Sports Illustrated GOOD SPORTS[TM] 2005 community winners.Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. GOOD SPORTS[TM] presented by Dodge in partnership with NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association provides advice, action plans, resources and recognition for administrators, coaches and parents who want children in their town to get the most out of their youth sports experiences. Once activated, agencies were then eligible to apply for a national competition and recognition portion of the program. Eight communities were chosen and will gain national recognition for the accomplishment through a profile featured in Sports Illustrated magazine. Communities were judged on their ability to promote positive values such as sportsmanslnip and fair play, proper skill development, parent involvement and positive coaching methods. Local agencies were also reviewed on inclusiveness of play and community involvement in youth sports-such as consistent policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental around safety and facility management. The GOOD SPORT[TM] winners this year are: Rocky River Rocky River, city (1990 pop. 20,410), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, on Lake Erie; settled 1815, inc. 1903. Chiefly residential, it is noted for its scenic atmosphere and quiet charm. Recreation, Ohio Sterling Park District, Ill. City of Greeley Recreation Department, Colo. Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department, Maine St. Andrew's Parish Parks and Playground Commission, S.C. Howard County Howard County is the name of seven counties in the United States of America:
El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. Parks and Recreation, Texas Agencies wishing to join the GOOD SPORTS[TM] initiate should contact the National Partnership Division of NRPA at programs@nrpa.org or visit www.nrpa.org/goodsports. |
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