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May 22, 2013

Junior Coaches Gather for Leadership Conference ›

More than 100 Playworks Junior Coaches attended an all-day leadership conference at Arizona State University. Students got to meet Sun Devil Men’s Basketball Coach Herb Sendek and were treated to…

March 18, 2012

University of Phoenix volunteers visit Machan Elementary ›

University of Phoenix financial advisers traded in their briefcases for sneakers and hit the playground at William T. Machan Elementary for a day of Playworks Corporate Recess. The event included…

February 22, 2012

Coaches’ blog – stories from the schools ›

William T. Machan Elementary School – Coach Paul Xavier is a fun-loving six grader at Machan Elementary School.  He has great hands on the4-square court and a killer shot in…

February 22, 2012

Volleyball Season: That’s a Wrap! ›

Playworks Phoenix hosted its Volleyball Jamboree to close out the volleyball season.  The jamboree was attended by more than 50 students from William T. Machan Elementary, Pan-American Charter School and…

September 7, 2011

Coach returns after half-decade leave ›

Phoenix, Arizona was not where Coach Latesha thought she would end up.  The grueling heat, the lack of rain… did we mention the grueling heat? Still, Playworks Phoenix is exactly…

September 7, 2011

Recess Rollout story from Phoenix, AZ ›

Playworks team members flew from cities across the country to bring more play to recess yards around Phoenix, Arizona. Below is some of what those coaches experienced and heard. “I…