by Karen Mannheimer | Jun 27, 2018 | Backyard Courts, Basketball, Benefits of Sports
SOCIAL BENEFITS Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine reports that out of 14,000 high school athletes, the ones who regularly played sports were less likely to use drugs. The National Household Survey of Drug Abuse found that students who played sports were less likely to...
by Karen Mannheimer | Feb 20, 2018 | Backyard Courts, Benefits of Sports
Youth sports is reported to be a $15 Billion industry annually in the US. That is what parents across the country shell out for registration fees, uniforms and equipment, camps and coaching, travel expenses and facilities fees. And the dollars are just the beginning...
by Karen Mannheimer | Jan 23, 2018 | Benefits of Sports, Tennis
Outdoor play is one of the most important ways to encourage the healthy development in children. In days gone by, enticement may not have been necessary to get kids to play outdoors. But with so many children tethered to their electronic devices now, an investment in...
