Building up community and each other.
For Families
Project Play: Southeast Michigan is working collectively across all of our communities to help improve the access and quality of youth sports for all children. We hope the following resources and events can help to guide you on a path toward the opportunities and information you need to get and keep your child playing!
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#ProjectPlayKits 5 Dot Hockey Drill
Hone your hockey skills with the help from the pros of Hockeytown! The Detroit Red Wings Street Hockey in the D at Home program brings…
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#ProjectPlayKits Stickhandling Drill
Hone your hockey skills with the help from the pros of Hockeytown! The Detroit Red Wings Street Hockey in the D at Home program brings…
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#ProjectPlayKits Wrist Shot Hockey Drill
Hone your hockey skills with the help from the pros of Hockeytown! The Detroit Red Wings Street Hockey in the D at Home program brings…
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#ProjectPlayKits – Set Up to Smash
Get hitting with Coach Tim of the Detroit Tigers Training Camps! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to young athletes, their families, and…
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#ProjectPlayKits – Throwing Fundamentals
Throw like the pros with Coach Tim of Detroit Tigers Training Camps! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to young athletes, their families,…
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#ProjectPlayKits – Infielder Zig Zag Drill
Field like a pro with the help of Coach Tim of the Detroit Tigers Baseball Camps! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to…
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#ProjectPlayKits – Babe Ruth Drill
Bat like Babe Ruth with the help of Coach Tim of the Detroit Tigers Baseball Camps! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to…
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Downtown Boxing Gym Workouts
Get moving with Coach Benji of Downtown Boxing Gym for a warm-up and group workout! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to young…
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Playworks: Up, Down, Stop, Go!
Get moving with Coach Michael of Playworks for a fun game of Up, Down, Stop, Go! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to…
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Playworks Play at Home: Popcorn
Get moving with Coach Brando of Playworks for a fun game of Popcorn that can be played anywhere with just a ball! We hope these…
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Dribbling Drills with the Pistons
Join Aaron Johnson of Pistons Academy for some at-home dribbling drills to get active! Thank you to the Detroit Pistons for contributing to this basketball…
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Wall Sit Dribbling with the Pistons
Thank you to the Detroit Pistons for contributing to this basketball play kit! For more practice drills and videos, visit www.pistonsacademy.com. As always, please consider…
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5 Simple At Home Football/Soccer Drills
Join Coach Javi for these at-home soccer drills and get moving! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to young athletes, their families, and…
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Individual Soccer Drills: Ball Mastery, Speed, Agility
Join Coach Javi for these at-home soccer drills and get moving! We hope these suggestions and instructions are useful to young athletes, their families, and…
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Free Play
At Project Play SEMI, we encourage free play! Play is important not only for the social and emotional development of our children, but also in…
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Playworks Play At Home Program
Play is more important than ever right now. That’s why Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s social and…
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Parent Checklist
Special thanks to Target, a Project Play 2020 member, for supporting development of the Project Play Parent Checklists. These concepts largely come from the Aspen Institute’s seminal…
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SportPort – Equipment Sharing for All
SportPort – is a new equipment sharing pilot program that will provide kids with free and accessible sports equipment. Trained coaches offer games, activities and healthy…
For Coaches
The top priority for a youth sports coach is to provide children with a sports experience that’s fun and that lays the groundwork for them to become healthy, happy adults. As a volunteer or professional coach, you are always on the run from one practice or game to the next, but these resources can help you up your game on your time and from your own home or office.
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Calls for Coaches
Coaching kids goes beyond simply winning games – it’s also critical to develop each athlete. As a coach, if you are able to focus on the social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs of the whole child, you can help youth athletes feel safe and supported, and foster important traits such as responsibility and perseverance, and…
Grant Opportunities
Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan – Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds for Youth Sports
In 2016, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation established an endowment fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to help support localized programs across the seven counties of Southeast Michigan that provide opportunities for all children to be active through sports. Grants between $10,000-$50,000 are available for eligible nonprofit organizations and programs through an annual application process. Visit the Community Foundation’s website for grant guidelines and the current timeline.
Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan – Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds
In 2015, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation established an endowment fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to help support localized programs across the seven counties of Southeast Michigan that provide opportunities for all children to be active through sports. Grants up to $25,000 are available for eligible nonprofit organizations and programs through an annual application process. Visit the Community Foundation’s website for grant guidelines and the current timeline.
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Grants
Youth Sports & Recreation is a key focus of the grantmaking by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation with a mission of working to provide access for kids to get active through sport regardless of age or ability. The Foundation accepts applications year-round for nonprofit organizations through its grant applications portal online.
For Youth Sports Organizations
Project Play is well underway in Southeast Michigan. And as our initiative gains momentum, community and youth sports organizations will play a vital role in inspiring our children with the power of play.
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Calls for Coaches
Coaching kids goes beyond simply winning games – it’s also critical to develop each athlete. As a coach, if you are able to focus on…
