Youth Sports Research Resources
This page contains links to information related to youth sports within the United States.
National Youth Sport Websites:
- National Alliance for Youth Sports
- National Council of Youth Sports
- Amateur Athletic Union
- Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (Michigan State University)
- National Youth Sports
- NYS Website
- Specific links for Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Texas
- NYS Website
- InfoSports – Youth Sports on the Web
- US Youth Sports
- Skyhawks Sports Academy
- Team Snap
- American Youth Sports Athletic Association
- All American Youth Activities
- US Specialty Sports Association
Safety Information:
- Youth Sports Safety Alliance Website
- Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports (CDC Website)
- CDC - Sports Safety
- Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council Website
- Mom's Team - Youth Sports Safety Website
- MassGeneral Youth Sports Concussion Clinic Website
- National Center for Safety Initiatives – Youth & Amateur Sports Website
- Nationwide Youth Sports Safety Tips Website
- National Athletic Trainers' Association - Youth Sports Safety
- Safe Kids Worldwide - Sports
- Safe Kids Worldwide – Sports Safety 101
- National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute
Sport Specific Sites:
- Soccer
- Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
- Wrestling
- Lacrosse
- Volleyball
- Hockey
- Cheerleading
- Golf
State Specific Sites:
Alaska
- Chugiak Youth Sports Association Website (Eagle River, AK)
- Alaska Youth Soccer Website
- Anchorage Youth Soccer Club Website
- Anchorage Hockey Association Website
- Interior Youth Basketball Website
- Alaska South Central Pop Warner Website
- Club Sports Alaska Website
- Anchorage Sports Association Website
- JBER Life! Youth Sports Website
- Alaska Youth Basketball Website
Arizona
- Arizona Youth Soccer Association Website
- Arizona Youth Soccer Association Policies and Procedures (Complete)
- Alliance Youth Sports Website (Football, Cheer, and Track)
Arkansas
- Arkansas State Soccer Association Website
- Cabot Youth Sports Leagues Website
- Benton Youth Sports Association Website
- Arkansas Activities Association Website
California
- Ravenswood Youth Athletic Association Website
- Palm Desert Youth Sports Association Website (Baseball, Softball & T-Ball)
- Cal South Website (Youth and Adult State Soccer Association)
- USSSA Baseball for Southern California Website
- Southern California Swimming Website
- City of Irvine Youth Sports Links
- California Youth Basketball League Website
- California Department of Public Health – Youth Sports Q&A
Colorado
- Arapahoe Youth League Sports Website
- City of Colorado Springs Youth Sports Website
- Littleton Youth Sports Website
- Loveland Youth Athletic Association Website
- Aurora Youth Sports Website
- Colorado Soccer Association Website
- Colorado Youth Football Alliance Website
- Colorado Kids – Sports Program Guides
Connecticut
- Hartland Area Youth Athletic Association Website
- Marlborough Youth Athletic League Website
- Southeast Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Website
- Stratford United Youth Soccer Club Website
- New Hartford Youth Sports Website (Baseball & Softball)
- Department of Public Health – COVID-19 Updates
Delaware
- City of Dover Youth Basketball League Website
- Delaware Youth Soccer Association Website
- Concord Soccer Association Website
- Delaware Youth Athletic Association
- Youth Sports Institute of Delaware
Florida
- Florida Sports Foundation Website
- Florida Youth Football League Website
- Central Football Youth Football and Cheer Website
- Florida Youth Soccer Association Website
- Florida Youth Basketball of America Website
Georgia
- Peachtree City Youth Sports Associations Links
- North Georgia Youth Football Association Website
- Georgia Soccer Website
- Northwest Baseball Association Website
- Georgia Junior Golf Tour Website
Hawaii
- Great Life Hawaii – Youth Sports Website
- Hawaii Department of Health – Guidance for Youth Sports
- Hawaii Youth Soccer Association Website
Idaho
- Idaho Youth Sports Commission
- Idaho Youth Soccer Association Website
- Idaho Youth Hockey Leagues Website
- Idaho Select Basketball Website
- Northwest Nations Tournament Baseball (Oregon, Washington and Idaho) Website
Illinois
- Illinois Youth Soccer Association Website
- Chicagoland Youth Football League Website
- USSSA Baseball Website (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Central Illinois AAU Basketball Website
- Illinois Recreational Cheerleading Association Website
- Youth Lacrosse Programs in Chicago and Illinois Website
- Northern Illinois Hockey League Website
Indiana
- Indiana Soccer Website
- Monroe Country Youth Football Association Website
- City of Greenwood Youth Sports Website
- Indianapolis Youth Hockey Association Website
Iowa
- All Iowa Attack Basketball Website
- Pride of Iowa Youth Football League Website
- Iowa Swimming Website
- Northwest Iowa Youth Tournaments and Activities Website
- Iowa Games Website
- Iowa Soccer Website
Kansas
