This is an issue that had been talked about a lot in the past, but no real studies were available until now. Sports and Sex Some of the most important findings in the report show that sports have a positive impact in keeping female athletes from becoming young mothers. While the results strongly suggest that sports play a positive role in reducing teenage pregnancy, why athletic participation helps girls from getting pregnant is not entirely clear. It is something that we are going to look at in the future, but right now we can only speculate. In sports, it's OK to be sexual but girls can use their bodies as more than tools to gain things.
Girls involved in sports have more to offer, and are in a better position to say 'no' and mean it.
Another factor is that sports offer teens a purposeful activity during idle time. What's interesting is that for boys, the opposite is true. Boy athletes start having sex at a younger age than boys who are not athletes. For males, being involved in sports actually is a source of strength, and young male athletes are often pressured into scoring both on and off the field. Girls who participate in sports also have access to coaches who can serve as mentors and counselors, guiding the teens toward their goals.