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COVID-19’s immense impact shuttered businesses and schools, and much of the country came to a standstill, leaving communities, families, and young people grappling with fear, confusion, and isolation.  \nAs schools temporarily closed their doors and shifted to online learning, other critical outlets and activities for young people closed completely, including many sport facilities and school, community, and after-school athletic programs. Programs with the proper financial means and resources managed to pivot and create virtual experiences; but most young people were left with few options for physical activity, sport skills, team practice, athletic competition, and — above all — connection with peers, coaches, and mentors.  \nAfter almost three years, many programs have returned, although not all young people have been able to resume play. Too many young people remain sidelined, rooted in loss of interest, lack of financial resources, changed family circumstances, and lingering concerns about health risks for themselves and their families. Educators, coaches, mental health professionals, and families are coping with the consequences of COVID-19 and recognizing the significant toll it has taken on young people, many of whom, prior to the pandemic, were experiencing high levels of mental health stressors.  \nThe Healing Power of Sport: COVID-19 and Girls’Participation, Health, and Achievement is one of the first studies to examine ways in which sports participation among girls was impacted during the pandemic and how sport served as a protective factor against some of COVID-19’s negative impacts on behavior, mental health, and academic achievement. These findings underscore the importance of sports participation for girls, highlight the need to invest more so that all girls have access and opportunity, and can serve as a foundation for strategies that meet the needs of girls more holistically, especially those most marginalized.  \nThe declines in sport participation triggered by COVID-19 exacerbated the gender and racial inequities documented in our research report, 50 Years of Title IX: We’re Not Done Yet. This could have a profound generational effect unless we acknowledge the need and work to address it. That is why the Women’s Sports Foundation is committed to ensuring that all girls and women have equal access to sports and physical activity and the tremendous life-long benefits they provide, without barriers.  \nWe are proud to be at the forefront of research and practice, and we look forward to working with other leaders in the field to bring these new research findings into practice to not only get young people playing again but to keep them playing.  \nAll girls. All women. All sports.®  \nDanette Leighton  \nCEO, Women’s Sports Foundation  \nWomen’s Sports Foundation  \n[WomensSportsFoundation.org](WomensSportsFoundation.org)  \nThe Healing Power of Sport: COVID-19 and  \n2 Girls’ Participation, Health, and Achievement  \nForeword and Acknowledgments  \nFirst, the Women’s Sports Foundation is indebted to the study principal investigators, Phil Veliz, Ph.D., and Nicole Zarrett, Ph.D., whose research excellence brought this project to fruition. Weare grateful for the leadership provided by Karen IssoksonSilver, MPH, Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Women’s Sports Foundation, who directed the project.  \nWe gratefully acknowledge Megan Bartlett, Founder, Center for Healing & Justice Through Sport, for developing the relevant evidence-based policy and practice recommendations for this report to help shape future planning, research, and action.  \nThe panel of scholars and practitioners who reviewed the findings provi","cbCaidYk8Y7GyBhf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidYk8Y7GyBhf","pdf",9486034,56,"English","# Letter from the CEO\n# Foreword and Acknowledgments\n# About The Women’s Sports Foundation","[{\"question\":\"How did COVID-19 affect girls’ sports participation according to the report?\",\"answer\":\"The report explains that school closures and the shutdown of many sport facilities and programs reduced opportunities for physical activity, training, competition, and connection with peers, coaches, and mentors.\"},{\"question\":\"What role did sport play during the pandemic?\",\"answer\":\"Sport participation is presented as a protective factor against some negative impacts of COVID-19 related to behavior, mental health, and academic achievement.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the report emphasize equity and Title IX?\",\"answer\":\"It states that declines in sports participation worsened documented gender and racial inequities and could have profound generational effects unless barriers are addressed.\"}]","The Healing Power of Sport - COVID-19 and Girls’Participation, Health, and Achievement | PDF",1792062943,141]