| 500 | Thursday, April 1, 2004 |
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| 4:15 PM-5:15 PM | Convention Center:222 |
| NASPE/Youth Sports Coalition |
| Increasing Physical Activity in Families Through Youth Sports Participation |
| This presentation will discuss a project geared towards increasing physical fitness in parents and their children through active involvement in youth sports and was supported by a NASPE Academy Grant. Parents and their children who were registered for youth sports in a community league were recruited to participate in a “family night” program. The presentation will describe the program development, the program activities, the data collection and results of a yearlong pilot program. Participants will be given an outline of ideas that they can take with them to implement a similar program in their community. |
Keyword(s): community-based programs, physical activity, youth sports
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| Panelist: Carl Evans, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV |