How Getting Youth Involved in Sports Can Become Their Life Activities
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - May 20, 2010) - June is Sports America Kids Month, a national campaign dedicated to encourage children to participate in sports activities. In recognition of this awareness month, Play It Again Sports -- which sells gently-used name brand fitness and sports equipment -- is helping parents understand how sports can provide kids with skills for life-long sports participation in various activities.
"As parents look for worthwhile activities to occupy their child's time this summer, they should consider youth sports programs, such as golf, softball or baseball, and tennis, which all provide an array of skills children can use as they develop into adulthood," Quinn said. "Learning, focusing and excelling in one sport as a child makes it easy for that child to continue that sport later in life. It also saves the parent money as their child gets older and chooses to stay focused on that particular sport."
To help parents introduce their child to new sports, Quinn is offering profiles of popular youth sports:
For more information about Play It Again Sports, please visit www.playitagainsports.com.