My daughter and I walked into the crowded gymnasium greeted by the sight and sound of elementary-age girls running, laughing, ...

Here are four ways to bring back free play for kids, and for adults, no matter their sports skills. 1. Start a holiday tradition. If you organize a game, they will come.

He is now a youth sports podcaster and a father to school-aged kids who play organized sports. "Kids don't play pickup games in the backyard anymore,” he told USA TODAY Sports during an October ...

We know why kids play sports. The question has been asked before. In 2010, Peter Barston, a teenager from Darien, ... They’re about growing up – making new friends, ...

Maddie began playing sports for the social experience—meeting new people, making friends, and bonding with teammates. Now a sophomore in high school, she plays softball and is on the ...

If you’re a parent whose kids play sports, ... And don’t be afraid to ask friends and neighbors if they’d like to trade those size 13 cleats for a beginner tennis racket your child used ...

Though sports tend to be a way for kids to have fun, make new friends, and stay physically active, these findings highlight that it can also improve their character long after they stop playing.

More fundamental to those of us whose kids are playing youth and high school sports at the moment, however, is her love for all of them. She didn’t know which one she wanted to pursue seriously ...

If we apply this percentage to the 300,100 trans kids aged 13-17 in the U.S., only 122,000 trans kids are playing sports out of a total of about 21 million kids in this age rage.

Dreaming keeps kids playing sports. Francoeur, who is also a major league broadcaster, spoke to Yankees manager Aaron Boone this past postseason about Boone’s ALCS-winning home run for New York ...

Dreaming keeps kids playing sports. Francoeur, who is also a major league broadcaster, spoke to Yankees manager Aaron Boone this past postseason about Boone’s ALCS-winning home run for New York ...