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The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) is pleased to release this revised edition of the <br /> National Standards for Youth Sports. The original version of the National Standards for Youth Sports <br /> were released in 1987 to provide direction for parents to follow when developing and administering <br /> youth sport for children. Since then, the Standards have served as the blueprint for how thousands of <br /> recreation professionals have conducted their youth sports programs through the years in an effort to <br /> meet the needs of all their participants. <br /> In December 2007, a dedicated group of professional youth sports administrators convened during <br /> the International Youth Sports Congress in Orlando, Florida to re-examine the Standards in relation <br /> to the current youth sports environment. This new edition reflects the consensus of this group and <br /> addresses a variety of topics that currently affect the delivery of youth sports programs. <br /> The purpose of these Standards is to provide a framework by which youth sports programs are <br /> designed and executed. While the previous edition was focused on parents and the role of parents <br /> within the youth sports landscape, this new version is directed to the league and program <br /> administrators. The National Standards for Youth Sports place in motion a nation policy for youth <br /> sports. <br /> In addition to the nine standards, we have included three additional sections that provide information <br /> to parents, volunteer coaches and participants to explain what the National Standards for Youth <br /> Sports specifically mean to each group. <br /> For more information about the National Standards for Youth Sports contact: <br /> ALLIANCE <br /> F'" Y'a"g ` <br /> 2050 Vista Parkway <br /> West Palm Beach, Florida 33411 <br /> 561-684-1141 <br /> 800-688-KIDS <br /> www.nays.org <br /> National Standards for Youth Sports Copyright©2008 by NAYS <br />