Resources For Community
As youth sports start to emerge from the pandemic, it provides a great opportunity for youth sport and youth-serving organizations to re-engage their volunteer coaches in programs aimed at making their experience better.
Below are resources to help youth sports organizations navigate the uncertainty and take advantage of opportunities aimed at helping them emerge more impactful than ever.
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Project Play WNY Events
The Project Play WNY Events Calendar provides a daily listing of training and educational events for youth organizations, coaches and families.
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UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Injury Prevention
The information below can benefit players at all levels of athletic competition – from youth, high school and college to semi-pro and professional – and help prevent injuries.
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Project Play WNY Webinars
No webinars are currently being offered. Check back for future webinar opportunities for youth sport organizations, families and coaches.
We need free play now more than ever. Play helps children and families share experience that helps build hope and memories for the years to come.
Project Play WNY is here to support the power of play now and long after the current crisis has passed. Below are resources from a variety of organizations that inspire active play while staying safe at home.
Community Conversations
Project Play WNY hosts conversations for families, coaches and youth sport organizations on how we can all work together to ensure that kids in our regions have an opportunity to be active through a quality youth sport experience regardless of zip code. Check back for future dates and details.
Free Play Challenge
In May 2019, we restored the power of free play with a variety of games, music, giveaways and more. The Project Play Western New York Free Play Challenge, hosted by nationally recognized play enthusiast Kevin Carroll, had something for everyone, from volleyball and soccer, to relay races, nature play and a bounce house. Guests had the chance to watch as their favorite pro sports alumni duked it out in dodgeball and local celebrities showed their competitive side in a two-square tournament. Check back for future dates and details.
Multisport Student Athletes
Project Play WNY is celebrating the athletes, coaches, schools and communities that embrace the value of a multisport experience and the impact it can have on the trajectory of a student athlete's life. Project Play WNY is currently accepting nominations for 2023 until May 1.