If you’ve ever spent 12 hours in a gym watching 8-year-olds play primitive basketball on a glorious June weekend in Minnesota, you may have wondered why you submitted yourself and your family to the ...

Everyone's convinced that the youth sports arms race is ruining our kids (and our country). Turns out the athletes themselves couldn't be happier. But do they really know what's best for them?

Arden Pala, 15, loves to play basketball. But he also loves to coach kids who otherwise wouldn’t get a chance to learn the sport. When he had to pick which one to do, he thought of the kids. He left ...

“Structured sports were shown to have long-term benefits on success, reiterating the importance of encouraging play and an ...

From soccer to flag football, children in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District are getting free access to different ...