State OF PLAY OMAHA

Project Play’s 19th community State of Play report will explore the state of youth sports in Omaha, Nebraska. With support from the Sherwood Foundation, State of Play Omaha investigates the experiences with sports by Omaha Public Schools students to identify opportunities to make quality sports activities welcoming and accessible to all.

 According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 31% of Nebraska high school students were physically active at least 60 minutes daily as recommended by the CDC, above the U.S. average (25%).  While Omaha Public Schools is seeing an increase in sports participation, disparities still exist, most notably by gender with female participation rates significantly behind those of their male counterparts.

During the development of State of Play Omaha, Project Play will bring together local leaders to unpack survey results from youth about their sports experiences and qualitative findings to craft solutions leveraging best practices from other Project Play communities. The final report will both landscape the current state of sport across the district and unlock community-sourced recommendations on how to grow sports access.

For more information about this project, please contact Jon Solomon (jon.solomon@aspeninstitute.org).