Project #1 Update!

Project #1 - Meet the researcher! Praveen Pasupathi recently defended his thesis and graduated from our MS program. His work earned him the Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award for the Department of Kinesiology! Also he will be continuing as a PhD student at UNC-Greensboro.

Project #2 Update! Families in Sport MiML_LaTech Katie Alexander NASPSPA Travis Dorsch

Project #3 Update NASPSPA Louisiana Tech UniversityCOE @LATech

Congrats to Travis Dorsch on his early career award #NASPSPA2022! Well deserved and excited to see what comes next!

Thoughtful piece by Linda Flanagan: "Besides so much else that’s wrong with contemporary elite youth sports—the prohibitive cost, erosion of fun, epidemic of injuries—disrupted families should be added to the list." theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Great conversation about family experiences in sport and highlights Jordan Blazo’s work on siblings! Also the article shares our research with Families in Sport and Aspen Institute Sports & Society. Check it out! theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Thank you to our partners who helped make State of Play 2022 possible: Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), TeamSnap, Families in Sport, MiML_LaTech, OSU LiFEsports, Susan Crown Exchange, Nike and SFIA. as.pn/sop2022

U.S. children spend many more hours playing organized sports than Canadian children. We want youth being physically active, but in moderation. Too much organized play carries risk for burnout and overuse injuries. #ProjectPlay State of Play 2022: aspenprojectplay.org/state-of-play-…

Honored to have played a role in the development and launching of the Team USA Quality Parenting Framework! Find it HERE: teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUS…

Excited to share this massive project about the participants in sport and exercise psychology research. Great work by Travis Dorsch, Anthony DP , Amand L. Hardiman, PhD , MiML_LaTech, and so many more! Get access to the free paper and let us know your thoughts!

It's #NationalYouthSportsWeek and we're celebrating the benefits of active youth. Physical, mental, social, emotional, cognitive and academic benefits flow to youth whose bodies are in motion. #ProjectPlay Why play matters: as.pn/sportsfacts

"There is no such thing as an elite 8-year-old, a high-performance 10-year-old, or a professional 11-year-old"

What role did race and affluence play in parents' attitudes toward youth sports during the pandemic? Proud to share our new peer-reviewed journal article with co-authors Travis Dorsch and Amand Hardiman of Families in Sport, Daniel Fleming, Jordan Blazo. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S25…

Love seeing this collaboration continue to thrive and lead to meaningful publications! Great work everyone and a special congrats to Amand L. Hardiman, PhD for the first first-authored publication!! Travis Dorsch Daniel J. M. Fleming Aspen Institute Sports & Society MiML_LaTech LATechKinesiology LA Tech College of Education and Human Sciences

Our students never fail to impress! Proud of this group!

Excited to contribute to this work! LA Tech College of Education and Human Sciences LATechKinesiology Utah State University Families in Sport

Only a miniscule percentage of high school athletes will play pro sports. That doesn't stop some parents from dreaming big. 1 in 10 sports parents believe their child can go pro, according to our latest survey with Families in Sport and Jordan Blazo. projectplay.org/news/project-p…

Youth sports is big business, and private equity investors are hoping it gets even bigger. “Money chases money,” says Tom Farrey. “There is a great demand for kids to play sports, and parents will spend money they don’t have.” nytimes.com/2025/07/09/bus…