<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,<br>If they want to get into swimming, we can help.</div><div>Mark</div><div><a href="https://UCANSwim.org">https://UCANSwim.org</a><br><a href="https://Read.SwimISCA.org">https://Read.SwimISCA.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>- - - -</div><div><br></div><div><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="font-size:16px"><tbody><tr><td id="m_2232400883622524940soccer-5-and-nrpa-announce-partners" align="left" valign="top" style="color:rgb(24,55,93);font-weight:bold;padding:0px 15px"><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:16px 0px 4px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue Condensed Black",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:36px;line-height:1.5">⚽️ Soccer 5 and NRPA Announce Partnership</h2></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><b>Soccer 5</b> and the <b>National Recreation and Parks Association</b> announced <a href="https://elink134.mail.buyingsandlot.com/ss/c/u001.pEOHv9sqHKheC-N4TfDNYerX9c-VIVdFRQOPVFSQoXQ-n3inSPdExa5XAGltMZJ_D-XA84oRURVt9ii8c0OnnF0k22MQ7OGgwcT4SBKxXY5J3zA8rHCRjQ7aoazkfXn1n6JDOIbiXdWbp_6_sOrQ6aWwGCCLsgMOXmCBm-ROQXfC0wPbShCUzimB792lwEFBFKCZ2BsrOhBCYh8aojIHAcYgD2ul_sFItsCxwPkuzhDWN6oNNI9pJvQjN1yiV4T0WJ7aAHTIo_elSIx8qrGf4KKD1ewmTaJL2uKrfhIC8xQPjZ-1RTgiuhuwBagqT4CPKR6X5tGKa6LILjc_ce0e_KTJVfEjOfeBk36RJB0Is-r_Yh118xV0bbwgovhR9UftIe88HAegqfGeQ6faJvPWT14VqPsANpTHxSsyhOFwtjVprR9hfE8M8gI3bweVbHys/4g3/Ydi8XSkbTdyil2KYBz98tQ/h11/h001.k5R1d9gFAm2V1_OfrS0B5bWiRys2a5GFy1ySJhZpUrM" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold"><span style="color:inherit">a partnership focusing on small-sided soccer facility development nationwide</span></a>.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5">The goal is to establish a public-private framework that creates more spaces for kids to learn about soccer while bringing revenues to parks - with no capital expenditure for the parks - by using underutilized spaces for the downsized competitions, often 3-v-3 or 5-v-5. Soccer 5 has already invested $15 million in parks nationwide and plans to invest another $50 million by 2030.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><b>The NRPA has 3 GOALS for 2029 to increase youth sports development</b>:</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><b>Goal 1</b>: “Develop, disseminate and advance NRPA’s Youth Sports Framework to achieve a 10 percent increase in key youth sports strategies” — the program includes things like equity and inclusion in underserved communities, and training coaches. How you measure a 10% advancement of that… is unclear.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><b>Golazo 2</b>: “Funding and training more than 150 agencies and 45,000 coaches to improve outcomes in under-resourced communities”.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><b>Gooooooooooooooal 3</b>: Increase participation in youth sports in parks and recreation by 10% nationally.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5">Sorry, got carried away with the soccer references there.</p></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#29B554" style="background-color:rgb(41,181,84);padding:0px"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"><b>My take</b></span><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">Makes sense. Think of it as maximizing the revenue per square foot of the United States.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"><b>©Trend(s) Watch™®</b></span><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">There are several of them:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">1) Lots of handwringing about access to organized sports in underserved communities— tangible steps being taken here to address.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">2) I think we’re about to see a </span><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"><i>surge</i></span><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"> in coach training at all levels of youth sports, as evidenced by the NBA’s </span><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"><a href="https://elink134.mail.buyingsandlot.com/ss/c/u001.pEOHv9sqHKheC-N4TfDNYaYfKKuRxdgJkfV69BybxR3AuF72AUWXVe9Lur2nlesOGJP_ZrsyzlF92SJeOutEfmFpLPZw6N3opIXIjyTVOgrsOg9JSom2u_7tLcZHVo6LxGUj8szpuiWhsud2M93DFfVPTw9Qe_wSSTw62eyoVyztdg14CxSXTsQBs8c5Rv2ANi67TEARFuWWpcvpEGXBgXSS-PnK7SjDlS7XcwhRfKH8MPFiDZosq2o1wxCm7rEG8qL1Jg222nMiItVlwO6x8zdHdMtmIH5Vq9Sb-lLGo8r6H6sx_J5N7XQlVlS3KkJNgXa-4Gk5LMi4bwaho9HYSeUE2-YmPsIU7ql_uUGQW_UtFf2T-senqfDUtsavs_yN536GbrQ-yFwI-0dpCg3dtnEQfnWeLhCkz9II45e21FAYB7Mf5gYcZQ0ySy7NjBA7wx5_fg5MKUctVjMBmhKesE54I8BE8gGTL1EOpk6vTjVJt-uUr6GyH9s0tkDmTlILfUCfaOc7cfdyEmQgkb6rm1Nn0HZCz1EqqqzJ9-mMzTp9tuG86UIWQ4JZOikGxP1TGad1TZ21-CYmJl0Ek9-gBM3Us-L-tfXzA_9bXsVE9y-UBRNrOCZP3JI_Sfqij-JIHaE01RGyp1Y3htygYOZhGKLZSELPzuJ6eWVekkeDGXNzBgopPHabeONy9MLYzv2xBEoMxviQLZPLIGTJyzsch-qljSaz7OpX_GfSMntNXg7p6-24APcSu7eQe5hlwEiYkAwGlKLJeQMr8JfR7Nl252GWIkSVel5ndmy74uVrQkG-ugV7NwvFnv-7Qc6HKKnfgW71TKr80eBstRWUo-2oybOtjOgAdxYo_jvP6Vg1_h4/4g3/Ydi8XSkbTdyil2KYBz98tQ/h12/h001.uGDJcg22T4BPpp6QXA6_lOr1bTcTuKPkNrFSovuMg-A" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">hard lean</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"> into Euro-style development and the 45,000 coaches the NRPA aims to train. As you expand the long-tail of sports participation, coaching quality becomes a real concern without said training.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;word-break:break-word"><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)">3) The upcoming World Cup and the Olympics will drive additional youth sports participation— need more ways to play, at all levels of the socioeconomic ladder.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:12px 0px;font-family:"Source Sans 3","Source Sans Pro",Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-size:20px;line-height:1.5"><span style="color:rgb(249,250,251)"><br></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div></div><div style="font-size:small">New course: <a href="https://Read.SwimISCA.org/why/mental-skills-for-young-athletes" target="_blank">Mental Skills for Young Athletes</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>