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Youth sports includes school sports at <a href="/wiki/Primary_school" title="Primary school">primary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Secondary_school" title="Secondary school">secondary</a> level, as well as sports played outside the education system, whether informally or organized. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg/220px-ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg/330px-ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg/440px-ChineseAthleticsTeam-YOGAsianQualifier-Singapore-20100525.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768"></a><figcaption>Youth athletes at the <a href="/wiki/2010_Summer_Youth_Olympics" title="2010 Summer Youth Olympics">2010 Summer Youth Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> In <a href="/wiki/Sports_studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports studies">sports studies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Public_policy" title="Public policy">public policy</a> contexts, an age limit of 18 (the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_majority" title="Age of majority">age of majority</a>) is usual in discussing "youth sport". Not all <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">sports governing bodies</a> define "youth" as "under-18": while the <a href="/wiki/Youth_Olympic_Games" title="Youth Olympic Games">Youth Olympic Games</a> and the <a href="/wiki/FA_Youth_Cup" title="FA Youth Cup">FA Youth Cup</a> are for under-18s, the <a href="/wiki/LEN_Junior_Water_Polo_European_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="LEN Junior Water Polo European Championship">LEN Junior Water Polo European Championship</a> is for under-17s. Many youth sport programmes have multiple age levels, for example under-8, under-10, under-12, etc. It is not, however, only underage sport that may be considered as "youth" sport; for example, the existence of the <a href="/wiki/World_Rowing_U23_Championships" title="World Rowing U23 Championships">World Rowing U23 Championships</a> recognises that adults aged 18–22 have not yet reached peak condition. Moreover, many definitions consider postsecondary/collegiate students ranging from the ages of 17 to 25 participating in sports to be "youth" as well. Sport is one of the most popular activities among youth all over the world.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1">[1]</a> The most popular sports are <a href="/wiki/Youth_association_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Youth association football">association football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, running and swimming.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] In 2008, a <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>-sponsored report on "Sport for Development and Peace" stated:<a href="#cite_note-Sport-2">[2]</a> <dl><dd>Sport can contribute significantly to international, national and local efforts to give children a healthy start. Sport can help those who haven't received a good start, and equip youth with the information, skills, personal and social resources, and support needed to make key life transitions successfully.</dd></dl> According to WinterGreen Research, the size of the U.S. youth sports market has grown 55 percent since 2010 and is a $15.3 billion market in 2017.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Benefits_of_sport">1 Benefits of sport</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Communication_in_sport">2 Communication in sport</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Types_of_Communication_in_Sports">2.1 Types of Communication in Sports</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Strategies_For_Effective_Communication">2.2 Strategies For Effective Communication</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Concerns_in_sport_participation">3 Concerns in sport participation</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Negative_experiences">3.1 Negative experiences</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Injuries">3.2 Injuries</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Over-involvement">3.3 Over-involvement</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Inequalities_in_sport">4 Inequalities in sport</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Social_class">4.1 Social class</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Gender">4.2 Gender</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Spatial_divisions">4.3 Spatial divisions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Youth_sports_programs">5 Youth sports programs</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#History_of_youth_athletics_in_20th-century_America">6 History of youth athletics in 20th-century America</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Race_and_sports">6.1 Race and sports</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#African_Americans">6.1.1 African Americans</a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-17"><a href="#Native_Americans">6.1.2 Native Americans</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Gender_and_sports">6.2 Gender and sports</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-19"><a href="#Female">6.2.1 Female</a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-20"><a href="#Male">6.2.2 Male</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Games_and_championships">7 Games and championships</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#See_also">8 See also</a></li> 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data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Left: A U.S. high school girls' <a href="/wiki/Water_polo" title="Water polo">water polo</a> team (with their male coaches in background) posing with their trophy. Right: A U.S. university girl practising a difficult <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">gymnastics</a> manoeuvre under the watchful eyes of her coach.