Informal Report

Intro:
The U16 Project is a non-profit organization designed to help under-funded youth who are
looking to engage in sports in their communities. As the cost of organized sports seem to be on
the rise, The U16 Project is designed to relieve families of some of their financial burdens. Our
goal is to use 100% of our donations to help enroll youth in organized sports.
Facts and Findings:
Studies done by Weiss and Duncan (1992) have found that children who participated in sport and
were physically competent, were more widely accepted by their peers and perceived themselves
as more competent. These children therefore gained a better sense of self-worth and confidence
(M, E., Ewing et al, 2002).
Moral development in youth were heavily influenced by coaches and parents who taught good
core values such as hard work, cooperation, and becoming good citizens. Positive moral
development was found when coaches focused on these core values through sport.
Sports can be an effective arena for developing moral understanding only when the goals of the
program are in line with moral attitudes and behavior and when specific teaching strategies are
carried out to promote positive change in moral growth
For example, youth sport programs are becoming increasingly expensive, competitive and
elitist (J.L. Fraser-Thomas et al., 2007)
While Hellison and Cutforth (1997) emphasize the vital role youth programming can play in
facilitating the healthy development of youth and risk, they suggest that organizations serving
inner-city children and youth are overburdened and underfunded. (J. L., Fraser-Thomas, 2007).

Finally, given that physical activity habits developed during youth are associated with physical
activity habits in adulthood (Dishman et al., 1985; Baronowski et al., 1992; Curtis et al., 1999;
Robertson-Wilson et al., 2003), active youth are less likely to develop numerous diseases later in
life including heart disease, obesity, Positive youth development through sport 23 Downloaded
by [173.34.163.116] at 12:26 11 April 2016 diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, depression, and cancer
(Tayloret al., 1985; Paffenbarger et al., 1986; Powell et al., 1987; Berger & Owen, 1988; Health
Canada, 2003). (J. L., Fraser-Thomas, 2007).
Further, youth sport and physical activity participation has been positively correlated with adult
career achievement (Larson & Verma, 1999) and negatively correlated with school
dropout and delinquent behaviour (Segrave, 1983; Sheilds & Bredemeier, 1995;
Eccles & Barber, 1999; McMillan & Reed, 1994). (J. L., Fraser-Thomas, 2007).
-Taxation
Under the law of Canada registered charities are exempt from tax on their income(Blumberg.
M. Pg. 2, 2015).
-Investment
New government laws this year will permit charities to invest in limited
partnerships(Blumberg. M. Pg. 4, 2015).
Discussion and Analysis:
While researching this topic, I found a few interesting points that I believe show that sports are
crucial for the development of youth. Studies on youth done by Weiss and Duncan (1992) found
that kids who are physically competent in their sport/sports were more widely accepted and had a
greater sense of self. This is a huge statement for youth development as it shows that youth who
participate in sport and are competent, succeed with social interactions. However, the flaw that

was not addressed is, are those who are not competent at their sport and are still participating
rejected by their peers? Do they then suffer from social exemption? Or do they still get accepted
by their peers? And If so, why?
Another interesting fact that I found while reading this paper by (insert name), was how crucial it
is to have positive mentors and coaches for ones moral development. This is something that The
U16 Project cannot control, however this piece of information shows that coaches and mentors
are just as important, if not more important than the sport itself for youth moral development.
In terms of discussion health benefits of youth active in sports; getting youth involved early and
often into organized sports promotes a healthy active lifestyle. It generates good physical
benefits that carry on into adulthood, which would lessen the stress on the health care system.
Another major contributing factor to adolescent success was the involvement in sport as a youth.
This is due to the benefits that sports provide such as initiative, commitment and motivation.
However, an interesting point that was brought up in the article was that those same youth
reported being bored with the work they were involved with. This was due to the type of work,
but also that these benefits, initiative, commitment and motivation were related to a voluntary
activities (sport) and not un-voluntary activities (work). I would argue that this is due to the fact
that the jobs that they are involved in do not necessarily reflect their interests and if they were to
pursue a career in something they were genuinely interested in, they would be able to apply those
aforementioned benefits and be successful.
-Charity investment and tax.
This law means that all the money we raise from fundraisers, investors, donations, and so on can
all go to the people we are helping with our charity. The government will not take any of it as
tax. This is good for us because we will be able to do more for those in need and help more

people. I was not surprised by this law because it make sense to not tax something that is nonprofit and designed to help the less fortunate. This law can be used to save a lot of time because
we will not have to host large and expensive fundraisers. Investing in a limited partnership will
help increase our charities budget because we are able to invest in these types of businesses and
not pay any tax on our return. This means we can invest in as many of theses types of businesses
as we want in order to make enough money to run our charity. All of the money we receive will
go to people that need it. This was a surprise to me because I thought that investment was always
taxed no matter if you are a charity or a regular business. The law gives us time to create a list of
the businesses that we are considering investing in because we can pick any limited partnership.
This way we can choose one that shares our desire to help the people in need.
Conclusions:
Overall, I found that while researching this topic that there is a definite need for funding for
youth programs. I found that sport was crucial for youth physical, societal and mental well being.
Also through this research, it was found that a way to prevent inner-city dropout rates and
increase ones career development was through being involved with sports from the youth to the
adolescent stages was crucial and necessary. As such, monetary barriers should not prevent a
youth from living a successful life. Therefore, I believe that a non-profit like The U16 Project
would serve the community well and give youth a chance at a successful prosperous life.
The charity you build must be registered with the government to receive tax exemption. Then
invest in a limited partnership to start making money.
Recommendations:
1.) Design and create a successful business model to ensure donations meet those we seek to
help.

2.) Create a network for those involved to be apart of.

3.) Seek and reward successful programs in the communities.
4.) Research and help programs develop into successful and beneficial programs.
5.) Begin looking for limited partnerships that you think would be interested in helping others.
6.) Build a relationship with the community you are operating in.
7.) Register your charity.
8.) Create opportunities for investors to donate to your charity.

Adam Del Plavignano

Stephen DiNallo

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