Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2023) – Nationwide charity PHIT America is launching a brand new bodily exercise and sports activities program, PLAY PICKLEBALL, to elementary faculties this spring. PLAY PICKLEBALL might be added to PHIT’s present bodily exercise choices, which embrace AMPED Working/Strolling, PLAY TENNIS and PLAY GOLF packages.
The brand new pickleball tools equipment and program might be a whole providing for elementary faculties, with the curriculum offered by USA Pickleball. PLAY PICKLEBALL will embrace high quality merchandise and coaching aids together with 24 paddles, 30 indoor balls, 30 foam balls, two Billie Jean King Multi-Sport Candy Spot Coaching units, a top-quality web, EZ Scan Health Monitoring and extra. Moreover, PHIT America will award three faculties the chance to safe an put in, multi-court taking part in floor for his or her college in 2023.
“Pickleball is the quickest rising sport in America and we need to make sure that youth have the chance to be taught the lifetime sports activities of tennis, golf and now pickleball,” says PHIT America Founder Jim Baugh. “And, whereas we have already got over 1500 faculties with 850,000 kids who’ve benefitted from receiving PHIT America grants, packages, and tools, lots of our PE Academics are asking about pickleball.”
Hope Tolley, Managing Director of Leisure Packages for USA Pickleball provides, “Because the Nationwide Governing Physique, USA Pickleball is happy to assist PHIT America’s new PLAY PICKLEBALL initiative by offering academic assets and instruments. This inclusive program that introduces pickleball into faculties is a perfect setting to welcome future generations of various gamers into the game.”
Elementary faculties can inquire or full application form here.
Matt Manasse, often known as the “Pickleball Coach of the Stars,” is concerned with many features of the pickleball business and is a big supporter of PHIT America. “I really like what PHIT is doing. As a nonprofit, they’re bettering the well being of 1000’s of youngsters nationwide whereas introducing children to pickleball with an excellent equipment and college program. Merely stated, PHIT is rising the sport of pickleball whereas bettering children’ well being. I might encourage the pickleball business to assist this nice charity.”
PHIT America invitations firms and people to assist get extra children taking part in via pickleball whereas supporting a nationwide 501(c)3 charity. Baugh provides, “Any firm or group ought to need to develop this sport, which is so accessible to so many youth. As importantly, supporting PHIT America means children could have the perfect studying expertise and, simply as vital, you’ll assist a charity that’s devoted to getting children bodily energetic to create more healthy, smarter and happier children.”
PHIT plans to ship greater than 100 kits to varsities in 2023, and might simply cross that mark with extra extra assist. If anybody is , please contact Jim Baugh at Jim@PHITAmerica.org.
