In the early part of the twentieth century, agencies began sponsoring sports and recreational activities to provide wholesome leisure-time pursuits, initially designed to keep boys out of trouble (President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1997). Since that time, sports programs have evolved and are accepted as a way of providing excellent deterrents for delinquency, and discouraging the legitimization of delinquent acts. In addition to creating educational and character building opportunities to enable young people to make the transition from childhood to adulthood, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention noted several benefits of adolescents engaging in regular physical activity: improved strength and endurance, healthy bones and muscles, reduced anxiety and stress, increased self-esteem, improved blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and weight control. Sports fosters a belief that hard work can lead to just rewards, and can provide opportunities for social development because many of the social and moral requirements for participation in sports are parallels to how individuals must function in a law-abiding society.