</div></div></div></div> Participation in organized sports during childhood[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] and adolescence has important benefits for physical, psychological, and <a href="/wiki/Social_determinants_of_health" title="Social determinants of health">social health</a>. Sport-based youth development programs outside of school promote a wide range of learning and life skill development. Involvement in youth athletics encourages youth to live a healthy and happy lifestyle, foregoing the common issues many youth face such as obesity and depression.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)">medical citation needed</a>] However, sport involvement goes beyond health, other benefits allow them to form and strengthen affective relationships, teach youth to value self-improvement over winning, how to be competitive in a competitive society, and to work culturally with different peers and authorities.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> In the classroom, high school student-athletes are far less likely to drop out of school and 15% more likely to attend college.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> The practice of sport fosters young people's physical and <a href="/wiki/Mental_health" title="Mental health">emotional health</a> and builds valuable social connections.<a href="#cite_note-Love_equals-6">[6]</a> It also offers opportunities for play and self-expression especially for those young people with few other opportunities. Sport also acts as a healthy alternative to harmful actions such as <a href="/wiki/Drug_abuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug abuse">drug abuse</a>, and involvement in crime. Beyond the individual, sport involvement cuts barriers that divide societies, making it a powerful tool to support conflict prevention both symbolically on the global level and practically within communities.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Communication_in_sport">Communication in sport</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Communication in sport" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> Communication plays a critical role in the development and success of youth sport programs. Effective communication among youth athletes, coaches, and parents improves team cohesion, facilitates skill development, and creates an environment that promotes physical, social, and emotional growth.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Types_of_Communication_in_Sports">Types of Communication in Sports</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Types of Communication in Sports" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Verbal communication includes direct instructions, feedback, motivational speeches, and discussions. It should be clear, concise, and appropriate for the age and comprehension level of the athletes. Nonverbal communication, encompasses, body language, facial expressions, gestures, and eye contact, which are important for reinforcing verbal messages, showing empathy and building rapport with athletes. Written communication involves the use of training plans, feedback forms, emails, and other written materials to convey information. This type of communication ensures that important information is recorded and can be referred back to enhancing understanding and consistency <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strategies_For_Effective_Communication">Strategies For Effective Communication</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Strategies For Effective Communication" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Coaches and athletes should practice active listening to ensure mutual understanding and respect. This involves giving full attention, acknowledging messages, and providing appropriate responses. Emphasizing positive behaviors and achievements helps in building confidence and motivation among youth athletes.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Maintaining consistency and transparency in communication helps in building trust and credibility within the team. Incorporating visual aids such as diagrams, videos, and demonstrations can enhance understanding and retention of information. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Concerns_in_sport_participation">Concerns in sport participation</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Concerns in sport participation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> The number of dropouts reaches a peak in the adolescent years. The most important reason for not playing sport are "not having enough time," "no interest anymore," and "other leisure activities".<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1">[1]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negative_experiences">Negative experiences</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Negative experiences" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Negative experiences can be created through a sport that is overly focused on competition and winning at all costs or that fails to place the healthy development of youth at the center of the experience. Such negative experiences may result in a young person's low self-esteem, involve them in negative relationships, encourage poor sportsmanship, permit aggression and violence, allow racism, perpetuate gender discrimination, or expose them to psychological, sexual and commercial exploitation and abuse.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Many of these negative experiences can be avoided when parents and coaches are chosen carefully, ensuring that programs offer a positive development experience for youth. In response to the evidence of negative experiences in sport for many youth, especially low-income youth, youth of color, overweight youth, and LGBTQ youth, <a href="/wiki/Sports-based_youth_development" title="Sports-based youth development">sports-based youth development</a> (SBYD) emerged. Sports-based youth development is a theory and practice model for programs to place the mental and physical health of a youth over their athletic success.