Good Sports is a nonprofit organization that strives to increase the participation of disadvantaged youth in sports, fitness, and recreation by overcoming a key barrier – the high cost of participation. We provide sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to programs ensuring disadvantaged youth have the opportunity to play sports.

Did you know?

• Participation in team sports has been in steady decline for decades
• Urban youth are much less likely to participate in sports and fitness programs than suburban youth. Over 60% of suburban youth participate in sports leagues compared to 20% of urban youth.
• Kids who play sports are 57% less likely to drop out of school, 49% less likely to take drugs, and 37% less likely to become teen parents.
• Childhood obesity more than tripled from 1975-2004, from just more than 5% to a projected 16.7%.

Good Sports mission is to increase youth participation in sports, fitness, and recreational programs by targeting one of major obstacles limiting participation – access to sports equipment. Good Sports distributes sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to community organizations offering programs to disadvantaged youth helping to lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles. To accomplish this, Good Sports partners with sporting goods manufacturers to ensure that disadvantaged youth are getting the equipment they need to participate.

In 2006, Good Sports...

• Impacted over 50,000 young people through grants of equipment, footwear, and apparel.
• Secured over $1.2 million worth of equipment for young people.
• Delivered a strong return on investment to its supporters: nearly $2 worth of equipment for every $1 invested in Good Sports.