The Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth Sport (CARYS)

The Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth Sport (CARYS), serving primarily Orange County, has as its mission the promotion of positive and developmentally appropriate sport and physical activity programs for youth populations. The goals of CARYS are based on the understanding that parents, leaders, coaches, and professionals have a responsibility to provide a safe, enjoyable, and developmentally appropriate experience for children and adolescents involved in organized youth sports. The structure of leagues, the training of coaches, and the behavior of adults and spectators ought to be consistent with this responsibility. As such, the mission and goals of CARYS reflect the needs of a community increasingly reliant on sport and physical activity as an important educational tool for healthy children and adolescents.