Organized sport is offered at increasingly younger ages, with many programs geared
towards preschoolers, toddlers, and infants. While sport is promoted as an amendable …

In recent years, there has been a trend of children participating in sport at earlier ages,
coupled with increased program availability and enrolments for children under the age of …

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 …

Objective To explore whether the associations between developmental delays in the first
year of life and psychosocial outcomes in preschool children are affected by participation in …

Recently, there has been growing concern regarding very young children's health and
physical activity (PA) levels. Paradoxically, trends suggest an increase in sport participation …

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 …

Background Participation in organized sports is associated with higher physical activity (PA)
levels in school-aged-children. Yet, little is known about PA determinants in preschool-aged …

This study aimed at identifying and describing patterns of sports participation during high
school among a general population of students and examining individual, social, and …

Considering the popularity of youth sport globally, understanding its impact on children's
personal and social development is of utmost importance. This chapter provides a …

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 …