ShareWaves is a public charity registered as a 501c3. We harness the transformative "power of sports" to build better humans. We believe in providing children in under-resourced communities with high-quality experiences that promote a holistic encounter with physical activity, exercise, and sports. For the past five years, we've been working hard to identify and remove the barriers that prevent under-resourced households from participating in sports.
OUR MISSION:
Advance the opportunity for every child to experience the life-enriching "power of sports.
OUR VISION:
A community where every child has equitable access to physical activity, exercise, and high-quality sports engagement.
THE PROBLEM:
Kids Are Dropping Out of Sports:
• The average child quits by age 11.
• 70% of children stop playing organized sports before age 13.
• Girls quit at twice the rate of boys by the time they turn 14.
• 49% of children between 6 and 17 did not participate in sports.
There is an Adolescent in Mental Health Crisis:
• 42% of students felt persistently sad or hopeless.
• 22% of students seriously considered suicide.
• 10% attempted suicide.
• Sports participation reduces suicidal ideation, particularly among girls.
• Childhood obesity rate at 12.8%
Other Factors That Contribute to the Problem:
• High cost of participation
• Inadequate funding
• Lack of equipment
• Unqualified coaching
• Degraded facilities
• Early specialization
• Overemphasis on competition
Barriers to Sports Participation:
Barriers to sports participation can be categorized into three main groups: time, cost, and access.
SPORTS PARTICIPATION IS A PROVEN ANSWER
Participating in sports has positively impacted academic performance, graduation rates, and college enrollment.
Company Details
- Employees
- 10
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 6721 W 121st St, Leawood,kansas 66209,united States
- Industry
- Spectator Sports
- NAICS
-
Spectator SportsOther Spectator Sports
- Website
- sharewavesfoundation.org
- Keywords
- Youth Athletics, Sports, Sports Talk, Youth Sports, Power of Sports, Play, State of Play, Sports Leagues, Sport Organizations, Athletics, Young Athletes, Community Organization, Radio, Broadcast Partner, Sports Talk Radio, Podcasts, Professional Athlete, Amateur sports, Amateur Athletics, Sports Marketing.
- HQ
- Leawood, Kansas
Sharewaves Questions
Sharewaves's website is sharewavesfoundation.org
Sharewaves's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/sharewaves
Sharewaves has
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Sharewaves's industry is
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Sharewaves's categories are Spectator Sports
Sharewaves's founding year is 2018
