MLS GO, Major League Soccer’s recreational youth soccer program, and RCX Sports, the leader in youth sports experiences, announced a multi-year partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) to increase access to affordable, high-quality youth soccer programs through local park and recreation departments nationwide.

YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the national resource office for the 2,600+ YMCAs across the country, announced the third year of its national partnership with the MissionSquare Foundation. This collaboration aims to close the youth civic engagement gap and prepare the next generation of changemakers. 

Kinder, part of the portfolio of brands from leading confectionary company Ferrero, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation announced that they will debut “Goals of Joy” this fall, a new initiative designed to empower youth to build positive attitudes toward movement and build vital life skills through the world’s most popular sport.

As summer gets into full swing and families head to pools across the country, the YMCA is sounding the alarm on often-overlooked pool hazards that can lead to serious injury, or worse.

Among the changes for the 2026 high school boys lacrosse season, no defensive player other than a properly equipped goalkeeper can enter the team’s own crease with the perceived intent of blocking a shot or acting as a goalkeeper, or a personal foul for illegal equipment will be called as a non-releasable foul.

The Health & Fitness Association (HFA) commended Congress on the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a comprehensive tax package delivering long-term certainty, tax relief, and growth opportunities for fitness businesses and entrepreneurs.

A decade after the U.S. Soccer Foundation began installing mini-pitches, a new evaluation by NC State University finds that 6.5 million children now live within a half mile—roughly a 10-minute walk—of one. 

The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the US-based Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), representing global brands, retailers, and manufacturers call on governments across the globe for dialogue to find trade policy solutions that prioritise access to sport and physical activity, helping make citizens healthier, increasing productivity, and enhancing the prospects of the next generation. 

YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the national resource office for the 2,600+ YMCAs across the country, announced the winners of the 2025 YMCA Changemakers Summit. 

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, announced that Dr. Adam Katchmarchi (Ph.D.) has joined the organization as Vice President of Educational Development.