Sports & Recreation
Our Sports & Recreation programs help develop physical fitness, reduce stress and promote a positive use of leisure time, appreciation for the environment and interpersonal skills.
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Triple Play
Triple Play, BGCA’s first comprehensive health and wellness program, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, strives to improve the overall health of Club members ages 6-18 by promoting the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition through the program’s three components: mind, body and soul.
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Healthy Habits (Mind)
Addresses the ways an individual’s health behaviors are influenced by personal beliefs and exposure to positive modeling. In addition to nutrition education, activities focus on helping youth assess, practice, identify, consider, and recognize health behaviors and messages.
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Daily Challenges (Body)
Intentional focus on physical literacy:
Ability - increasing capability in basic movement skills and overall fitness
Confidence - the knowledge of the ability to play sports or enjoy other physical activities
Motivation - the intrinsic enthusiasm for physical activity for members to be physically active for life. -
Social Recreation (Soul)
Emphasis on social and emotional development, or the social, cognitive, and behavioral skills that youth need to be healthy and productive. There is an explicit focus on emotional regulation, healthy relationships (with self and others), and responsible decision-making.
Kids learn to get fit, use leisure time well, reduce stress,
appreciate the environment and develop their social skills.
appreciate the environment and develop their social skills.