Meet Me on the Pitch: Developing and Testing a Community-Based Sports and Behavioral Health Intervention for Youth

This study evaluates Meet Me on the Pitch (MMotP), a community-based intervention that integrates sports, schools, and behavioral health with the goal of improving the behavioral health, well-being and academic performance of youth. MMotP is a novel approach that builds on evidence-based practices by using sports as a means to foster social-emotional development and address barriers to academic, health, and social services. The study assesses feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes through a randomized controlled trial comparing MMotP to standard sports programming. The intervention will be implemented by the non-profit organization Soccer Without Borders and evaluated by the University of California, San Francisco.

NCT Number	NCT07339228
Lead Sponsor	University of California, San Francisco Collaborators: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Soccer Without Borders
Conditions	Mental Health, Psychological Well Being, Adolescent Health, Help-Seeking Behavior
Enrollment	480 participants
Start Date	2026-02-01
Primary Completion	2028-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-03