Teen Sport in America: Why Participation Matters. A Women's Sports Foundation Report. Executive Summary

The executive summary is to a report that was commissioned by the Women's Sports Foundation to better understand the impact of sports participation on teen health, well-being and academic achievement. They sought to understand how each sport impacts teen well-being, and whether the number of sports in which a teen participates influences their health. They also sought to better understand whether sports opportunities overall, as well as individual sports, are accessible to all teens across genders, race and ethnicities, levels of family income and regions. Finally, they wanted to identify the unique benefits and opportunities for improvement that exist within each sport to maximize the health benefits for teens. [The policy recommendations were authored by Bruce Y. Lee. Lead funding was provided by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA. Additional funding was provided by Kerry Burrows and Colleen May. For the full report, see ED588346.]