YouthSpace Program Highlights
A summit to support physical activity for young people in our communities
Sponsored by the Center for Sport and Social Justice
California State University, East Bay at the University Union
Monday April 13, 2015, 1-6pm
Who’s invited: Local and regional organizations that focus on removing barriers and using creative pedagogies to support youth in physical activity.
Day's Events
- Presentations by local groups, such as Futbolistas4life, Keith “K-Dub” Williams organizer of “tha hood games” and Soccer without Borders.
- Cal State East Bay students present research on Hayward youth and physical activity
- Break out groups to discuss strategies for developing and sustaining best practices.
- Dr. Jay Coakley, expert on youth and physical activity, will facilitate discussions.
- Cal State East Bay’s Center for Community Engagement will be present as a means to formally establish partnerships between community groups and the University.
- Tour of the campus for any of the youth participants
- Cal State East Bay students will lead physical activities for youth participants
- Snacks and dinner provided
Dr. Jay Coakley, facilitator of the event
Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, has for forty years done research on connections between sports, culture, and society with much attention given to the play, games, and sport participation of young people. Coakley is an internationally respected scholar, author, and journal editor and has received many professional awards. His book, Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, is used in universities worldwide. He continues his work to make sport participation a source of enjoyment and development for young people, and to make sports more democratic and humane for people of all ages. Most recently he has worked on the Aspen Institute’s Project Play that is focused re-imagining and changing youth sports in the United States ().
Cal State East Bay Center for Community Engagement
Meet the Community Partnerships Coordinator and learn how to create an agency profile for faculty, students, and campus departments seeking service opportunities.
Outcomes
- Opportunity to develop networks and share information with other community groups
- White paper summarizing the day’s conversations on strategies will be drafted by Dr. Coakley and board members of the Center for Social Justice and distributed to all participants
- Cal State East Bay’s Center for Community Engagement will be present as a means to formally establish partnerships between community groups and the University.
YouthSpace Program
| Noon-1pm | Registration at Cal State East Bay University Union |
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| 1pm | Welcome and introduction of the summit, groups attending, and Dr. Jay Coakley |
| 1-2pm | For youth participants: campus tour and physical activity opportunities |
Welcome and Overview
| 1:15 | Presentation of Current Status of Hayward youth participation in Physical Activity |
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| 1:40 | Movement Break |
Featured Local Groups
| 2:00 | Ben Gucciardi, Soccer without Borders |
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| 2:30 | Keith “K-Dub” Williams, founder of “tha hood games” |
| 3:00 | Jun Stinson & Dania Cabello, Futbolistas4life and Life Academy |
| 3:30 | Dr. Jay Coakley leads Q & A |
| 4:00 | Movement Break |
| 4-5pm | For youth participants: campus tour and physical activity opportunities |
| 3:30 | Break out groups to discuss strategies for developing and sustaining best practices |
| 3:30 | Dr. Coakley leads wrap up. |
| Dinner follows |