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ITE: August 13, 1991
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROTv1= COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: SUMMER YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS STATUS REPORT
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BACKGROUND:
REPORTS NO. 3
8-19-91
At the request of the City Council, the Community Services staff
developed a Summer Youth Sports Program. The program consisted of
a Basketball and a Soccer League for youth 12-14 years old.
Staff met with representatives of the Tustin Unified School
District, The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), and The
Tustin Boys and Girls Club. These groups were contacted to provide
guidance and advice, as well as to encourage inter -agency
cooperation. The sports leagues were advertised on the back of the
June school lunch menu and through flyers sent to Intermediate
Schools.
Both leagues met on Thursdays and began on July 11, 1991. Soccer
was held at Currie Intermediate School while Basketball met at the
Tustin Boys and Girls Club Gymnasium. The Basketball Program
consistently had a good turn out. Attendance averaged 25 youth per
week. The success of this program was due in part to the
cooperation between the City and The Boys and Girls Club.
The Basketball program met Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The league was instructional with informal team play. Two
volunteer coaches worked alongside two paid staff members. Shirts
were donated by The Fast Action Basketball League. The program
will continue through August 29th and culminates with a pizza
party.
The Soccer Program met with relative success. The program was held
at Currie at 12:15 p.m., following Summer School dismissal. Over
the course of the five week program, there were never more than a
few children in attendance. In order to further publicize the
- program, prior to the first meeting, flyers were released through
Currie Summer School. In addition, one of the bilingual members of
the sports staff translated the flyer into Spanish and that was
handed out to children as they left school. Staff also passed out
punch and cookies and talked about the program. This turned out to
be the most effective method of reaching the youth as it gave the
staff the chance to build some rapport with the students. In order
to be more successful with future programs, the Community Services
Department needs to establish a presence in the neighborhood and
give the children more of a sense of belonging.
Both programs are examples of positive alternative activities for
an age group that is traditionally difficult to program for.
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Rec eation Supervisor
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