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spotlight on oprah winfrey boys & girls club
we travel to kosciusko, ms, for this month’s club spotlight at the oprah winfrey boys & girls club . the club has been running cal ripken, sr. foundation programs for over six years now. iretis mallett, program director, and chris kern, social…
how do uncommon coaches build uncommon athletes?
aside from family, who were the adults from your childhood who had a big influence on you? coaches, teachers, the staff at your afterschool program? as a coach, you have a huge influence on your athletes—especially if you work with youth. cal…
branching out: teaching leadership through basketball
while the badges for baseball program uses baseball as the initial hook to get kids to participate, the program doesn’t have to be baseball exclusive. the lessons taught in the hchc curriculum can apply to any activity! if you are running a unit…
thank you for being uncommon
i can remember it like it was yesterday: our crsf program staff had just completed a clinic with youth from the mlb reviving baseball in inner cities (rbi) program and the la dodgers to honor jackie robinson at dodgers stadium. then monday morning…
branching out: teaching teamwork through flag football
while the badges for baseball program uses baseball as the initial hook to get kids to participate, the program doesn’t have to be baseball exclusive. the lessons taught in the hchc curriculum can apply to any activity! if you are running a unit…
icebreakers: getting to know each other
icebreakers are a great tool for people to get more comfortable with one another. in group settings, it is especially hard for kids to open up to one another. we believe in celebrating the individual, as every kid is different and it is important to…
crsf may camp highlights
shelby foit is one of our awesome program interns this summer. here’s her recap of our first #crsfcamp of 2014! on may 27th, i made the journey to north east, maryland, to begin my first camp experience ever. the drive in was nerve wracking, i…
crsf campers make the best out of poor weather conditions
greg and darius are our other two awesome program interns this summer. in their second week, we threw them right into #crsfcamp ! here's their recap of the highlights. the june #crsfcamp included just over 170 campers from our program…
why are bill ripken, joe ehrmann, and phillip fullmer meeting in colorado in july?
bill answers this question and explains why you should join him and these other uncommon coaches: bill ripken and the uncommon coaches clinic from rachel's challenge on vimeo . be an uncommon coach building uncommon athletes! join us in…
spotlight on chevonne booker
this month was my turn to select one of my sites to do a spotlight on. i couldn’t think of anyone better to do a spotlight on than boys & girls clubs of metro richmond’s new healthy lifestyles coordinator, chevonne booker. chevonne is a…