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Programs that use SBYD to define program activities and train staff members generally provide free or reduced-cost programming to reduce the barriers low-income youth face when playing sports. These programs are typically found in low-income and under-served neighborhoods, but any sports coach or sports program can apply SBYD principles. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Injuries">Injuries</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Injuries" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Injuries have always been of concern in terms of sport but youth are much more susceptible to injury considering both their immature musculoskeletal system and increasingly high intensity training. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, participation in organized sports is on the rise. Nearly 30 million children and adolescents participate in youth sports just in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> This high rise in sport participation has led to some startling statistics, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations each year. The most common types of sports-related injuries among youth are sprains, muscle strains, bone or growth plate injuries, and <a href="/wiki/Overuse_injuries" class="mw-redirect" title="Overuse injuries">overuse injuries</a>. <a href="/wiki/Early_sports_specialization" title="Early sports specialization">Early sports specialization</a> has long been typical among children and teenagers in gymnastics, swimming, diving and figure skating, especially if they have aspirations of being competitive at elite levels.<a href="#cite_note-:02-13">[13]</a> Undeniably, the main purpose for athletes to specialize in sport is to become a better player in order to increase their chances of making it to the big leagues or to become an elite athlete. Unfortunately, the data does not prove that specializing as a youth will be enough to make a child into a successful athlete later on (Latorre-Roman, Pinillos, & Robles, 2018). Youth athletes that are considered less specialized have been found to exhibit more all around athleticism and other advantages that specialized athletes do not benefit. (Rugg, Kador, Feley, & Pandya, 2018). Studies have supported that decreasing specialization at a young age will lower the rates of injuries for the players while increasing playing times and length of careers compared to athletes who specialized as a youth (Rugg, Kador, Feley, & Pandya, 2018). Still, sport specializers tend to dramatically outweigh those who stayed multi sport athletes because of the standards people place on sports and how valuable a sports career can be. As youth athletes exhibit skills at higher levels than there peers at a young age, parents, coaches, and the athletes themselves tend to focus on that sport in order to take advantage of their natural skills. parents, coaches, and athletes should know that showing promise in sport from a young age does not guarantee future success as competition levels rise and the athlete develops as a person (Latorre-Roman, Pinillos, & Robles, 2018). Noting that specializing in a sport at a young age by no means guarantees success, it is most important understand that sport specialization in youth can lead to higher injury rates throughout ones sports career (Mcguine et al., 2017). Research has found that high school athletes that specialize in one sport are more likely to be injured than athletes that play multiple sports (Mcguine et al., 2017). Further, students who were classified to play moderate amount of sports were found to have less injuries than those who specialized in only one (McGuine et al., 2017) This helps to emphasize the importance of sport diversity in youth athletes and its impact on preventing injuries. Looking at sport specialization more in depth, researchers have suggested that athletes, coaches, and parents monitor the weekly, monthly, and yearly participation rates for youth athletes in a single sport (Post et al., 2017) It is generally recognized that athletes should not participate in more than 8 months worth of intense sport practice and no more than an athlete's age in hours of practice a week (post et al., 2017). Also, experts recommend that all athletes engage in a wide variety of athletic activities, including unstructured athletic activities such as playing outside, until at least the age of 15.'<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Over-involvement">Over-involvement</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Over-involvement" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Teenage athletes have been pushed by parents and sport programmes to train excessively and to dedicate an enormous amounts of time and money to sport.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> Some youth report playing up to eight football games per week, sometimes in the hope of earning one of a few university scholarships.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> Sleep, schoolwork, family time, and other normal activities are sacrificed to sport.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> A few countries are beginning to regulate sport programmes to reduce this problem. <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, which has a strong track record in the Olympic Games, is seen as a model.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> In 2018, after the death of an apparently healthy but exhausted teenage athlete, the government of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> required that all youth sport programmes be regulated.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> Under the initial rules in Puerto Rico, children under the age of 9 cannot play in tournaments or officially keep score, and youth under the age of 16 cannot play more than three games per week.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> As of 2020, there is widespread sentiment that the overall system must change, but programmes in each of the regulated sports, and the coaches and other staff whose pay depends upon operating these lucrative tournaments and expensive travel teams, are lobbying for exemptions that will permit their own businesses to continue as before.