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For community recreation centers, facilitating human connection is the key to post-pandemic recovery. Although most people in the community recreation industry have shifted to talking about COVID-19 in the past tense, we know the pandemic ...
How a preventative maintenance plan can help extend the life of your facilities. Whether you own and operate your sports facilities or have a user group agreement, we all have the responsibility to ensure those ...
Santiago Prada, the senior executive of membership and wellness at YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas, outlines five ways to create more value in gym membership amidst inflation. Many fitness centers and YMCAs continue to evaluate ...
Justin Dominick, the senior director of fitness at the JCC of Greater Baltimore, shares tips for promoting fitness and community as benefits to mental health. Being able to engage the community at places like JCC’s, YMCA’s ...
Parks and Recreation director, Jason Schaitz, provides examples of necessary camp documentation and record keeping advice to improve camp operations. It is extremely important to keep well organized documentation and records on your camp operations ...
Holly Metzger-Brown, the learn and play director at the York JCC, shares how to develop successful objectives for employees to thrive. As a supervisor it is crucial to work with your team to set manageable ...
Staci Alden shares a variety of Halloween fitness class and event ideas to utilize at your facility this year. October is here, and if you’re considering doing any Halloween-themed events and classes, now is the ...
Judi Christy, the director of marketing and communication at the Akron Area YMCA, shares experiences in the struggles of hiring. I’ll admit it, I am one of those people who gleefully accepts an invitation to ...
Parks and Recreation director, Jason Schaitz, shares tips for staying organized in recreation programs. With so many moving parts within your leagues, it is a task itself just to stay organized. You have to constantly ...
Part One of coordinating successful camp activities provided 20 points to help you successfully coordinate any activity with a focus on planning, having fun and keeping kids engaged. Part Two outlines additional points, including how ...
