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Billy Pinckney plays baseball, yes, but there is something about just being around the game that has always felt right to him. He was about 11 when he looked for a way to get closer to the players on ...

Youth sports has an attrition problem. "We do a tremendous job at getting kids involved," sport scientist Amanda Visek says. "We do a terrible job at keeping them." The absence of "fun" is often cited ...

Want a silver lining to the global pandemic? We’re in a golf renaissance. The sport was in bad shape before Covid—country clubs were bleeding money, courses were shuttering, and the number of rounds ...

A new study looks at what makes organized sports fun for kids, and some of the findings might surprise you. The new study, published today, dispels the popular myth that what makes sports the most fun ...

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What makes organized sports fun for kids? A group at George Washington University, led by associate professor Amanda Visek, has been studying this question. The research is important because lots of ...

Let's face it, winter is upon us, and there really isn't much to do but sit around the house and explore what the WWW has to offer. Since I'm into travel trailers and the likes myself, I decided to ...

What makes organized sports fun for kids? A group at George Washington University (GWU), led by associate professor Amanda J. Visek, has been studying this question. The research is important because ...