<a href="#cite_note-:16-17">[17]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Inequalities_in_sport">Inequalities in sport</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Inequalities in sport" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_class">Social class</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Social class" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <a href="/wiki/Global_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Global South">Global South</a> nations tend to have less access to organized sports because the politics of their countries do not have the resources to have leisure and entertainment influence their lives.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> Children in Global South nations have less opportunity to attend school where majority of organized sport takes place.<a href="#cite_note-auto-19">[19]</a> Sport programs within the community provide children marginalized by poverty, gender, disability, family dissolution, ethno-cultural background and conflict with family, crime and other lack of opportunity.<a href="#cite_note-auto-19">[19]</a> In Global North nations, the evolving and complex youth sport system requires significant resources such as time, access, and money to develop as an athlete and play competitively.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> The financial costs involved in facilitating organized sport at an elite level ranges from an average of a few thousand dollars per year, to more than 20,000 dollars per year in some sports. For these financial reasons, participation is not feasible for a majority of kids growing up in lower income families. In recent years, youth sports have become more expensive in the United States. The financial burden of organized sports has grown, and children from low-income families are less likely to participate. The single greatest predictor of whether a child will start playing organized sports young, is whether their household income exceeds $100,000 per year.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gender">Gender</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gender" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gender_in_youth_sports" title="Gender in youth sports">Gender in youth sports</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Volleyball-5_(9786053885).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg/220px-Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4500" data-file-height="2995"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg/220px-Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg/330px-Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg/440px-Volleyball-5_%289786053885%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Women's volleyball team of a U.S. university.</figcaption></figure> Gender conditioning often starts at an early age where boys and girls are taught behave differently and participate in certain activities. While there is no doubt that girls' sport participation has skyrocketed in recent decades, a <a href="/wiki/Gender_inequality" title="Gender inequality">gender inequality</a> in youth sports still exists.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-22">[22]</a> The "separate but equal" ideal of <a href="/wiki/Gender_in_youth_sports" title="Gender in youth sports">gender in youth sports</a> is very much prevalent in society and its contradictions inherent a strategy that pushes for both individual equal opportunity and categorical separation of the sexes.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-22">[22]</a> Team sport participation peaks at age 11 and participation in sport by girls are high and continuing to increase. However, frequent participation by both boys and girls in team sports is declining.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Girls are more likely to enter sport later than boys and are more likely to take part in cheerleading, dance, competitive jump roping and volleyball while boys tend to stick with more traditional sports such as baseball, basketball and football. No matter the sport, the benefits of participating remain. With this said, the gender gap in the <a href="/wiki/Global_south" class="mw-redirect" title="Global south">global south</a> is much larger than that of the <a href="/wiki/Global_north" class="mw-redirect" title="Global north">global north</a> based on significant power relations and religious beliefs, specifically within Muslim communities in countries like <a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>. For many, <a href="/wiki/Religion" title="Religion">religion</a> is a way of life in which sporting and educational institutions are culturally constructed by cultural and religious dynamics, as well as political, social, and economic factors.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spatial_divisions">Spatial divisions</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Spatial divisions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The gap between participation in sport in the <a href="/wiki/Global_south" class="mw-redirect" title="Global south">global south</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Global_north" class="mw-redirect" title="Global north">global north</a> can be due to a shortage of physical education, a lack of financing, few sport facilities and little equipment and no capacity to host major sporting event in the global south.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Other limitations for people living in certain countries may include a lack of accessible transportation, education and lack of understanding of the sport. There are also several social and cultural barriers faced by youth living in the <a href="/wiki/Global_south" class="mw-redirect" title="Global south">global south</a> that impact sport participation. A few of these are religion, culture and language. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Youth_sports_programs">Youth sports programs</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Youth sports programs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG/220px-03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG/220px-03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG/330px-03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG/440px-03042012Ccm_gamosuma_juvenilA347.