- Kansas City's Park and Recreation Youth Sports Website
- Kansas State Youth Soccer Association Website
- Lawrence Youth Football Website
- Kansas NBC "Hap" Dumont Youth Baseball Website
- USA Softball of Kansas Website
- Kansas Junior Golf Association Website
- Pride of Kansas Football League Website
Kentucky
- Northern Kentucky Youth Association Website
- Northern Kentucky Youth Athletic Association Website
- Lexington Youth Football and Cheerleading Association Website
- Northern Kentucky Junior Volleyball Website
- Kentucky Youth Soccer Association Website
- Northern Kentucky Youth Hockey Association Website
Louisiana
- Louisiana Youth Sports Network Website
- Louisiana Youth Football Website
- Louisiana Youth Basketball of America Website
- Louisiana Soccer Association Website
- Louisiana Youth Baseball Website
Maine
- Acadian Youth Sports Website
- Central Maine Youth Hockey Association Website
- Maineiax Lacrosse Website
- Youth Shooting Sports Alliance Website
- Soccer Maine Website
- Southern Maine Youth Football League Website
- Central Maine Basketball Conference Website
- Yes! Basketball Website
Maryland
- Mount Airy Youth Athletic Association Website
- Maryland Youth Sports Website
- Anne Arundel Youth Football Association Website
- Maryland State Youth Soccer Association Website
- Maryland Youth Volleyball Website
- Junior Tour of Maryland Website
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Youth Basketball Association Website
- Newton Youth Sports Leagues Website
- USA Track and Field New England Website
- Massachusetts Hockey Website
- Premier Hockey League of New England Website
- Mass Bay Youth Lacrosse Website
Michigan
- Michigan Youth Athletic Association (MYAA) Website
- Michigan State Youth Soccer Association Website
- National Flag Football - Michigan Website
- Garden City Youth Athletic Association Website
- Madison Heights Youth Soccer Association Website
- Rockford Network Youth Sports Website
- Capital Area Youth Sports Association Website
Minnesota
- Minnesota Youth Soccer Association Website
- Minnesota Youth Athletic Services Website
- City of Lakeville Youth Sports Associations Links
- Stewartville Youth Athletic Association Website
- Minnesota Hockey Website
Mississippi
- Mississippi Youth Sports Website
- Mississippi Soccer Association Website
- Mississippi Youth Football Association Website
- Mississippi Dizzy Dean Baseball and Softball Website
Missouri
- Washington Missouri Youth Sports Website
- Missouri Youth Soccer Association Website
- Youth Excited About Sports Website
- Missouri Youth Sport Shooting Alliance Website
- Missouri Wolverines Youth Football and Cheerleading Website
- Springfield Softball Website
Montana
- Montana Youth Soccer Association Website
- USA Track and Field Montana Website
- Mountain West Youth Track and Field Club Website
- Missoula Youth Football League Website
- Big Sky Little League Website
- Montana Amateur Hockey Association
Nebraska
- Nebraska Youth Sports Website
- Millard United Bulldogs Youth Football Website
- Nebraska Little League Website
- Nebraska State Soccer Website
Nevada
- National Youth Sports Nevada Website
- Nevada Youth Soccer Association Website
- Nevada Youth Football League Website
- Vegas Elite Basketball Club Website
- Nevada Youth Recreational Baseball Website
- Nevada County Girls Softball Association Website
- Northern Nevada Junior Golf Association Website
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Youth Sports Links
- New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association Website
- New Hampshire Youth Football and Spirit Conference Website
- Ski New Hampshire Website
- New Hampshire Soccer Association Website
- New Market Youth Sports Website
- New Hampshire Youth Lacrosse Association Website
- Fieldhouse Sports Website
- Epsom Youth Athletic Association Website
- Next Level Basketball Association Website
New Jersey
- New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League Website
- New Jersey Youth Baseball Website
- New Jersey Youth Hockey League Website
- Garden State Basketball League Website
- New Jersey Youth Soccer Website
- New Jersey Sparks Website
- Garden State Basketball Website
New Mexico
- New Mexico Young America Football and Cheerleading Website
- New Mexico District 5 Little League Website
- New Mexico Youth Soccer Website
- Elite Youth Sports New Mexico Website
- New Mexico Flag Football League Website
- Southwest Youth Sports of New Mexico Website
- Albuquerque Youth Basketball League Website
- New Mexico Lacrosse Website
- New Mexico Junior Wrestling
New York
- Yorkville Youth Athletic Association Website
- NYC Youth Sports Organizations Links
- Staten Island Soccer League Website
- Aviator Sports Website
- Youth Basketball League Website
- NYC Cyclones Youth Hockey Website
North Carolina
- Carolina Junior Hurricanes Hockey Website
- Greater Charlotte American Youth Football & Cheer Website
- Pro Skills Basketball Website
- NC NSA Softball Website
- North Carolina Youth Soccer Website
- North Carolina Junior Golf Website
North Dakota
- Bismarck Youth Baseball Website
