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friday’s final thought: why not?
this past weekend, on her fifth attempt, 64 year old diana nyad achieved her dream: to become the first person to swim, unaided, from cuba to florida. that's more than 100 miles in choppy ocean waters inhabited by sharks and jellyfish! how…
spotlight on coach tim chappa
crsf travels up to neenah, wi, for september’s mentor spotlight of the month. tim chappa has been working in youth development for 9 years and has run our badges for baseball program at youth go for 4 years now. tim has been instrumental in the …
introducing new tools to help you keep kids safe
our kids can't thrive if they don't feel safe. a few months ago, we introduced access to affordable background checks through first advantage (formerly lexisnexis) along with a video that included excerpts from our daylong seminar from…
the true meaning of crsf camp: one chaperone’s experience
jason newman is the program director at the bridesburg unit of the boys & girls clubs of philadelphia. when i was a kid, i wanted to grow up to be lou gehrig. so, during the 1995 baseball season, during the debate about who was more…
bullying prevention tips and resources
october is national bullying prevention month. although creating a safe and supportive environment for kids, teaching positive interpersonal behaviors, and preventing bullying are important year-round, we thought it would be a good time to round up…
spotlight on the prince george’s county police department, community services division
this month, we’re shining the spotlight on the prince george’s county police department, community services division--one of our maryland badges for baseball partners. let’s meet the men in charge: cpl. rodney gause i have spent the last 17 years…
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has there ever been a moment in your life where you absolutely don’t think you can accomplish the task in front of you? well i was faced with that feeling over this past weekend. i was supposed to run in the marine corps marathon, but due to knee…
college basketball tip off – teamwork, teamwork, teamwork!
last friday, the cal ripken, sr. foundation had its 3 rd annual college basketball tip-off event in baltimore. we had 5 former or current college basketball coaches come together and share their stories about past successes and challenges, as well…
tuesdays with travis: an uncommon team effort
in a time when so much of the focus in sports is on winning, when professional athletes are in the news for bullying one another, one football team made the uncommon choice to reach out and put others first. a couple weeks ago, a middle school…
friday’s final thought: uncommon integrity and the power of sports
yesterday, the world lost a leader who demonstrated uncommon integrity and moral courage in the face of an unjust political system, racism, discrimination, imprisonment, isolation, and people who wanted to see him fail. today there will be…