Participation in sports during childhood and adolescence is associated with physical, emotional, social and educational benefits that can last into adulthood. Here are the facts from Project Play:

• Regular physical activity helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints, helps control weight and reduce fat, and delays or prevents the development of high blood pressure
• Organized sports activity helps children develop and improve cognitive skills
• Sports can positively affect aspects of personal development in young people, such as self-esteem, goal-setting, and leadership
• High school athletes are more likely than non-athletes to attend college

Despite these benefits, the sports are getting increasingly and restrictively expensive for many families in the country. At SportSnap, our primary mission is to create a community to share, rent, donate or sell underutilized sports gears. When players, teams, leagues, and organizations get new athletic equipment, they can donate or re-sell their lightly used equipment instead of tossing it or store it in a shed. Our marketplace connects families with these suppliers and gets more kids falling in love with sports.