| 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://youthsports.rutgers.edu/resources/administrative/a-youth-sports-charter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Go Out And Play: Youth Sports in America |
| This study measures the nationwide participation rates of girls and boys in exercise and organized team sports. The central focus is on how the intersections among families, schools and communities ... |
| http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Research-Reports/Go-Out-and-Play.aspx |
| Harvard Youth Sports Evaluation Studies |
| Harvard Family Research Project Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Bibliography on youth sports and recreation programs. |
| http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/bibliography/sports.html |
| Helping Out: Volunteerism in Youth Sports in Boston |
| What is the state of volunteerism in Boston youth sports? What can be done to strengthen volunteer involvement – at every level? How can volunteers be better trained and supported ... |
| http://www2.bostonyouthsports.org/articles/BB_volunteer_composite_5_9.pdf |
| Institute for the Study of Youth Sports |
| The Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (YSI) at Michigan State University was founded by the Michigan Legislature in 1978 to research the benefits and detriments of participation in ... |
| http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ysi/ |
| Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls: Physical & Mental Health Dimensions from an Interdisciplinary Approach |
| This report, created by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, highlights the multiplicity of ways in which physical activity and sport have become an integral part of girls' ... |
| http://www.fitness.gov/girlssports.pdf |
| Play Across Boston Study |
| Physical activity levels of children and youth reflect personal, household,
cultural, community and environmental factors. In many studies, racial,
ethnic, gender and age-related disparities in physical activity are
substantial. Girls and non-white ... |
| http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/prc/proj_play.html |
| Play Matters: A Study of Best Practices to Inform Local Policy and Process in Support of Children's Play |
| Children playing outside-in spaces dedicated for play or not-signify a vibrant, healthy community. However, children just don't get out and play as they used to. Barriers to play include increased ... |
| www.kaboom.org/bestpractices |