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Part 4: If access to fields and facilities is limited, how will you decide which groups/individuals get access?

Access to playfields, courts and other sports facilities has long been more challenging for youth of color in King County, especially in South King County where there are fewer playfields and transportation infrastructure. Across the county, there are significant barriers to access….Continue reading Part 4: If access to fields and facilities is limited, how will you decide which groups/individuals get access?

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Webinar replay: Free play and its role in health, equity, and community in King County

King County Play Equity Coalition webinar recorded live, 11/12/2020: Free play and its role in health, equity, and community in King County A cross-sector conversation discussing: The importance of free play for physical activity, mental health, and improved learning. How COVID is making us re-examine the importance of unstructured play. Inequities of access to free…Continue reading Webinar replay: Free play and its role in health, equity, and community in King County

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Part 3: Are coaches and staff trained to meet the needs of returning youth: trauma-informed coaching, safety and health practices, knowledge of the health and economic impact to the community?

INTRODUCTION: ARE REOPENING SOLUTIONS CENTERING THOSE WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY FARTHEST FROM ACCESS? As part of the King County Play Equity Coalition’s COVID-19 response, we created Equity Considerations for Return to Play Resource for sports and recreation leaders to read and consider as they reopen and return to play. These considerations are not exhaustive but are the…Continue reading Part 3: Are coaches and staff trained to meet the needs of returning youth: trauma-informed coaching, safety and health practices, knowledge of the health and economic impact to the community?

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Part 2: How are you communicating the re-opening of facilities, fields, and programs to members of your community?

  Introduction: Are reopening solutions centering those who are traditionally farthest from access? As part of the King County Play Equity Coalition’s COVID-19 response, we created Equity Considerations for Return to Play Resource for sports and recreation leaders to read and consider as they reopen and return to play. These considerations are not exhaustive but are the first…Continue reading Part 2: How are you communicating the re-opening of facilities, fields, and programs to members of your community?

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Part I: If space and resources are limited in your program, who participates and who is left out?

Introduction: Are reopening solutions centering those who are traditionally farthest from access? As part of the King County Play Equity Coalition’s COVID-19 response, we created Equity Considerations for Return to Play Resource for sports and recreation leaders to read and consider as they reopen and return to play. These considerations are not exhaustive but are the first step…Continue reading Part I: If space and resources are limited in your program, who participates and who is left out?

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Re-imagining Outdoor Space During and After COVID-19

Accessibility to and enjoyment of parks and outdoor space has taken on somewhat of a new meaning in the time of COVID-19. Reaping the benefits of being outdoors, particularly reductions in stress and anxiety, is more important than ever. However, access to the outdoors is also more restricted than ever and inequities in access to…Continue reading Re-imagining Outdoor Space During and After COVID-19

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Physical Activity and Organized Sport Among Girls

Barriers for girls specifically include lack of time, less confidence in physical abilities, and limited visibility of inspiring female athletes. There is abundant research about physical activity and organized sport participation among female youth, especially because their physical activity rates consistently decline with age.  State of Play: Seattle-King County found that while males and females participate…Continue reading Physical Activity and Organized Sport Among Girls