of which is to maximize your athletic efforts and enable you to achieve your athletic goals.
This article is a challenge for you to take an essential, yet often neglected, piece of the sports success puzzle and make it a priority in your athletic efforts.
