Youth Sports and Amateur Athletes

Participation in sports is becoming an increasingly important mechanism for keeping youth healthy. More studies should carefully explore in interplay of youth and sports within the context of ongoing systems of oppression and power. Such topics might include health and safety issues as well as participation opportunities for athletes by gender, race/ethnicity, type of sport, dis/ability status, and so on.

Links to research:

• Less violent sports aren’t exempt: Evidence of brain trauma disease CTE found in baseball
• Little League World Series: Why players should be compensated