Maybe it’s soccer; maybe it’s softball.
Regardless, it just feels like summertime, no?
The main reason they found for the declining interest?
Kids reported not having fun anymore.
Think cycling, hiking, climbing, martial arts, and more.
And like standard sports, these, too, have plenty of benefits for kids.
Of course, this goes deeper than that, too.
“Sports, traditional or not, can develop someone’s personality.
Being around others and socializing, that can be part of it.
It’s also being good at something that can give confidence.
“Of course kids don’t know they’re doing this; they’re just being active.
But that’s still what they are doing.”
This doesn’t as readily exist for alternative sports, in part because the nature is to be structureless.
“Unfortunately this really justdoesn’t exist anymore.
Below are a few to check out, as a kickoff point.
“It’s just important that they’re active,” says Cove.