Youth Sports

Youth sports study: Declining participation, rising costs and unqualified coaches

According to the Sports and Fitness Industry and Aspen Institute, the “big four” American sports — baseball, basketball, football and soccer — all experienced declines in 2016.

September 4th, 2017 | Vol. 190, No. 9 | U.S.

Joey Erace knocks pitch after pitch into the netting of his $15,000 backyard batting cage, the pings from his metal bat filling the air in the south New Jersey cul-de-sac. His private hitting coach, w

What's Lost When Only Rich Kids Play Sports

The income disparity in youth athletics has effects on health and success that stretch far into adulthood.

Are parents ruining youth sports? Fewer kids play amid pressure.

Sports hit with declines include basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, and touch football, survey shows.