Youth Development through Sports 

05/20/2019

We provide structured sports activities for youth, elementary school to high school-aged. The sports activities must be offered to program participants at no charge to them.

  • Examples of structured sports activities include but are not limited to: (1) Regular lesson plans/sports training schedule; (2) An after school and/or seasonal physical education curriculum; (3) Afterschool and/or seasonal exercise programs; (4) Training for and participating in a group marathon; (5) Participation in afterschool and/or seasonal sports leagues - competitive or not; (6) Offering any of a variety of after school and/or seasonal sports programs - competitive or not; (7) Equine therapy programs; (8) Rowing programs; (9) Sailing programs; and (10) A variety of other comparable sports programming.

Helping those in need

The educational impact of physical education and sport includes both the development of motor skills and performance as well as educational potential. This refers to the positive relationship between involvement in physical activities and psychosocial development.

Sport and physical education is fundamental to the early development of children and youth and the skills learned during play, physical education and sport contribute to the holistic development of young people. Through participation in sport and physical education, young people learn about the importance of key values such as honesty, teamwork, fair play, respect for themselves and others and adherence to rules. It also provides a forum for young people to learn how to deal with competition and how to cope with both winning and losing. These learning aspects highlight the impact of physical education and sport on a child's social and moral development in addition to physical skills and abilities.

Sport is an attractive activity for young people and is often used as a drawcard to recruit children and young people to health and education programmes. Sport and development projects that focus on educational outcomes use sport as a means to deliver educational messages to participants, and spectators in some cases.

Additionally, some programs aim to promote and develop other aspects of education such as school attendance and leadership. Sport does not inherently provide positive educational outcomes. Much of the literature emphasizes the crucial role of physical education teachers and other providers of physical activity and sport as determinants of educational experiences.

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