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Below is a fact sheet from Boys & Girls Club of America explaining the goals of the Triple Play initiative.

The Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne has hosted various programs this past year to demonstrate how eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships adds up to a healthy lifestyle for our Club members.

Triple Play activities have included Powerpoint presentations on nutrition, a nutrition seminar hosted by Amerigroup, a workout with Olympic winner Joetta Clark Diggs, weekly aerobics and exercise routines during the After School Program, and offering healthier snacks and drinks. Many more Triple Play challenges and programs will be offered to our members on a regular basis.

Boys & Girls Club of America Fact Sheet: Triple Play

GOAL:   To increase the numbers of hours per day Club members participate in physical activities, improve their knowledge of healthy habits and physical fitness, and strengthen their ability to interact positively with others and engage in healthy relationships

WHY:  Fitness levels have decreased and obesity has increased among America’s children and teens. All youth also need positive, engaging social recreation experiences. Boys & Girls Clubs can address these needs through a three-pronged approach to have a positive impact on the mental, physical and social well-being of Boys & Girls Club members.

WHO:  Boys & Girls Club members ages 6-18

WHAT:  Through the Triple Play experience, local Boys & Girls Clubs will challenge members to become healthy and active by learning new ways to manage stress, maintain healthy fitness levels and form positive relationships with peers. The Triple Play program components will increase young people’s understanding of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, improve their physical fitness through enhanced daily, physical activities and competitive sports leagues and build their pro-social skills and character. The Triple Play comprehensive strategy addresses the minds, bodies and souls of Club members:

• MIND: Healthy Habits will be a Club-wide approach incorporating healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience, from the gym to the learning center to the arts and crafts room. The central themes of eating right, the importance of regular health care and improving the overall well-being of members will be emphasized.
• BODY: Youth Sports Initiatives will include programs that develop fitness, positive use of leisure time and skills for stress management through individual, small- and large-group opportunities for Club members. Members will be able to choose from a variety of activities such as daily fitness challenges, sports clubs and sports leadership camps.

     • SOUL: Social Recreation is the heart and soul of a Boys & Girls Club and defines the Club experience. By                        participating in this comprehensive social recreation program, Club youth will be able to develop and sustain

          positive relationships with others, acquire a healthy self-concept and a strong belief in their self-worth, have                          a sense of belonging in a Club community, recognize and appropriately express their emotions and cope well                       with positive and adverse situations.

Triple Play

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (January 2004)