According to data from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and the Aspen Institute’s “State of Play 2024” report, only 38% of kids ages 6-12 played sports on a regular basis in 2023.

When the kids get to junior high and want to play at higher competitive levels, Free Play for Kids has partnerships in place ...

For decades, youth sports programs, coaches and parents pushed the idea of specialization for participants, thinking focusing ...

Playing different sports as child laid foundation of fitness: ... "Being from an army background, it helped me as a kid because we had the opportunity to play a lot of different sports back then.

First, any impacts that rough-and-tumble sports may have on mental development could be revealed by periodic cognitive tests. Second, a child prevented from playing rugby or tackle football might ...

Summer vacation these days looks quite different from how it did in the 1920s. Kids used to play sports in the streets, explore on bikes ... but many parents are wary of the potential dangers of ...