Sports

In urban settings, many students arrive in high school behind the curve in knowledge and skills of the sport they play, due in part to a lack of access at younger ages. The funding debate over athletics vs. academics can be intense in cities, and both sides have valid arguments. Ideas in this report can help refresh the high school sports model for urban schools.

The women’s national team is the best in the world. The men’s national team has some of the best young talent in the world. Now imagine what’s possible if the players fully supported each other, while growing the game. What story can be told about U.S. Soccer by the 2026 World Cup?

With creativity and commitment, large suburban schools have an opportunity to send healthy messages about sports to younger children. Then they can provide many pathways to physical activity, such as intramurals and sport-related clubs, offering as many teams in each interscholastic sport as there is demand for them, and innovative approaches to physical education. Some ideas in this report can help refresh the high school sports model.

New York has become the first state to legalize sports betting with a carve out for youth sports — 1% of tax revenue in the first year and $5 million annually after that. While the numbers may be modest, it’s a model that could be exported.

A Project Play initiative of the Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program, "Reimagining School Sports" recognizes the essential role tha

A new report by the Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program offers a snapshot of how well adults are serving youth through sports, recreation and other physical activities in Camden, NJ.

For decades, if not centuries, sports has been built off a very male model — by men for men.

A Project Play initiative of the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program, "Reimagining School Sports" recognizes the essential role

More women leading leagues, teams, sports governing bodies and media companies would change the values reflected in sports and ensure women athletes are not afterthoughts, according to leaders at a Sports & Society Program event.