Youth sports has an attrition problem. "We do a tremendous job at getting kids involved," sport scientist Amanda Visek says. "We do a terrible job at keeping them." The absence of "fun" is often cited ...

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. At the rinks where our 10-year-old son plays hockey, we’re greeted with signs warning us not to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Increasing pressures, costs and demands of youth sports have contributed to a yearslong decline in youth sports participation in Ohio and across the United States. In Ohio, the ...

Youth sports should allow kids to be active, have fun and build friendships, but intense pressure to succeed is causing ...

Does your child dream of becoming the next Olympic star or pro athlete? While you might share those goals, the American Academy of Pediatrics encourages all parents and families to take a common sense ...

As a society, we often hear about the importance of youth sports and the role they play in helping children develop important life skills. In recent years, the focus has shifted away from youth ...

I need your professional opinion. My 10- and 8-year-old sons are playing at a lacrosse tournament next weekend. When I proposed a team outing to the nearby amusement park the day before the tournament ...

As a former youth soccer and baseball coach, and a current swim official, I can testify that youth sports are not broken.

Sometime in the lead-up to playing in the NCAA tournament this week, North Carolina’s women’s lacrosse team will gather in a circle at the start of practice. Head coach Jenny Levy will ask her players ...