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COVID Impacts on the Youth Sports and Outdoor Recreation Sector

One challenge in advocating for play equity is the youth physical activity, sports, and outdoor recreation sector is decentralized. Youth physical activity happens across a broad range of other “sectors” including schools, parks and recreation, nature/environment, out of school time, youth development, and youth sports. Unfortunately, few of these other sectors view equitable access to and engagement in physical activity as a high priority. In fact, from a policy and funding standpoint, youth physical activity and education is often the lowest priority leaving it vulnerable to cuts from the very institutions – schools and municipalities – best positioned to provide access….Continue reading COVID Impacts on the Youth Sports and Outdoor Recreation Sector

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Physical Activity and Organized Sport Among Girls

Barriers for girls specifically include lack of time, less confidence in physical abilities, and limited visibility of inspiring female athletes. There is abundant research about physical activity and organized sport participation among female youth, especially because their physical activity rates consistently decline with age.  State of Play: Seattle-King County found that while males and females participate…Continue reading Physical Activity and Organized Sport Among Girls

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The Pivotal but Difficult Role of Schools in Youth Physical Activity

For many youth, school provides an equitable access point for regular physical activity (PA), especially as economic and other concerns prevent parents from being able to enroll their children in private physical activity programs. Research supports the large influence schools have on promoting and improving youth PA, namely due to the significant amount of time…Continue reading The Pivotal but Difficult Role of Schools in Youth Physical Activity

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Can Screens and Physical Activity Co-Exist?

State of Play: Seattle-King County revealed that screen usage is only one factor contributing to low rates of physical activity in King County youth. Lack of adequate infrastructure alongside culturally and economically exclusive programming form the backbone of barriers to participation.  Even so, data from our survey of over 1,000 King County youth showed strong relationships…Continue reading Can Screens and Physical Activity Co-Exist?

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STATE OF PLAY REPORT: SEATTLE-KING COUNTY

AN ANALYSIS OF YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION IN KING COUNTY State of Play: Seattle-King County is a comprehensive, descriptive landscape analysis of regional trends, patterns, barriers and opportunities related to youth participation in sport, physical activity, and outdoor recreation. Guided by a national framework created by the Aspen Institute, State of Play:…Continue reading STATE OF PLAY REPORT: SEATTLE-KING COUNTY