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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

National Youth Sports Strategy

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Non-systematic Review

Source: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Last Reviewed: 2019

Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup

Youth sports are a great way to promote physical activity among children and adolescents. The National Youth Sports Strategy offers actionable ideas based on research and best practices from the scientific community and successful youth sports programs. Parents, coaches, organizations, communities, and policymakers can use these ideas to support youth sports participation for all. 

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Objectives related to this resource (5)

Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑07
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough aerobic physical activity — PA‑06
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑08
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of children who do enough aerobic physical activity — PA‑09
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who play sports — PA‑12
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2019). National Youth Sports Strategy. Retrieved from https://health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/national-youth-sports-strategy/about-national-youth-sports-strategy.