Youth Sports is an athletic league or competition that includes individuals between the ages of birth and 18 years of age. Organized youth sports emerged in the 20th century and it focused on masculinizing boys. After the second World War youth sports grew. Girls interests were usually ignored in sports, but that changes later on in the development of youth sports. The programs in the United States really focused on competition. It was treated as a preparation for occupational success.Benefits of Youth Sport:
- Maintains & Develops Fitness
- Preparation for adulthood
- Opportunity to learn values
- Interactive Skills
- Leadership opportunities
47 Million children are participating in organized youth sport. That is a 25% increase since 2010.
Benefits Of Sports To A Child's Minds And Heart All Part Of The Game is an article written by Patti Neighmond in July of 2015 gives experiences from parents whose kids were affected by sports positively. Octavio and Amy's son Jake was introduced to sports at a very young age. At 3 months old he was wearing a Dodgers jersey. Amy told Patti that as a kid in sports you learn how to win and lose. You get to experience what it is like to give all the effort that you have and still come up a little bit short and vise versa. Also a member of the youth sports camp told Driksa who is a researcher for Michigan State University this camp changed the way that he interacted with his mother. Driska reported that 9 months after the camp the teens that he studied maintained a sense of confidence and hope. Sports helped change them and mold them into who they are today. For more information click: Benefits of Youth Sport
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