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NCYS:
Promoting the Importance of Youth Sports
Our mission is to enhance the experience of all participants. NCYS is nationally recognized as a leading advocate for young people to have full access to sports and to ensuring that games are played in safe environments.

Help Keep Youth Safe and Engaged in Sports
70% of young people quit sports by age 13, often due to factors like unsafe environments, ineffective coaching, and a lack of proper support. At NCYS, we believe that safety – physical, emotional, and social – is the cornerstone of a positive sports experience. Without it, young athletes are more likely to disengage.
We’re committed to changing that. Through coach and Certified Sports Administrator training, Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), background screening we provide coaches and administrators with the necessary tools they need to create safe, supportive environments. We’re now launching a bold new effort to track and reduce the 8.5 million sports injuries that occur each year. By prioritizing safety, we can ensure young people stay in sports, thrive on and off the field, and grow into resilient, productive leaders.
Your tax-deductible contribution helps fund these critical programs and resources. By supporting us, you’re helping ensure that every child has access to a safe and fun sports experience, where they can grow, learn, and succeed. Please Contribute Today.

What We Believe
NCYS BELIEVES:
-Participation in sports provides physical, social, emotional and cognitive benefits over a lifetime.
-Every young person has the right to participate in sports in a safe, wholesome and nurturing environment.

Who We Serve
NCYS SERVES:
• National youth sports organizations
• Unaffiliated local youth sports organizations
• Destination Marketing Organizations
• Brands interested in supporting youth sports
• Parents
National Council of Youth Sports
A leading organization in America representing youth sports.
NCYS brings awareness to recognize, prevent, and respond to situations
both on and off the playing field to protect children in youth-serving organizations
and to keep them safe in every environment.
National Youth Sports Strategy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed the National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) to unite U.S. youth sports culture around a shared vision: that one day, all youth will have the opportunity, motivation, and access to play sports — regardless of their race, ethnicity, sex, ability, or ZIP code.
Click the NYSS Champion logo to learn more about this important strategy.