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We interviewed 34 athletes on program acceptability, and all athletes responded to questionnaires at pretest, posttest, and 6\u2010month follow\u2010up including the Body Appreciation Scale 2\u2013Children, Social Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire\u20104 revised, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short form\u201012 modified, and questions about body appearance pressure (BAP).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Athletes found the program acceptable and beneficial, but some missed physically oriented activities or did not identify with the focus, particularly boys. There were acceptable levels in mental health constructs before the workshops. There were temporary changes in the percentage of boys experiencing \u201cBAP in society\u201d by \u221214.8% points (95% CI: \u2212.6 to .0, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04), % in total group experiencing \u201cBAP at school\u201d by +11% points (95% CI: .0\u2013.2, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.05), thinness idealization by girls (<jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.6, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002) and total group (<jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.4, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.006), and muscularity idealization by boys (<jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.3, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.05) and total group (<jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.23, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Athletes experienced benefits from the Young Athlete Body Project. Seeing stabilization in outcomes may mean a dampening of the otherwise expected worsening in body appreciation and ED symptoms over time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Public Significance<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adolescent athletes are at risk for developing EDs. Due to lack of prevention programs for this group, we adapted and evaluated a well\u2010documented effective program, the Body Project, to fit male and female athletes &lt;15\u2009years. The athletes accepted the program and experienced participation benefits, with stronger acceptance among girls. 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