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We want children to become physically competent, but we also want them to become confident decision makers, good communicators and effective collaborators.
A recent study found that 77.7% of youth athletes were at risk of developing an eating disorder.
If children don’t want to attend a competition or continue with a sport at all, they should be able to say so.
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
It’s important for parents to keep an eye out for signs of heat stress.
Track and field’s combined events may offer a blueprint to rethink early specialization and keep more kids in sport.
Preventable injuries and deaths kill more Americans in the first half of life than any other cause, including cancer. Yet the programs aimed at addressing them have been gutted by CDC layoffs.
The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had a degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, thought to be related to playing contact sports like football.
New research has backed the call to delay tackling in junior sports before the age of 12 due to the risk of sports-related concussions.
Young women drop out of sport and many never return, but there are ways to encourage them to get back into it.
Many Americans see baseball as a sport for men and softball as a sport for women. It wasn’t always this way in the US – and it isn’t that way in the rest of the world.
In skill acquisition, many coaches and athletes believe there is one optimal technique to copy. But this approach ignores a crucial reality.
Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.
Too often, disabled children are not afforded the same opportunities as their peers
There remains a glaring lack of structural support and policies to address the ways menstrual health impacts women’s and girls’ participation in sports at all levels, from grassroots to elite.
The anterior cruciate ligament is crucial in movements such as pivoting and making jump landings.
You may have heard lifting weights stunts children’s growth and leads to injuries – but this isn’t the case.
By adopting the lessons from this initiative, Canadian sports programs can enhance their inclusivity and provide better opportunities for children with autism to participate and thrive in sports.
A recent study highlights the significant long-term socioeconomic benefits of sports participation for women and girls.
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Professor of Ethics, Strategy, and Public Policy, University of New Orleans; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Sociology, Villanova University
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Professor, Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior lecturer Physical Education and Sport Coaching, Liverpool John Moores University
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PhD candidate in Sociomedical Science, Columbia University
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Senior lecturer in Physical Education, Liverpool John Moores University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Science, Swansea University
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Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Professor in Public Health, Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University
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Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
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Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University