True-Sport-Report

Sport in the United States
Approximately 162 million U.S. adults (more than three-fifths) have
some relationship to sport-related activities.
About 3.6 million people who volunteer in this country say their main
volunteer activity is coaching, refereeing, or supervising a sports team.
The number of youth involved in organized sports in the United States
is estimated to be more than 50 million.
Nonprofit, nonschool, youth sport organizations collect $5 billion
a year.
Americans overwhelmingly believe that sport can and should be a
positive force in teaching our youth the values of honesty, fair play,
respect for others, teamwork, and self-discipline.
Studies have shown that children and youth participating in sport,
compared with those who do not, exhibit greater academic success,
greater personal confidence and self-esteem, stronger peer relationships,
greater family attachments, more restraint in avoiding risky behavior,
and greater involvement in volunteer work.
Nearly 90 percent of Americans believe that well-known athletes have
a responsibility to be positive role models for young people.
Across a variety of audiences, coaches are believed to be the number
one positive influence on today’s youth involved in sport.
Almost two-thirds of U.S. adults believe that sport overemphasizes the
importance of winning.