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Assignment:

1. Discuss about the disparity in access and resources for rural youth in sports. They often lack quality facilities, trained coaches, and competitive opportunities compared to their urban counterparts. Explain.
2. Why do you believe youth programs like the YMCA should cater to varying skill levels and physical abilities. Promote sports as open to all identities and backgrounds. Actively recruit coaches and mentors who reflect the demographics of the youth community. A non-competitive environment where exploration and enjoyment are emphasized over winning. Explain.
3. In youth sports do you believe in the power of sports to build character, teamwork, and resilience. Explain.
4. Do you believe understanding that good and bad mental health in youth is related is sports/physical exercise, and the amount of participation, is something parents need to know and should monitor. Explain.
5. Do you believe youth sports should focus on creating environments that build confidence, self-esteem, self-worth, self-belief, and self-respect in youth players, and not super star athletes. Coaches should create sports and team cultures that cultivate positive team morale, team harmony, team cohesion, optimism, resilience, and perseverance. Explain.
6. Do you believe there needs to be support the notion that public funding needs to be used on youth sports. Explain.
7. Do you think to create a positive youth sports atmosphere there needs to be a focus on character building and development rather than just winning. Athletes who make progress in this regard should be rewarded, which will create a better sense of fulfillment than just winning games and will avoid rewarding just talent. Explain.
8. Do you think it is very interesting that female sport participation had increased between 2019 and 2022, yet male sport had the opposite trend. Explain.
9. Do you think structures in play assist this player in finding a suitable environment, coaches to step in and help. It is situations like this that could be contributing to why there is an increase in kids trying sports, but not sticking with it.
10. Do you think the ultimate goal is to provide the best environment possible for players to ensure they want to play again the following season. As coaches, we need to be observant and connect with our players to ensure we are providing an appropriate environment that is aligned with their goals and needs. Explain.