educate
+
by the numbers
FALL 2017
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Sources: Kaiser Family Foundation; ABCNews.go.com;
LocalSYR.com; Liberty Mutual Group
ONE
IN
FOUR
PARENTS
SAY THEY’VE WITNESSED A VERBALLY ABUSIVE COACH
Children say
famous
athletes
teach them
mostly
“good things.”
NINE
OUT OF
TEN
26
PERCENT
OF
CHILDREN
SAY BLATANT
CHEATING
ISN’T
UNUSUAL IN SPORTS
SPORTSMANSHIP
50 percent of parents and coaches believe
55
PERCENT
OF
COACHES
HAVE EXPERIENCED
PARENTS YELLING
NEGATIVE
THINGS AT THEIR OWN KIDS OR
AT OFFICIALS
in youth sports
has
worsened
since
they participated as children
NEARLY
HALF
OF STUDENT ATHLETES
ACCEPT
ON-FIELD VIOLENCE
AS PART OF
THE GAME
