We all want sports to be a great experience for kids. If you’re a parent or caregiver, you want it that much more. Because once you have a child, your favorite athlete is no longer someone you watch on TV — it’s the budding athlete down the hall, the one you’re raising.

These Parent Checklists are for you. They distill Project Play’s frameworks into simple 10-point checklists that can be read at a glance. They include questions you can ask your child, yourself, and local programs when considering how to build an athlete for life.

PARENT RESOURCES

The 63X30 national roundtable’s 2025 strategic priority is to Educate and Rally Parents. The resources below were developed by the Aspen Institute’s partners at the 63X30 national roundtable to support parents in getting and keeping their kids healthy through sports.