---
title: "SSSUSS2: Youth and High School Sports (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSSUSS2
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSSUSS2
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSSUSS2: Youth and High School Sports

Analyze the role of youth and high school sports In American society.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSSUSS2.a**: Describe the culture of youth and high school sports and how this relates to the individual's identity.
- **SSSUSS2.b**: Evaluate the reasons for participation in team and individual sports.
- **SSSUSS2.c**: Explain the differences in access to youth and high school sports based on gender, race, and class.
- **SSSUSS2.d**: Explain the differences between youth sports and high school sports, such as participation rates, objectives, and societal expectations.
- **SSSUSS2.e**: Analyze the impact of high school sports on the student-athlete, the student body, and a school's athletics program.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.