Good Sports mission is to increase youth participation in sports, fitness, and recreational programs by targeting one of major obstacles limiting participation-access to sports equipment.

Since 2003 Good Sports has,

• Provided more than $4 million worth of equipment
• Impacted more than 220,000 kids
• Served nearly 700 youth programs

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Youth Sports and Fitness Program- Good Sports distributes sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to community organizations offering programs to disadvantaged youth helping to lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles.

Community Health Program- In partnership with Community Health Centers, Good Sports provides necessary fitness equipment to children being treated in healthy weight, diabetes, or other obesity related medical programs.

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To accomplish this, Good Sports partners with sporting goods manufacturers to ensure that disadvantaged youth are getting the equipment they need to participate.



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• Participation in team sports has been in steady decline for decades.1

• Urban youth are much less likely to participate in sports and fitness programs than suburban youth. Over 60% of suburban youth participate in sports leagues compared to 20% of urban youth.2

• Kids who play sports are 57% less likely to drop out of school, 49% less likely to take drugs, and 37% less likely to become teen parents.3

• Childhood obesity more than tripled from 1975-2004, from just more than 5% to a projected 16.7%.4

1 U.S. Trends in Team Sports, Sporting Good Manufacturers Association, 2005
2 Journal of Community Health, "Preschool and School Age Activities: Comparison of urban and suburban populations (June 2002)---volume 27
3 McHale, James, "Patterns of Personal and Social Adjustment Among Sport-Involved and Non Involved Urban Middle School Children" Sociology of Sport Journal, June 2005
4 Children' Fitness Foundation: Moving kids toward a healthy future, Duke University and the Foundation for Child Development, 2005

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Board Of Directors
Greg Comella- Former NFL Player
Rob Gotti - Boston Beer Company
Kirsten Hano- Full Contact
Melissa Harper- Good Sports
Michael Harrington- Proskauer Rose LLP
Geoffrey Hyatt- Thomson Reuters
Andrew Laurence- Kahn Capital
Kaki Martin- Klopfer Martin Design Group
Drew Sawyer- 2SV Capital
Peter Stevens- DGS Retail
Wilbur Swan- Thomson Reuters
Dan Touhey- DPT Consulting
Kent Weldon- Thomas H Lee Partners

National Board of Advisors
Diane Brickley- Moulter Brickley Associates
Jon Butler- Pop Warner
Tom Caron- NESN
Ben Cherington- Boston Red Sox
Rob Coffman- Sport Supply Group
Jim Corno- Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Jim Delaney- Activate Sports and Entertainment
Ed Donovan- EGD Communications
Neil Funk- Chicago Bulls
Peter Koutoujian- Massachusetts House of Representatives
Josh Kraft- Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Chris Lynch- Boston Youth Sports Initiative
Wendi Nix - ESPN
Jack O’Callahan – Beanpot Financial Services
Jay Sharman- TeamWorks Media
Kathryn Tappen- NESN

Staff
Melissa Harper - Chief Executive Officer
Christy Pugh Keswick - Chief Operating Officer
Morgan Peacock Coleman - Chicago Market Director
Davin Lencz - Community Partnerships Manager
Jeremy Bernfeld - Program Assistant
Tiesha Hughes - Administrative Assistant



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