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A Review of Research on the Integration of Sports and Physical Activity Into Out-of-School Time Programs (New)

Policy Studies Associates, Inc.

This review of the research on sports and physical activity in out-of-school-time programs is broken into five sections. The first section covers what has been learned from youth development research and out-of-school programming about promoting healthy development. The second section looks at factors and conditions that influence youth participation in sports and physical activity. The third section shows what outcomes are associated with participation in sports and physical activity. The fourth section examines the characteristics of effective outof- school sports and physical activity programs. The last section discusses policy and practice implications. (22 pages)

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