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Summer Nationals

Columbus, OH – USA Fencing Summer Nationals and Championship is complete. With more than 6,200 fencers from 45 states and 10 countries, it is the ...


Gear Up for Summer Drive

To ensure kids can continue to move forward, Youth Fencing Chicago is working with the Bronzeville Fencing Academy, recipient of USA Fencing’s Peter Wes...


Fence-A-Thon Excitement

The Junior Olympic 2024 is the championship tournament to challenge kids as young as 13 years to as old as 19 years old in the Cadets and the Junior Div...


Laureus- The Role of Sport-Based Youth Development

Grantees overwhelmingly agreed that sport-based programs have a role to play in addressing youth violence. On questionnaires, over 90% of both staff and...


A grounded theory of positive youth development through sport

The overall purpose of this study was to create a model of positive youth development (PYD) through sport grounded in the extant qualitative literature....


The Benefits of Youth Sports in Child Development

Through friendly competition, teamwork, and physical activity, kids have the opportunity to learn new skills, develop self-confidence, build character, ...