Over the past decade — and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic — participation in organized youth sports has been steadily declining. Experts cite numerous reasons for this trend — the most ...

What are some of the best sports gifts for kids and teens for 2025? I have compiled a list of over 100 of the best sellers and top picks from many different sports. If you are looking for the top ...

An athletic trainer gives three tips for parents involved with youth sports. Illustration Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; iStock Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering ...

Tom Brady used to put on his Little League uniform at 7 a.m. in preparation for a Saturday game hours later. He routinely went to hit and field with his dad at a park near his home in San Mateo, ...

It began with two award-winning authors in children’s literature with an idea to pivot to sports. They huddled with a mix fellow authors, a diverse team of LGBTQ athletes, fans and an Outsports writer ...

Diana Crandall is a deputy editor of automation at Forbes Marketplace. With a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a background in marketing, she combines ...

In January 1989, a new sports magazine called Sports Illustrated For Kids hit store shelves. It was a monthly spinoff of weekly Sports Illustrated, aimed at boys and girls ages 8-14, and within each ...

When you drop your kids off at the local soccer field or baseball diamond, you know it’s good for them — an afternoon running around outside is good exercise. But the benefits of youth sports only ...

Huffing through yet another long run together, my friend and I got to talking about how unlikely it was that the two of us had, one, met at the gym, and two, were now training for a marathon. Like the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Harrisburg Area Police Athletic League (HAPAL) is bridging multiple gaps by building relationships between kids and law enforcement and offering sports programs to youth ...

Gladwin’s Lucas Mead is a throwback, a tremendous three-sport star who is among the leaders on every one of his teams. And if you ask Gladwin boys’ basketball coach Mike Verellen, there’s a very ...