LiFEsports Events
October 21, 2026
YLA Kick Off
Curl Viewpoint (80 W Woodruff Ave, Columbus, OH 43210)
6:00-7:30pm
October 24, 2026
October 28, 2026
Youth Leadership Academy Session 1
Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd. North, Columbus, OH 43210
6:00pm-8:00pm
To reach our goals, LiFEsports supports the sports community at every level—from running youth programs and training coaches to driving research and shaping policy.
Youth Programs
Provide quality sport-based Positive Youth Development (PYD) programming.
Coach Beyond
Prepare and train tomorrow's sport-based Positive Youth Development workforce.
Research
Research, discover and share best practices in sport-based Positive Youth Development.
Youth & Community
Our Impact
63%
Increase in interpersonal skills – self-control, effort, teamwork and social responsibility – S.E.T.S.
92%
Report using S.E.T.S. at home, school, or within their community.
63%
Reduction in violence incidences in neighborhood attributed to the presence of LiFEsports.
