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The numbers are staggering—roughly 20 percent of children live in households with incomes below the federal poverty threshold—and many lack athletic opportunities because of it. And that’s troubling.
We know how valuable sports are in kids’ lives for the physical benefits: Regular exercise fuels healthy habits and carves out a foundation for leading active lives as adults.
But it’s those life lessons—discipline, sacrifice, resilience, teamwork, abiding by rules, winning and losing with grace, and so many others—that are incredibly meaningful.