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Nike and the Tucker Center on Girls and Women in Sports are joining forces to help keep girls in sports. A 2022 survey by Women in Sports found that more than 1 million teenage girls, 43%, who ...
Flag football, backed by the NFL and some of its former stars, is a girls high school varsity sport in 13 states and became the fastest growing sport in the U.S. between from 2019 to 2023.
High school sports participation hasn't reached parity among girls and boys. After the passage of Title IX in 1972, girls sports participation skyrocketed. But that growth started to plateau ...
Youth participation in sports can influence high-risk health-related impacts for boys and girls. A 2000 study showed the relationship between participation in sports and health-related behaviors in US youth athletes. [16] Both boys and girls were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables and less likely to engage in smoking and illicit drug-taking.
Adolescent health, or youth health, is the range of approaches to preventing, detecting or treating young people's health and well-being. [1]The term adolescent and young people are often used interchangeably, as are the terms Adolescent Health [2] and Youth Health.
Youth sports are racially and ethnically diverse. 15% of all girls and 16% of all boys who participate in sports are African-American. 17% of female athletes and 15% of male athletes are Hispanic, while Asian girls and boys comprise 8% and 12%, respectively, of children who play sports. And yet, proportionally fewer girls of color are involved ...
Parents Defending Education Action is pushing for Congress to address violence against women in athletics and declare Oct. 10 “American Girls in Sports Day."
A GOP bill banning transgender girls from playing high school sports could cause conflicts around California even if it fails in the state Capitol. ... American teenagers ages 13-17 — about ...