Chapter 10: Low-Income Programs for Athletics

Wow, no intro, no hello, nothing just a video, the only background I gave you was the chapter 10 header. This is something that goes along with the idea of sports influencing behavior. If we believe that sports do in fact positively influence behavior then it is time to look at affordable programs to help get kids active and in a sport.

Now time for a personal story.

I have coached wrestling in Oregon for 5 years and wrestled for another 10 years. When I was a junior in High School I met a very special man in Oregon. His name is Roy Pittman and he runs a club in Portand, Oregon and this man has been so generous to every child, adult and person in his gym. He allows kids to get master level training without having to sell the far. He is a "Gold Level Coach" Which Oregon only has 3 of in the whole state for USA Wrestling this man could profit so much because of wrestling but chooses not too. Roy this is a shout out man! I am honored to know you and so happy to Know that you have made Oregon wrestling so awesome for the last 50 years!

Personal story over.

I read another piece from the ProQuest Journal and they shared this data on ow-income people adding activites to their schedule:

"In summary, the low-income children and adolescents in this study were involved in a variety of activities, and some of this participation was the result of the New Hope program. Structured activities offer a range of benefits and learning experiences that have well-documented effects on youth development. Though we do not have details about the quality or specific content of the activities included in our data or whether they were community- or school-sponsored, there is evidence that such activities offer a point of intervention and a platform for prevention. Much prior research concerns the benefits of activities for children, but, because out-of-school activities are voluntary, it is equally important to know what draws young people to participate." [8]

This is some really cool explanation on what low-income families see when they add sports into their lives and how it can have positive correlations!

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Reference:

[8] Epps, S., Huston, A., Bobbitt, K., & Eccles, Jacquelynne. (2013). Developmental Changes in Impacts of an Antipoverty Experiment on Low-Income Children’s Structured Out-of-School Time. Developmental Psychology, 49(9), 1763-1774.