Lots of parents hate participation ... might convey to young children became clearer. As parents we would like to assume that when families and kids sign up for a team they honor that commitment ...

Dr Khan hopes the research will inform strategies to promote children's sports participation and further investigation into why young girls are less likely to participate in team sports.

The handing out of participation trophies ratcheted up in the 1990s, coinciding with the growth of pay-for-play in youth sports, efforts to increase and broaden participation among children ...

Training, working hard and learning to win and lose help children ... through playing team and group-based sports,” said Rochelle Eime, an associate professor of sport participation at ...