Engaging extracurricular activities for children, from sports and arts to hobbies and creative pursuits, designed to build confidence, skills, teamwork and creativity.
Canada Basketball unveils a new framework designed to make basketball safer, more inclusive, and better suited for children under 14, with Manitoba adapting these guidelines into local programmes amid ongoing rule changes. Basketball Manitoba is preparing to fold Canada Basketball’s…
Encouraging children to participate in team sports can unlock vital skills such as cooperation, patience, and emotional resilience, offering more than just physical activity and helping them grow socially and emotionally. Watching children learn to play as a team can…
Amidst alarming statistics on adolescent suicide, experts emphasise the vital role of family, peers, and inclusive language in fostering protection and open conversations to prevent tragedy. A suicide attempt by someone she loved when she was 14 left the writer…
A new Ipsos survey reveals that 89% of parents believe the benefits of organised youth sports outweigh the drawbacks, highlighting the sport’s role in character and social development despite practical and safety concerns. Most parents who have children in organised…
Recent studies show that incorporating regular exercise into students’ routines enhances attention, memory, and stress management, significantly improving academic performance and overall wellbeing. Exercise can do more for students than support physical health alone. Research summarised by the National Center…
A Danish survey reveals children now prioritise participating in organised leisure activities alongside friends, highlighting social dynamics and inclusion challenges in youth sports and arts. Children are increasingly choosing organised leisure activities because their friends are already going, rather than…
Research from Victoria University reveals that poorly fitting sports bras are contributing to a significant decline in female participation in organised sport across Australia, calling for systemic changes in education, access, and funding. Australian girls and women are dropping out…
Inadequate PE budgets and space shortages compel schools to adapt, risking diminished physical activity and educational outcomes for students, according to SHAPE America. When a Minnesota school shut its gymnasium for renovations, physical education did not move into a spare…
Spokane Public Schools’ consideration of later start times for middle and high schools reveals a multifaceted challenge, balancing sleep science, family routines, logistical constraints, and community needs in a contentious scheduling debate. Spokane Public Schools’ debate over new start times…
New University of Plymouth research reveals that tabletop games are fostering well-being, inclusion, and connection, with significant benefits for those displaying autistic traits and broader societal impacts as the market for these games rapidly expands. Tabletop games are having more…
A new approach to fostering adolescent self-esteem focuses on activities that emphasise persistence, self-expression, and contribution, offering a low-pressure route to confidence for quieter teens. Some teenagers thrive on scores, rankings and rivalries. Others do not, and that can be…
A new approach to youth athletic training emphasises simplicity and autoregulation through velocity-based training, promising more consistent progress and better long-term outcomes for young athletes. Youth athletic development is often derailed not by a lack of effort, but by a…
