Sport and social clubs look to parks for fitness and community
The fastest-growing demographic of athletes in parks isn’t made up of youth athletes, although it does include many people who once were. Adult participants are joining the rapidly proliferating leagues of sport and social clubs.
And, according to Galen Beers, executive director of the Sport and Social Association (SSA), the league and club programs offered by organizations in cities throughout the U.S. are not only helping adults stay active but are also helping them make friends and keep a competitive spirit alive after graduating from high school and/or college.
“One of the biggest challenges,” Beers says, “is that we definitely live in a digital world, and you have a lot of people who find it easier not to be active.”