| A Youth Sports Charter |
| As organized youth sport programs continue to proliferate and become more sophisticated, a need has arisen to help guide the development of such programs and the evaluation of their effectiveness. ... |
| http://www.youthsports.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/sb/nav.cgi/aip=e5ee9Leqs0J05hK0GR89xe9iyEszI9,XEs3I.?nav=101387 |
| Bouncing back: Sports and Academic Resilience Among African-American Males |
| This research by J.H. Braddock II et. al., found that sports participation is positively associated with African-American eight-grade males’ aspirations to enroll in academic or college-prepatory programs in high school, ... |
| http://www.nc4h.org/greenlight/dream/braddock.php |
| CDC Recommendations for Supporting Youth Sports |
| "Youth sports and recreation programs are one of the primary approaches through which communities can increase physical activity and fitness among young people..." |
| http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/PhysicalActivity/promoting_health/strategies/sportrec.htm |
| CDC State by State Annual Breakdown of Youth Sport |
| City-level data is included for many large cities- including Boston |
| http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/SelectLocyear.asp?cat=6&Quest=Q86 |
| Childhood and Adolescent Sports Participation as Predictors of Participation in Sports and Physical Fitness Activities During Young Adulthood |
| This study examined whether organized sports participation during childhood and adolescence was related to participation in sports and physical fitness activities in young adulthood. The data were from the Michigan ... |
| http://yas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/4/495 |
| Effect of team sport participation on genetic predisposition to adolescent smoking progression |
| The present study provides the first evidence of interacting effects of environmental influences with specific genetic variants on adolescent smoking progression," write the authors of an article published in the ... |
| http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/63/4/433 |
| Eliminating the “Going Through the Motions” Syndrome: Consistent Practice Intensity |
| A major concern faced by all coaches involves their athletes ‘going through the motions’ in practice. So, how does a coach get his or her athletes to work hard ... |
| http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ysi/coaches/article/lauer-practiceintensity.pdf |
| Everyone Plays! A Review of Research on the Integration of Sports and Physical Activity |
| Everyone Plays! A Review of Research on the Integration of Sports and Physical Activity into Out-of-School Time Programs, written by Policy Studies Associates, Inc. with support from the After School ... |
| http://www.policystudies.com/OSTsports.pdf |
| Guidelines for After-School Physical Activity and Intramural Sport Programs |
| The purpose of these guidelines is to provide teachers, school activity directors and
administrators and program leaders with basic information for planning and implementing
physical activity and intramural programming for children in ... |
| http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf_files/pos_papers/intramural_guidelines.pdf |
| Guidelines for Supportive Parents |
| Few youth sports programs are successful without the support of parents. This article contains 12 guidelines which coaches can share with concerned parents who are striving to support their young ... |
| http://www.youthsports.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/sb/nav.cgi/aip=e5ee9Leqs0J05hK0GR89xe9iyEszI9,XEs3I.?nav=101389 |