Kids Sports Facts

Project Play collects and distributes sports participation and research data on youth sports and sports. The infographic above summarizes the benefits of sports youth recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine. Below is a link to the latest data on sports and physical activity rates, which is an important finding highlighting the importance and challenges of having children participate through sports.

It is a fact that children do not insist on sports strongly like the past. Indeed, when they reach the age of 13, 70% of young athletes quit organized sports. Except for people who do not like sports or people who can not participate in the competition, this is an amazing drop-out when young. Research like 2014 George Washington University's research discovered that the reasons children stop using youth sports are similar to motives for switching to video games. They want to act, wish to make mistakes freely without worrying about objections, to go out with friends, and to control their activities. The most important thing is that they just want to have fun.

According to a survey by George Washington University, the main reason children like sports is fun, and the reason why children stop sports is "no longer fun". When parents are too involved in the coaching process, children may be afraid of being rude in making mistakes. Bishop Mills said that parents should not do this while teasing can become an interesting part of sports. She explained that by performance, coaches and colleagues can tease the way parents can not take it. "In teaching sports, teasing is done with the concept of team members, parents are not part of the team." Increasing the exercise capacity of a child not only stops the child from quitting sports but also damages himself. Dr. Gabriel Kaplan, Director of Behavioral Medical Services at Route District Medical Center, said he is confident. "Kids already know that they are not good at sports, they are already disappointed with disappointing parents," Kaplan says.