Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2023) – Nationwide charity PHIT America is launching a brand new bodily exercise and sports activities program, PLAY PICKLEBALL, to elementary faculties this spring. PLAY PICKLEBALL shall be added to PHIT’s present bodily exercise choices, which embrace AMPED Working/Strolling, PLAY TENNIS and PLAY GOLF packages.
The brand new pickleball gear package and program shall be an entire providing for elementary faculties, with the curriculum offered by USA Pickleball. PLAY PICKLEBALL will embrace high quality merchandise and coaching aids together with 24 paddles, 30 indoor balls, 30 foam balls, two Billie Jean King Multi-Sport Candy Spot Coaching units, a top-quality internet, EZ Scan Health Monitoring and extra. Moreover, PHIT America will award three faculties the chance to safe an put in, multi-court enjoying floor for his or her college in 2023.
“Pickleball is the quickest rising sport in America and we need to make certain youth have the chance to study the lifetime sports activities of tennis, golf and now pickleball,” says PHIT America Founder Jim Baugh. “And, whereas we have already got over 1500 faculties with 850,000 kids who’ve benefitted from receiving PHIT America grants, packages, and gear, a lot of our PE Academics are asking about pickleball.”
Hope Tolley, Managing Director of Leisure Packages for USA Pickleball provides, “Because the Nationwide Governing Physique, USA Pickleball is happy to assist PHIT America’s new PLAY PICKLEBALL initiative by offering academic sources and instruments. This inclusive program that introduces pickleball into faculties is a perfect setting to welcome future generations of various gamers into the game.”
Elementary faculties can inquire or full utility kind right here.
Matt Manasse, generally known as the “Pickleball Coach of the Stars,” is concerned with many features of the pickleball business and is a large supporter of PHIT America. “I really like what PHIT is doing. As a nonprofit, they’re bettering the well being of 1000’s of children nationwide whereas introducing children to pickleball with an amazing package and college program. Merely stated, PHIT is rising the sport of pickleball whereas bettering children’ well being. I’d encourage the pickleball business to assist this nice charity.”
PHIT America invitations firms and people to assist get extra children enjoying via pickleball whereas supporting a nationwide 501(c)3 charity. Baugh provides, “Any firm or group ought to need to develop this sport, which is so accessible to so many youth. As importantly, supporting PHIT America means children may have the very best studying expertise and, simply as vital, you’ll assist a charity that’s devoted to getting children bodily energetic to create more healthy, smarter and happier children.”
PHIT plans to ship greater than 100 kits to colleges in 2023, and might simply move that mark with extra extra assist. If anybody is , please contact Jim Baugh at Jim@PHITAmerica.org.
