The health benefits for youth who engage in regular physical activity are clear:

Improved physical health and a reduced risk of depression.

Playing sports can provide additional benefits including developing competence, confidence and self-esteem; reducing risk of depression and improving life skills such as goal setting, time management, and worth ethic.

 Sports participation also provides youth with the opportunity to develop social and interpersonal skills such as teamwork, leadership and relationship building and enables youth to benefit from the communal aspect of teams sports.

Data provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, via the National Youth Sports Strategy.

Our Impact across the Nation

Through the Presidential Youth Fitness Program