- Bismarck Youth Football League Website
- North Dakota Amateur Hockey Association Website
- Pacesetter Sports Website
- Centennial Basketball Association Website
Ohio
- Johnstown Youth Athletic Association Website
- Ohio Youth Basketball Website
- Central Ohio Youth Baseball League Website
- Ohio Valley Youth Football League Website
- Ohio South Youth Soccer Association Website
- Ohio Swimming Website
- Ohio Youth Volleyball Website
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Ball Youth Sports Website
- Oklahoma Youth Sports Nation Association Website
- American Youth Football Conference of Oklahoma Website
- Tulsa Little League Baseball Website
- Oklahoma Kids Baseball Website
- Oklahoma Soccer Association Website
- USA Softball of Oklahoma Website
Oregon
- Oregon School District Community Youth Sports Website
- Oregon Youth Basketball Website
- USA Track and Field Oregon Website
- Oregon City Youth Sports Website (Baseball and Softball)
- Oregon Youth Football Website
- Oregon Youth Soccer Association Website
- Oregon Youth Lacrosse Association Website
- Oregon Girls Youth Lacrosse Association Website
- Northwest Nations Tournament Baseball (Oregon, Washington and Idaho) Website
Pennsylvania
- Washington Youth Baseball Website
- Mountaintop Area Little League Website
- Pennsylvania Little League Website
- Pennsylvania Elite American Youth Football Website
- Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Website
- Lancaster County Youth Athletic Clubs
- Central Bucks Athletic Association Website
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse Association Website
- Blue Mountain Youth Soccer League Website
- Freemansburg Bethlehem Township Athletic Association Website
Rhode Island
- Northern Rhode Island Youth Lacrosse Association Website
- Soccer Rhode Island Website
- City of Cranston Parks and Recreation Website
- Blackstone Valley Youth Football and Cheerleading Website
- Coventry Rams Youth Football and Cheerleading Association Website
- Rhode Island Youth Basketball Association Website
- Cranston Cal Ripken Baseball Website
- Special Olympics Rhode Island Website
South Carolina
- Lexington Youth Football and Cheerleading Association Website
- South Carolina Youth Soccer Website
- South Carolina Junior Golf Association Website
- Nations Baseball South Carolina Website
- US Lacrosse - South Carolina Website
- South Carolina Youth Wrestling Association Website
South Dakota
- Sioux Empire Baseball Association Website
- Spearfish South Dakota Youth Sports Links
- South Dakota Junior Football Website
- South Dakota Youth Soccer Association Website
- Black Hills Youth Football League Website
- Bismarck Youth Football League Website
- Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association Website
Tennessee
- Tennessee Youth Baseball Association Website
- White House Youth Baseball and Softball Website
- Tennessee Youth Football League Website
- Tennessee Youth Football Alliance Website
- Knox Youth Sports Website
- Tennessee State Soccer Association Website
- Nashville Youth Soccer Association Website
Texas
- Texas Youth Football and Cheer Association Website
- Texas Elite Softball Association Website
- Dallas Youth Baseball Website
- South Texas Youth Soccer Association Website
- North Texas Youth Soccer Website
- Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Website
- American Amateur Youth Baseball Alliance Website
Utah
- NFL Flag Football Utah Website
- Utah Youth Soccer Website
- Intermountain Lacrosse Youth League Website
Vermont
- Barre Youth Sports Association Website
- Vermont Soccer Association Website
- Twin Valley Youth Sports Website
- Vermont Alpine Racing Association Website
Virginia
- Metropolitan Youth Football and Cheerleading League Website
- Northern Virginia Youth Athletic Association Website
- Virginia Youth Soccer Association Website
- Virginia Beach Youth Sports Leagues
- Virginia NSA Softball Website
- Chesterfield Youth Softball Association Website
Washington
- Washington Youth Sports Website
- Seattle Youth Basketball Website
- National Softball Association of Washington State Website
- Washington Girls Youth Lacrosse Website
- Washington Youth Soccer Website
- Northwest Nations Tournament Baseball (Oregon, Washington and Idaho) Website
West Virginia
- Kanawha Valley Youth Football League
- West Virginia Soccer Association Website
- Mountaineer Little League Website
- West Kempsville Youth Athletics Website
- Sports on the Hill Website
Wisconsin
- WI AAU Website
- Milwaukee Recreation Website
- Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association Website
- Racine Youth Sports Website
- USSSA Baseball Website (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Wisconsin All-American Youth Football League Website
- Wisconsin Rapids Youth Sports Association Website
Wyoming
- Campbell County Junior Football Website
- City of Cheyenne Youth Athletics Website
- Wyoming Youth Soccer Website
- Casper Recreational Leagues Association Website
- Wyoming Youth Sports Association (AAU Volleyball)
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