Previous researchers have demonstrated that sport participation can be a place of purpose,
a place of celebrated deviance, and/or a value-neutral endeavor for children who have …

Sport has increasingly been posited as a vehicle for confronting racism and sexism in
traditional patriarchal cultures. This chapter investigates the processes, practices and …

Introduction In 2019, the National Youth Sports Strategy was released and called for regular
analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of US youth sports surveillance data. The …

Parent involvement provides one lens through which the emotional, physical, and financial
effects of youth sports may be understood. To examine parent involvement in the context of …

This study aims to examine how the individual and contextual characteristics of adolescents
are related to their extracurricular activity (ECA) participation. Mothers' parenting stress …

This chapter takes a broad view of culture, including gender and extending beyond race and
ethnicity. It begins with a guiding framework that recognizes intersecting cultural identities …

One of the primary justifications for middle school sport is the presumed association
between sport participation and school belongingness. However, concerns regarding school …

This chapter focuses upon female populations that are of low socioeconomic status (SES),
and or, have typically lower levels of engagement with physical activity and sport. As such …

Participation in sport provides many psychological, physical and social health benefits for
adolescents. Unfortunately, female adolescents participate in organized sport significantly …

A healthy nation starts with healthy citizens, and participation in sports is one of the most
powerful ways to promote healthy habits for a lifetime—not only for physical fitness but also …