Sports, Fitness & Recreation

“The Club is teaching me responsibility.”

Recreational sporting programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest are designed to have all children succeed and give them the opportunity to have their friends and families cheer them on.  The goal is to encourage youth to become physically active.  Club members participate in both Club and community sponsored events.  Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Tennessee sponsored the Little Twister Basketball League which consisted of boys and girls grades K-6.  One hundred Club Members participate in the Union City Baseball League.   Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Tennessee hosted a two day football camp in April.  In addition to learning skills and strategy, attendees at “The Camp of Champions” learned sportsmanship and how to work as a team.

Field Trips expose young members to a variety of environments and activities outside their own neighborhoods. Our Clubs offer trips to nature centers, museums, sporting events, bowling alleys, swimming pools, musical events, skating rinks, restaurants and plays. Supervised by adults, these field trips help open members’ eyes to new opportunities and experiences.

Triple Play is a dynamic wellness program that demonstrates how eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle. The goal of the Triple Play program is to improve Club members’ knowledge of healthy habits; increase the number of hours per day they participate in physical activities; and strengthen their ability to interact positively with others and engage in positive relationships.

Program components include:
• Healthy Habits Nutrition Curriculum
• Daily Challenges
• Sports Clubs
• Triple Play Games
• Social Recreation