Expand Youth Sports Clubs and Leagues
Return to Increase Postive Recreation Opportunities for Youth objective or ZOOM_MAP--Increase_Positive_Recreation_Opportunities_for_Youth
In addition to the typical high school sports teams or the highly competitive traveling teams in the main sports, there is a big opportunity for communities to expand clubs and leagues that are more recreational and that can include a broader range of youth with different skill levels. These clubs and leagues can have a greater emphasis on social connection, healthy physical activity, and be enhanced with opportunities to learn social, emotional and relationship s
Contents
Background
There are a wide range of group recreational sports that can be fun and beneficial to a much wider range of youth than the programs that typically exist in communities. Examples that can be economically scaled up for different ages include:
- Ultimate
- Archery
- Ultimate Challenge
- Kubb
- Softball
- Kickball
- Gaga Ball
Tools and Resources
Solutions and Tools focused on this objective.
Promising Practices and Case Studies
Examples from communities that have implemented tools focused on this objective
Scorecard Building
Actions to Take
Actions for Coalitions
Actions for Individuals
