Parks and Rec director, Jason Schaitz shares six tips for effective communication in youth sports programs. In order to run a program at a high level, you have to be an effective communicator. Keeping your ...
In the first Community Voices Roundtable installment of 2023, three leaders from the community recreation industry dive into a new year with takeaways from 2022, what’s changing in 2023 and advice on membership, staffing, programming, ...
In the January/February 2023 issue, we spoke with Jackie Kleinstein, the senior manager of community engagement at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, about engaging teen programs. What are some ways your organization is currently engaging ...
How the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County is improving health and providing community support through its Pedaling for Parkinson’s program. Riding an indoor, stationary bicycle has been shown to reduce Parkinson’s motor symptoms by 35%. ...
Rec centers are finding success through mobile programming. Over a decade ago, the city of Rochester, New York, was searching for a better way to foster equity in access to recreational programming for all community ...
Learn how rec centers are expanding services for members through partnerships and collaborations. With health inequities only increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found in its National ...
The latest fitness equipment innovations community rec leaders are adding to their programming spaces across the U.S. Staff members at the YMCA of Coastal Georgia were searching for new avenues to improve and provide innovative ...
Hailee Bland Walsh of Fit Truk shares outside the box approaches to boost retention. As many brick-and-mortar community rec operators continue to see the lasting effects of COVID-19 on revenue reports, organizations are finding creative ...
Judi Christy, the director of marketing and communication at the Akron Area YMCA, shares her experience learning how to play pickleball. I have never been a person who jumps into fads. I did not race ...
Managing risk is never fun but it’s essential in preventing a catastrophic incident that could cause serious harm and shut your recreation program down for good. Risk management is not just a hazard or physical ...