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Katherine Quinn

November 2024 newsletter

Featured highlights:

  • Sports participation among girls is the highest in a decade — but it's way down for boys. Black youth now play less than Hispanic and Asian youth. Children specialize in one sport more than ever. Explore these findings, 10 Trends to Watch and more in our 2024 National State of Play report

  • Project Play Summit 2025 is coming to the Bay Area, California and the beautiful campus of U.C. Berkeley, March 24-25

  • Applications are open for the 2025 cohort of Service Learning Through Sports

  • and more…

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November 2022 newsletter

National Coach Survey, World Cup, Future of Sports

FEATURED ITEMS:

  • It’s time to support coaches
    Sports & Society’s Dr. Vince Minjares shares a call to action in response to the National Coach Survey

  • Future of Sports: U.S. in the World’s Game
    Join us for our next free, virtual event on Dec. 15 (12-1 ET)

  • How soccer can transform youth sports
    Revisit our conversation at the Project Play Summit with U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter and NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman

  • Stay connected to Project Play
    Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

Plus ideas, insights, and some inspiration from Ted Lasso…

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Summit rewind: What kids want and need

As kids across the country return to school, the importance of centering their voices couldn’t be more timely. The first play in our youth sports framework is Ask Kids What They Want.

At the most recent Project Play Summit, we asked three girls how they got involved in sports and what they feel like when playing. Only 15% of girls nationally meet the CDC recommendation for 60 minutes of physical activity.