Engine maker Cummins and Pacers Foundation aim to inspire young girls to explore STEM through basketball, combining sports and education.

Soldiers from Public Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz are working on not only their fitness, but also Esprit de Corps through participation in team sports.

Participation in youth sports can help reduce obesity, improve self-confidence, and develop critical social skills. But participation doesn’t come cheap and not all children get to play.

The primary mission of high school has been supplanted and replaced by sports, especially for those young men playing football and basketball.

The Checkup Team Sports May Help Children Deal With Trauma Training, working hard and learning to win and lose help children develop resilience, experts say.

Participating in organized sports at age 11 correlated with lower risks of mental health diagnoses for girls and boys, the researchers wrote.

Before you sign your toddler up for sports, check out this advice from pediatricians on readiness and how to make athletics a positive part of their lives.

Both unstructured physical activity –- playing with friends –- and non-physical activities such as music or art were unrelated to team sports or physical activities in fourth grade.

As team sports become exclusive at younger ages, children and parents can consider other options.

ABOUT SPORTS FOR LEARNING: Sports For Learning provides educational support programs through a curriculum that blends social-emotional learning (SEL) and physical activity.

In school, on the playground, and in life, how teams are formed matters. Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Daniel Hatcher shares real-world tips to foster belonging through physical activity.