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Originally posted in the Kansas Reflector as an opinion piece by Eric Thomas The Kansas State University men’s basketball team advanced to the Elite 8 last month before falling to tournament upstarts Florida Atlantic. For first-year coach Jerome Tang, the accomplishment was exceptional, especially for a team that had a losing record last year. In those ways, playing in …

Youth sports promise elite status, but they often feel like a marketing ploy Read More »

Originally posted on the Aspen Institute’s Project Play Page on April 3rd by Jon Solomon Consider how the American sport system typically functions in high schools. The school identifies an athletic director, whose budgetary expenses include coaches, uniforms, equipment, transportation, officials, and facility maintenance. “And after they’re done with all of that, they ask themselves …

Health experts: It’s time for more high schools to budget money for athletic trainers Read More »

Originally published in the NYT on March 25th By Matt Richtel Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers. Over the last two decades, technology companies and policymakers warned of a “digital divide” in which poor children could fall behind their more affluent peers …

The Income Gap Is Becoming a Physical-Activity Divide Read More »