If you run a well-organized program and you are a great communicator, parent complaints will be at a minimum, but sometimes things will happen that are out of your control causing a parent to complain. ...
How the YMCA of Central Ohio is creating safe learning spaces as school suspension alternatives through the Juvenile Justice Program. The YMCA of Central Ohio is proving that community recreation centers are more than a ...
Around 20 million children in the U.S. attend summer camp every year, according to the American Camp Association. As community centers host a majority of these children, it’s vital you are providing fun, safe and ...
Four ways to help your organization engage girls in sports. We all implicitly understand the value of sports participation — physical health, emotional well-being, life skills and values development. The problem is girls are not ...
Holly Metzger-Brown, the learn and play director at the York JCC, shares three ingredients for a strong youth sports program. Youth sports participation continues to grow in popularity in the U.S. Successful sport agencies, coaches, youth ...
Scheduling youth sports programs throughout the course of the year is an important part of the planning process to dictate when your leagues and other sports programs take place. There are many things to consider ...
Every youth sports program should have a very thorough set of rules and policies. Regardless if your participants are reading these in full, it is a must have to help govern your program. It will ...
Fundraising is a large part of any youth program, especially in the nonprofit sector. It is important you get creative with your fundraising and find additional ways to generate revenue to make sure you have ...
In Part Two of Sportsmanship and Gamesmanship in Youth Sports, Gary Bernstein, the CEO of the Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania, dives deeper into the importance of youth sports as it relates to gamesmanship. ...
Parks and Recreation director, Jason Schaitz, shares tips for addressing camp discipline and reducing conflict. Disciplining your campers is never a fun task, but is necessary when all other options have been exhausted. Discipline can ...