According to USA Today, 66% of Americans (196 million) are overweight or obese.
One third of those are children.
Currently only 2 states out of the 50 are requiring that schools incorporate recess into a student’s day. Participation in extracurricular sports and activities is often the only physical activity in a young person’s day.
Arizona ranks 3rd in the country for juvenile violent crime and 4th for juvenile property crime. It is widely accepted that participation in sports and activities drastically reduces the probability juvenile delinquency.