Launched in 2013, the Aspen Institute’s Project Play develops, applies, and shares knowledge that helps build healthy communities through sports. Project Play works with leading organizations to develop and share best practices and solutions to foster quality sports activity for all youth, regardless of zip code or ability. In June 2024, Little League® International joined nearly 20 other partner organizations for The Aspen Institute’s new 63×30 Vision, aimed at getting at least 63% of youth playing sports by the end of the decade in 2030.
Closely aligned with Project Play’s “8 Plays” strategy, Little League International continues to support the Aspen Institute’s efforts, and that of the 63×30 partner organizations, to enhance access and opportunity for more children to play sports. As part of the 63×30 initiative, ESPN and Positive Coaching Alliance launched TakeBackSports.org with resources that include a parent pledge and the “Am I That Sports Parent?” assessment. Little League will continue to amplify Take Back Sports throughout our International Tournament games broadcast on ESPN Platforms.
Every child has the right to play sports and, when in the care of adults, the human rights they are born with need to be respected. This simple idea informs the Children’s Bill of Rights in Sports, a new resource developed by the Aspen Institute through its Project Play initiative, with a working group of human rights and sports policy experts, to create a shared cultural understanding that all youth should have the opportunity to develop as people through sports.
For more information on Project Play, and the Children’s Bill of Rights in Sports, visit AspenProjectPlay.org.