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Game of one of the youth divisions of the Borregos Salvages American football associated with <a href="/wiki/Monterrey_Institute_of_Technology_and_Higher_Education,_Mexico_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City">Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City</a>.</figcaption></figure> There are typically two types of youth sport programs. One is sponsored by schools and the other is sponsored by city recreational departments and agencies. Generally school sponsored programs have qualified coaches and dedicated facilities for their sports but that is not always the case. Requirements for coaches for school sponsored programs vary from state to state, but the standard for the head coach of a major sport is usually a teaching certificate, with some coaching experience and training. Non-school youth sports programs operate in a different way and use volunteers as coaches. They have to find places to practice such as open gyms. Youths in these programs are assigned or drafted to different teams depending on the program.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> The Sport for Development and Peace organization was found in research by Simon Darnell to have positive outcomes on the twelve-year-old boys participating in the program by promoting time management and personal responsibility. This helped the boys fit into the goals of self-regulation required in <a href="/wiki/Neoliberalism" title="Neoliberalism">neoliberal</a> societies.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> The nature of sport in itself also showcased leaders and those willing to make sacrifices for the sake of their team and also their families. The Culture, Education, Sport and Ethics program (CESEP) is an international outreach initiative to engage teachers and student from different countries and cultures in the dialogue of healthy sport. This program seeks to create collaboration among teachers, students under 18, and counselors to exchange ideas about sports and culture in an educational program.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> The International Olympic Committee's Sports for Hope program, located in <a href="/wiki/Lusaka,_Zambia" class="mw-redirect" title="Lusaka, Zambia">Lusaka, Zambia</a>, enhances national sports development through organized sports competitions, camps and clinics. They organize seminars for coaches and sports administrators as well as community development services.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> The program has an educational component about important societal issues, including girls’ empowerment, civic participation, HIV/AIDS, malaria and other health issues for athletes and the general public. The center offers indoor and outdoor sports fields, lockers, a gym, a boxing hall, classrooms and a variety of sports. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="History_of_youth_athletics_in_20th-century_America">History of youth athletics in 20th-century America</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: History of youth athletics in 20th-century America" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg/220px-Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1193"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 171px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg/220px-Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="171" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg/330px-Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg/440px-Once_famous_athlete_of_House_coaches_page_boys_basketball_team_-_Rep._Hamilton_Fish_of_N.Y._LCCN2002697450.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_III" title="Hamilton Fish III">Hamilton Fish III</a> (right) coaching a boys' basketball team in 1927</figcaption></figure> Youth athletics were popular in 20th-century America. In an attempt to "energize America's youth and transform its fledgling bodies into healthy future citizens"<a href="#cite_note-:0-30">[30]</a> recreation facilities for youth were created.<a href="#cite_note-:0-30">[30]</a> <a href="/wiki/Muscular_Christianity" title="Muscular Christianity">Muscular Christianity</a> was based on the philosophy of sports and exercise strengthening the body which was the shelter of the soul.<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> This philosophy shaped the creation of <a href="/wiki/YMCA" title="YMCA">YMCA</a> programs across America.<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> This led to the invention of basketball and volleyball in the late 19th century.<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> Also, the YMCA had a female counterpart, the YWCA. The <a href="/wiki/Social_Gospel" title="Social Gospel">social gospel</a> movement, "found sports to be a useful tool to draw inner-city youth to their churches, which often housed gymnasiums."<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> The social gospel movement lead to the creation of settlement houses, where middle-class men and women would study the social problems of the neighbourhood and attempt to fix them.<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> The best known settlement house was Hull house in Chicago which had a community institution which attempted to Americanize immigrants.<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> At Hull house, "they also provided a gym and sponsored athletic teams for both boys and girls, both as part of the acculturation process and the broader goal of improving the social, mental and physical well-being of inner-city residents.<a href="#cite_note-:1-31">[31]</a> Social agencies such as the YMCA and YWCA, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs, and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, provided most of the organized sports to youth in America prior to 1954.