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Project Play Aims to Increase Youth Sports Participation

Just over half (54%) of children ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. played on a sports team or took lessons in 2022, down from 58% in 2017, according to federal data. That decline has driven the Aspen Institute to issue a call to action for its network of more than 20,000 leaders engaged with Project Play to get at least 63% of youth playing sports by the end of the decade.

Ys, Parks Lead on Youth Sports

Some 57.1% of respondents to the 2024 Industry Report Survey said they currently host youth sports programs at their facilities, while 46% say their facilities are home to adult sports teams.