Importance of Youth Involvement in Sports
Vol. 2008 No. 1, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2008 No. 1

Importance of Youth Involvement in Sports: FCS2278/FY1001, 10/2007

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1001-2007
Published 2008-01-24
Caroline Payne
Kate Fogarty
University of Florida
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Payne, Caroline, and Kate Fogarty. 2008. “Importance of Youth Involvement in Sports: FCS2278/FY1001, 10/2007”. EDIS 2008 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1001-2007.
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Abstract

FCS-2278, a 4-page fact sheet by Caroline Payne and Kate Fogarty, will help answer parental questions about when and how children should become involved in organized sports. It also addresses the benefits and possible pitfalls of such activity. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2007.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1001-2007
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