<a href="#cite_note-:2-32">[32]</a> While athletics was encouraged by the social gospel movement, youth sports were often organized by youth themselves through the social agencies.<a href="#cite_note-:2-32">[32]</a> This shifted to adults organizing youth sports programs, which was exemplified with the advent of Little League Baseball by Carl Stotz.<a href="#cite_note-:2-32">[32]</a> Little League Baseball was formed in 1939, with a three team league, while in 1954, there were 70,000 participants.<a href="#cite_note-:2-32">[32]</a> Evidently, organized youth athletics grew rapidly throughout the 20th century in America. There were multiple reasons to support youth athletics programs, but one that was mostly agreed upon was "the notion of providing wholesome, character-building activities to occupy the leisure time of children and youth, to enable them to make the transition from childhood to adulthood."<a href="#cite_note-:2-32">[32]</a> Within the 20th century, youth athletics were supported for their many believed positive aspects on youth culture. This included the fact that many believed participation in youth athletics would decrease delinquency. In 1965 Coleman wrote, "if it were not for inter-scholastic athletics or something like it, the rebellion against school, the rate of drop-out, and the delinquency of boys might be far worse than they presently are."<a href="#cite_note-:3-33">[33]</a> Also, youth athletics were a way for Jewish immigrants to disprove the stereotypes that they were bookish and weak in the early 20th century.<a href="#cite_note-:4-34">[34]</a> Some Jews pursued professional careers in sports, which provided young Jewish Americans with role models who showed, "the possibility and benefits of assimilation,"<a href="#cite_note-:4-34">[34]</a> which encouraged more participation in youth athletics. Catholic youths were interested in youth sports to, "demonstrate patriotism and morality."<a href="#cite_note-:5-35">[35]</a> Overall, both Catholics and Jews were attracted to youth athletics, to "demonstrate American-ness and experience a sense of belonging in the United States."<a href="#cite_note-:5-35">[35]</a> As well as physical fitness, sports were also seen as a way to increase social and moral development in youth.<a href="#cite_note-:3-33">[33]</a> However, there remained some believed negative aspects of youth athletics. This included the fact that, "premature sports insolvent may result in undesirable emotional consequences for children."<a href="#cite_note-:3-33">[33]</a> The stress placed on youths during sports could lead to frustration, discouragement and low self-esteem.<a href="#cite_note-:3-33">[33]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_and_sports">Race and sports</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Race and sports" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="African_Americans">African Americans</h4> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: African Americans" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_(4843741424).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg/220px-Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="436"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 174px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg/220px-Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="174" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg/330px-Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg/440px-Camp_Ebenezer-_Boys_Playing_Baseball_%284843741424%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>African American children playing baseball at a <a href="/wiki/Summer_camp" title="Summer camp">summer camp</a> in Ohio in 1947</figcaption></figure> Race has played a role within youth sports as it has enforced <a href="/wiki/Racial_segregation" title="Racial segregation">racial segregation</a>, but it has also given opportunities to racial minorities.<a href="#cite_note-:6-36">[36]</a> In some ways, youth sports perpetrated segregation, as schools were segregated in the early 20th century.<a href="#cite_note-:6-36">[36]</a> Within African American neighbourhoods in America, there was not the same level of public and private sports facilities as in other neighbourhoods.<a href="#cite_note-:7-37">[37]</a> However, the streets and vacant lots became centres for youth sports.<a href="#cite_note-:7-37">[37]</a> Segregation and prejudice kept African Americans out of sports facilities, but sports also played a positive role. While schools and subsequently sports teams were created out of segregation, athletics could bring success and accomplishment to schools.<a href="#cite_note-:6-36">[36]</a> Sports were ways that members of the African- American community could gain self- esteem and a sense of community.<a href="#cite_note-:6-36">[36]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Native_Americans">Native Americans</h4> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Native Americans" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Youth sports were an important way of life for Native Americans within boarding schools.<a href="#cite_note-:12-38">[38]</a> Sports for Native Americans living in boarding schools were so important that they were on a similar level of importance as work and teaching.<a href="#cite_note-:12-38">[38]</a> School sports such as track and field, basketball, and wrestling were activities that some Native Americans felt pride in when they participated.<a href="#cite_note-:8-39">[39]</a> This pride was created by the appeal of competition and success, especially against white teams.<a href="#cite_note-:8-39">[39]</a> Former resident of a boarding school for Native Americans, Jeff McCloud's experiences in sports, "helped him to critically read the pain and degradation of contemporary life on and off Indian reservations as something other than a flaw in Native American character or the inevitable outcome of historical progress."<a href="#cite_note-:8-39">[39]</a> Through these experiences, sport could be a positive aspect of the lives of Native Americans. