Forty percent of kids played team sports on a regular basis in 2013. Yet, numerous children
and youth drop out of sports every year as well. This article explores the reasons why …

Substantial research has been conducted on children's experiences in youth sports, and on
parental influences on children's' affective responses to participation, yet little is known …

Children's reasons for participating in sport as well as their reasons for discontinuing
involvement have been extensively studied over the last decade. However, a complete …

35 JOPERD-Volume 75 No. 2-February 2004 vehicle that transmits the social values of
society. The health benefits of regular physical activity and the concomitant social and …

Participation in organized sports provides an opportunity for young people to increase their
physical activity and develop physical and social skills. However, when the demands and …

Background: Organized sport is viewed as a viable medium for promoting more physical
activity among youth. However, participation in youth sport declines significantly among both …

OBJECTIVES: The first purpose of this study was to examine low-income parents' and their
children's perceptions of the benefits associated with participation in youth sport. The …

Participation in all types of sports is extremely high for American children and youth. Recent
estimates are that 47 out of 52 million children participate in or have joined at least one sport …

The overall purpose of this study was to examine parents' perspectives on the benefits of
sport participation for their young children. Specifically, this study addressed two research …

In 1990 the Athletic Footwear Association (AFA)(1) released a report entitled “American
Youth and Sports Participation” that examined teenagers'(ages 10-18 years) feelings about …