ICYMI: Little League was announced as one of the nearly 20 partner organizations for The Aspen Institute’s new #63X30 Vision, aimed at getting at least 63% of youth playing sports by the end of the decade in 2030. According to federal data shared by The Aspen Institute, only 54% of children ages 6-17 in the U.S. played on a team or took lessons in 2022, down from 58% in 2017. As one of the partner organizations, Little League joins the other partnering organizations in committing to taking actions that can get and keep more young people playing sports, from creating affordable programs in underserved neighborhoods to promoting multi-sport sampling to developing more coaches to serve children’s needs. “As the world’s largest youth sports organization, we have an obligation to help lead the way in getting more children involved in playing sports and there is no better organization to rally behind than The Aspen Institute and Project Play. We are honored to serve as one of the partner organizations for this great new vision and look forward to helping to make this goal a reality by 2030.” - Patrick Wilson Read more about the new initiative→ https://lnkd.in/ePY6hb6X
It is exciting to have such incredible thought leaders joining the table. Patrick Wilson and Elizabeth DiLullo Brown we look forward to hearing your perspective as we look to grow the game and increase access.
Great work Little League International 🙌
Thank you Aspen Institute for bringing this critical matter to the forefront
An honor and a wonderful opportunity. Congratulations!
63X30 Lead, Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program
1wWelcome to the table! We're excited to collaborate with your team and your thousands of league partners to elevate strategies that give every kid access to a great sports experience.