It’s never too early for children to get into physical activity. The benefits include physical fitness, socialization and ...

“The ability for kids to adapt and have fun … we just mess it up a lot of time.” The words are from Jeff Francoeur, a former standout major league outfielder. He is now a youth sports podcaster and a ...

The so-called “professionalization of youth sports” can’t be understated as a significant factor why, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Long before the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the U.S. was already in the throes of another very-bad-for-health epidemic—an epidemic of physical inactivity among kids. During the 2010s, ...

The rising costs of participating in organized youth sports is making these activities unaffordable for many families, essentially barring kids and teens from important opportunities to improve their ...

Every time there is a head trauma, cardiac arrest, or other major injury among professional sports, parents take a deep breath. “That athlete is someone’s child. Could that be my child?” Cardiac ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The number of days students engaged in 60 minutes of strenuous exercise decreased from 7th grade to 12th grade.

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At the rinks where our 10-year-old son plays hockey, we’re greeted with signs warning us not to threaten, taunt or shout obscenities at players, coaches, refs or other parents. Why do such signs exist ...

Owensboro Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is once again offering free sports physicals for student-athletes across the region — continuing an effort to help remove financial barriers for ...