{"id":127,"date":"2014-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wisconsin\/2014\/05\/30\/playworks-wisconsin-coach-receives-national-award\/"},"modified":"2018-11-29T13:51:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T19:51:54","slug":"playworks-wisconsin-coach-receives-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wisconsin\/2014\/05\/30\/playworks-wisconsin-coach-receives-national-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Playworks Wisconsin Coach Receives National Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 435px; height: 290px; float: right; margin: 6px;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_small_landscape\/public\/Atoi%20group_0.jpg?itok=VULuq6kW\" alt=\"\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%226321%22,%22view_mode%22:%22media_small_landscape%22,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Playworks Wisconsin \u201cCoach\u201d Atoi Sinclair from Siefert Elementary School was recently awarded the Playworks National Rookie of the Year Award. This award recognizes a first-year Playworks program coordinator \u201ccoach\u201d who implements exemplary Playworks programming, creating a positive school climate for every child both in and out of the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Within three weeks of Sinclair\u2019s arrival, Siefert Elementary School&#8217;s principal shared her hopes of becoming one of Playworks\u2019 highest performing partner schools. Fortunately for her, and for Siefert\u2019s students, Sinclair was up to the task. Her intuitive decisions in selecting Junior Coaches whose leadership skills were not immediately apparent, and her ability to create an innovative and inspiring playground experience, led to a successful program where children gained confidence and became more excited about recess and in turn, school!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy the fact that my job does not feel like work and that what I am teaching these kids goes beyond sports,\u201d said Sinclair. \u201cI love the fact that I get to pass on my skills and knowledge to others and I can watch them succeed and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Playworks, Sinclair was a youth sports coach for five years. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Child Development from Kaplan University, Davenport, where she has continued her studies as a graduate student. Sinclair, along with Playworks Wisconsin Executive Director, Kristina Olkowski, traveled to San Francisco in May for the Playworks Get in the Game event where Sinclair was presented the Rookie of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an amazing experience and an honor to travel to California to support Coach Atoi on such a memorable evening,\u201d said Olkowski.\u201cI speak for our entire team here at Playworks Wisconsin when I say how proud we are of Coach Atoi and the outstanding work she\u2019s done for the children and staff at Siefert Elementary.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/103247038?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playworks Wisconsin \u201cCoach\u201d Atoi Sinclair from Siefert Elementary School was recently awarded the Playworks National Rookie of the Year Award. 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