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gender_and_sports">Gender and sports</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Gender and sports" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Female">Female</h4> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Female" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Women_in_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Women in sports">Women in sports</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg/220px-Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="912" data-file-height="720"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 174px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg/220px-Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="174" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg/330px-Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg/440px-Girl_soccer_at_ellipse2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Girls playing association football in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1919</figcaption></figure> Female youth athletics was advocated for in the early 20th century because it was, "believed that sports improved young women's health and beauty, promoted self-confidence, and offered a source of enjoyment."<a href="#cite_note-:9-40">[40]</a> However, girls' sports was not supported by all Americans as some believed it would lead to injuries and girls acting too aggressive and manly.<a href="#cite_note-:9-40">[40]</a> During the early parts of the 20th century, some people felt that sport might reduce a girl's femininity and produce too much competitiveness.<a href="#cite_note-:10-41">[41]</a> Some sports, such as basketball, were modified for girls' play.<a href="#cite_note-:10-41">[41]</a> These modifications included eliminating physical contact and playing half-court games to limit exhaustion.<a href="#cite_note-:10-41">[41]</a> American girls participated in more organized sports after the passage of <a href="/wiki/Title_IX" title="Title IX">Title IX</a> in 1972 as they gained more opportunities to do so.<a href="#cite_note-:2-32">[32]</a> It has been stated that, "among the many forms of sexism in sports, perhaps the most pervasive and devastating is the lack of equal opportunities for girls to compete in programs similar to those offered for boys."<a href="#cite_note-:11-42">[42]</a> Girls' participation remained much lower than that of boys, but it increased "from 32 percent of the male's participation in 1973-74 to 63 percent in 1994-95."<a href="#cite_note-:11-42">[42]</a> While there are barriers to girls' participation in sports, it grew sizeably[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">clarification needed</a>] in the 20th century. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Male">Male</h4> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Male" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Youth athletics also affected the lives of boys as it could be used to define masculinity.<a href="#cite_note-:13-43">[43]</a> Sports were a way to promote bravery, and were tied to masculinity through Muscular Christianity.<a href="#cite_note-:13-43">[43]</a> Sports were even thought to reduce degeneracy as boys were thought to be becoming less brave than their forefathers by some.<a href="#cite_note-:13-43">[43]</a> Betty DeBerg believes that gender divisions increased as some feared that industrialization and city life were changing gender roles.<a href="#cite_note-:13-43">[43]</a> Sports were thought to be a way to increase masculinity in boys and to perpetrate social divisions. Furthermore, the masculine aspect of sports perpetrated through the 20th century, has continued an idea of homophobia.<a href="#cite_note-:14-44">[44]</a> Eric Anderson states, "in a time of greatly decreasing cultural and institutional homophobia, institutions of sport have remained steadfast in their production of a homophobic and conservative gender ideology."<a href="#cite_note-:14-44">[44]</a> In 1997, a high school football player wrote that he faced, "victimization and personal distress over the profusion of homophobia within his sport..."<a href="#cite_note-:15-45">[45]</a> This homophobic environment lead to depression for the victim.<a href="#cite_note-:15-45">[45]</a> The heightened idea of masculinity has allowed homophobia to also permeate sports. Youth sports within the 20th century enforced masculinity on boys, as well as created an environment filled with homophobia. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="Games_and_championships">Games and championships</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Games and championships" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Youth_Games" title="Asian Youth Games">Asian Youth Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Youth_Olympic_Festival" title="Australian Youth Olympic Festival">Australian Youth Olympic Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Youth_Games" title="Commonwealth Youth Games">Commonwealth Youth Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Youth_Olympic_Festival" title="European Youth Olympic Festival">European Youth Olympic Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAAF_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics" title="IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics">IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics</a>, organized by the <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations" class="mw-redirect" title="International Association of Athletics Federations">IAAF</a> every 2 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youth_Olympic_Games" title="Youth Olympic Games">Youth Olympic Games</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amateur_sports" title="Amateur sports">Amateur sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheerleading" title="Cheerleading">Cheerleading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="College athletics">College athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under-18_athletics" title="Under-18 athletics">Under-18 athletics</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_sports&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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