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Learning in Fitness & Education through Sports (LiFE Sports) is a comprehensive youth development initiative located at the Ohio State University. LiFE Sports is built upon a historical community outreach program operating at OSU for the past 40 years, the National Youth Sport Program (NYSP). Originally developed in 1968, NYSP was designed to provide economically disadvantaged children and adolescents, ages 9-17, with sport and education instruction in a safe and nurturing environment during the summer months. In 2006, all funding was cut from the federal budget to support this program. As a result, over the past few years the College of Social Work and the OSU Department of Athletics have partnered to enhance and develop LiFE Sports into a national model of community outreach as well as a model teaching and research initiative.
Our Mission: "to enhance the quality of youth development, sport, and recreational programs through service and outreach, teaching and learning, and research, thereby increasing positive developmental outcomes for youth."
To achieve this mission, the Initiative currently focuses on three primary strategies: Service & Outreach, Teaching & Learning, and Research. Specifically, the aims of the Initiative are to:
- Increase the number and quality of sport and recreational programs that are designed to promote positive youth development among at-risk youth;
- Increase the number of highly-skilled youth development professionals in the field; and
- Build knowledge and best practices in the areas of youth development, social work, and physical activity as well as inform youth development policy.
| Registration Day: | Saturday, May 18, 2013; Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Martha Morehouse Medical Plaza (small building)
2050 Kenny Road
Columbus, Ohio 43220 |
| Parent Orientation: | Saturday, May 18 at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 12:15 p.m.
All parents, after children register and receive a physical, must attend one of these orientation sessions for the child to be officially enrolled in camp.
The Ohio State University Fawcett Center
2400 Olentangy River Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210 |
| Camp Dates: | June 10 - July 3, 2013 |
| Daily Camp Time: | 8:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. (Monday - Friday) |
Please Note: This is the only day campers may be registered, no emailed, faxed, or mailed forms will be accepted and we accept campers on a first come, first serve basis.
LiFE Sports Receives University Outreach and Engagement Award
Ohio State’s 2012 nominee for the regional Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award and the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award helps ensure the safety and health of a worldwide workforce.
2012 Ohio State University Top 5
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