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Participation in organized sports during childhood [citation needed] and adolescence has important benefits for physical, psychological, and social health.Sport-based youth development programs outside of school promote a wide range of learning and life skill development.
A participation trophy. A participation trophy is a trophy given to participants in a competition, usually children, regardless of their success. One of the first known mentions of participation trophies occurred on February 8, 1922, in a Massillon, Ohio newspaper, The Evening Independent, in an article announcing a high school basketball tournament. [1]
The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country.
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 around ...
The first national participation survey in three years for high school sports shows a decline of 4% across the country.
Sport for social development is a method of bringing about social change through the use of sports. In the United States this is commonly referred to as sports-based youth development. Sport refers to the physical activity and development in any individual, health, social and economic benefits. Sport is used as a tool for peace and development.
The NC High School Athletic Association reports that athletic participation for its more than 400 member schools has risen in the past year.
Youth sport presents children with opportunities for fun, socialisation, forming peer relationships, physical fitness, and athletic scholarships. Activists for education and the war on drugs encourage youth sport as a means to increase educational participation and to fight the illegal drug trade.