START SMART POPULAR ON MILITARY BASES WORLDWIDE.The U.S. Air Force, and Army have been using the START SMART Sports Development Program with overwhelming success on their bases worldwide. Now the Marine Corps too. The Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, North Carolina, became the first Marine base to conduct the START SMART program, which has become a fixture on more than 50 military bases across the world. "Our first START SMART program was a huge success," said Joe Rosselli, youth sports coordinator at Cherry Point. "We are planning the next one to take place in January 1999." START SMART provides children ages 3 and older the opportunity to learn and develop basic motor skills needed for successful participation in organized sports, while their parents participate right along with them. Through the specially designed drills, which stress fun and learning, youngsters are able to gain enormous confidence in their abilities, which provides a smooth transition into the world of competitive sports. "Seeing the program for the first time, I was truly impressed," Rosselli said. "The feedback from the parents was positive, and I'm looking forward to doing the next one." Following in Cherry Point's footsteps, a START SMART program was also held at the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. START SMART is a program of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, a nonprofit organization that works to provide safe and fun sports for America's youth. For more information, call (800) 729-2057 or (561) 684-1141, or e-mail nays@nays.org The following military bases have hosted the START SMART program: Little Rock Air Force Base Little Rock Air Force Base (IATA: LRF, ICAO: KLRF) is an United States Air Force facility located in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is the only C-130 training base for the Department of Defense, and trains C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters, (Ark.) Elmendorf Air Force Base Elmendorf Air Force Base (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska, the largest city in Alaska. (Alaska) Eilson Air Force Base (Alaska) McClellan Air Force Base McClellan Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located on 2,952 acres (12 km) about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento, California. It is also the home of the Aerospace Museum of California. (Calif.) Onizuka Air Force Base (Calif.) United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. air force; authorized in 1954 by Congress. (Colo.) Peterson Air Force Base Peterson Air Force Base (Peterson AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Peterson AFB is home to US Northern Command, NORAD, Air Force Space Command, Army Space Command, the 21st Space Wing (host unit) (Colo.) U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) U.S. Naval Activities (London) Lackland Air Force Base Lackland Air Force Base (lăk`lənd), U.S. military installation, c.6,835 acres (2,766 hectares), S Tex., W of San Antonio; est. 1941. It is a major air force training center. (Tex.) HQ AFCENT (Neth.) HQ USAFE Ramstein (Ger.) Youth Sports Mildenhall (Eng.) RAF Croughton Youth Services (Eng.) Rhein Main Air Base (Ger.) Lakenheath Air Force Base (Eng.) Hickam Air Force Base For the civil airport use of this facility, see Honolulu International Airport Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. (Hawaii) Mount Home Air Force Base (Idaho) McDonnell Air Force Base (Kans.) Hanscom Air Force Base Hanscom Air Force Base, initially and briefly designated Bedford Army Air Base, is a U.S. Air Force facility in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is the headquarters of the Electronic Systems Center (ESC), one of the product centers of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). (Mass.) Malmstrom Air Force Base (Mont.) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (N.C.) Grand Forks Air Force Base (N.Dak.) Cannon Air Force Base (N.Mex.) Anderson Air Force Base (Guam) Misawa Air Base (Japan) Osan Air Base (Korea) Yokota Air Base (Japan) Kadena Air Base (Okinawa) Ellsworth Air Force Base (S.Dak.) Incirlik Air Force Base (Turkey) Fort Eustis Army Youth Services (Va.) Fairchild Air Force Base (Wash.) McChord Air Force Base (Wash.) Camp Zama (Japan) MWR Youth Sports, Okinawa (Japan) SEMBACH Youth Programs (Ger.) Ansbach Youth Services (Ger.) RAF Alconbury Youth Services (Eng.) Fort Huachuca Youth Services (Ariz.) Langley Air Force Base (Va.) Fort Story Army Youth Services (Va.) |
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