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Game of the Week: Basketball Knockout

Posted December 16, 2013.

How to play knockout, a basketball shooting skills builder.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-basketball-knockout/

On-site Coaches

Every day, in hundreds of schools around the country, our Playwork coaches are hard at work at their school. Beginning before the first bell rings and continuing until well after…

https://www.playworks.org/services/playworks-coach/

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Santa Ana students learning playground lessons on respect and confidence

Posted March 8, 2016.

A loud buzzer announces recess at Santa Ana’s James A. Garfield Elementary. Youngsters stream out of their classrooms and pause briefly in neat lines before scattering across the blacktop to…

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/playworks-707021-school-says.html

Developing Youth Leaders on the Playground

Posted March 20, 2014.

Eight opportunities for youth leadership at recess

https://www.playworks.org/resource/developing-youth-leaders-on-the-playground/

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Trim Recess? Some Schools Hold On To Child’s Play

Posted November 7, 2013.

It’s recess time at Ruby Bridges Elementary School and a third-grader is pummeling a plastic tetherball with focused intensity. He’s playing at one of more than a half-dozen recess play…

http://www.npr.org/2013/11/07/243713419/trim-recess-some-schools-hold-on-to-childs-play

4 Playful Takeaways from the Winter Olympics

Posted February 11, 2026.

It’s an exciting time as the 2026 Winter Olympics are underway. Many kids will watch the games, some aspiring to participate someday, others learning about new sports they’ve never seen…

https://www.playworks.org/news/4-playful-takeaways-from-the-winter-olympics/

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At Home Olympics

Posted July 18, 2024.

Sports fans across the globe are gearing up for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The Olympics are an exciting opportunity to celebrate outstanding athletes, cheer on teams from around the…

https://www.playworks.org/news/at-home-olympics/

Olympic Gold-Medal Swimmer Missy Franklin Wows Playworks Kids at Bay Area School

Posted June 10, 2014.

More than 150 students at Bayview Elementary School  in San Pablo had the time of their lives on Tuesday, June 4th, as four-time Olympic gold-medal swimmer Missy Franklin paid a…

https://www.playworks.org/news/olympic-gold-medal-swimmer-missy-franklin-wows-playworks-kids-at-bay-area-school/

The Value of Play in the Workplace

Posted February 25, 2010.

What do play and work have in common? As you might imagine, that’s something we think about at Playworks. In the workplace, play can be a tool that smart leaders…

https://www.playworks.org/news/the-value-of-play-in-the-workplace/

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