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Prioritizing Life Skills as We Return to Play

Events of the past few months have brought high anxiety, grief and trauma for kids and families. As we return to ...

BY Sports & Society Program

Video

06.10.2020
Sports

How Sports Can Help Rebuild America

1 in 5 parents say that since the shutdown, their child has lost interest in sports. The current model has failed them.

BY Tom Farrey

Blog Post

06.01.2020
Sports

COVID-19 and Youth Sports: The Path Forward

After COVID-19, youth sports will never be the same. So what do we want the next model to be? Aspen Institute Spo ...

BY Sports & Society Program

Video

05.27.2020
Sports

Why Kobe’s Last Chapter Was His Best

Tom Farrey, Executive Director of Sports & Society Program, tells a story about Kobe Bryant and his commitment to youth sports.

BY Tom Farrey

Blog Post

01.27.2020
Sports

Aspen Institute Mexico Creates its Own Project Play for Kids Sports

As a lifetime swimmer, from the starting blocks in Mexico City to the roster of Florida State University men’s swim team, I know firsthand the role sport ...

BY Dieter Holtz

Blog Post

01.17.2020
Sports

Romania Deploys Project Play to Get More Kids Active in Sports

Over the past year, Aspen Romania has used our Project Play framework to convene leaders with the aim of developing a national plan for getting more children active through sports.

BY Tom Farrey

Blog Post

10.11.2019
Sports

The pressure on kids to make the NBA is “scary”

This year’s Project Play Summit was an away game, venturing away from Washington D.C. for the first time in its five-year history. Detroit welcomed the convening with more than 500 leaders at the intersection of youth, sport and health – the largest turnout in the Summit’s history.

BY Jon Solomon

Blog Post

09.19.2019
Sports

Key Findings on Youth Sports in Hawai‘i

State of Play Hawai‘i is a snapshot of how well adults are serving youth through sports, including sections describing the sport ecosystem in each of the four counties.

BY Ranya Bautista

Blog Post

09.11.2019
Sports

Key Findings on Youth Sports in Seattle

This report offers an assessment of the state of play for youth sports, physical activity and outdoor recreation in King County

BY Sports & Society Program

Blog Post

09.09.2019
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