Affordable, local community sports programs are key to increasing access to sports for all. We talk to grassroots organizers and tech entrepreneurs that are developing tools and ideas to support these programs, and Alex Morgan shares why it’s all so important.
Why Sport for All Matters, with Alex Morgan
The U.S. women’s national team soccer star explains how the quality of her youth sport experiences shaped the athlete she is today and why she wants every kid to have one.
Alex Morgan, U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Star
Emily Stets, Aspen Institute Project Play, moderator
Building Human Capacity
Introduction by Ivan Giraud, GoGo squeeZ
Project Play’s Call for Leadership recognizes the need to recruit more youth and school coaches, including more women and former college athletes. Explore emerging opportunities that can help build an army of qualified coaches who can deliver high-quality, low-cost community sports.
Ava Todd, Junior Tennis Champions Center
Char Barnes, Columbus Recreation and Parks
Nigel Harvey, Cream Skills Basketball
Malia Xie, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, moderator
Building Tech Capacity
Our Call for Leadership also recognizes the need to provide community-based providers with better digital tools to more efficiently train coaches, deploy programming, and partner with organizations. Explore several promising ideas, including those that can also help families.
Dave DuPont, TeamSnap CEO
Alex Wu, HomeCourt
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Aspen Institute Project Play, moderator
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