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Program Founder/Director
Christy Murphy is the Project Coordinator at University of Sports. In addition, she is an instructor for Santa Rosa Junior College in the Life Sciences and Kinesiology Departments. She has been a teacher for 10 years and has worked with children of all ages for 15 years. As a professional triathlete, married with two boys, 3 and 8 years, Christy is very active in adult fitness programs and has been training adults for the past 5 years. She has been at University of Sports since the club opened over 2 years ago. Her personal experience includes teaching children K-12 various social, cognitive and physical skills to help build strong characteristics throughout their life. She is the Fitness and Movement program director and will be the person who works directly with your school.
Company President
Aaron Locks is the President of University of Sports. His background includes working in the National Basketball Association with the LA Lakers and Golden State Warriors as well as assisting with Major League Baseball. He has coached baseball, softball, basketball and volleyball, run successful training and traveling athletic programs and has been involved running youth sports clinics for over 16 years. The camps he created at University of Sports have had over 90,000 participants and focus on teaching life skills through sports participation. Aaron is fueled by his love for his 6 year old son Mason, and 4 year old daughter, Mia, as well as his passion for helping youth to excel both on and of the field of competition.
On-site Program Coordinator
Christy Murphy will be the offsite program coordinator and will work directly with the onsite program director. We will also have highly experienced teachers and instructors working with each group of students. All instructors will be following the same specially designed lesson plans. Our staff is highly qualified and most have teaching credentials in Physical Education, have worked as P.E. specialists or are working toward a degree in a health related field.
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Program Goals
Below are the goals designed to be in the best interest of all parties including: parents, teachers, students and the surrounding community. It takes a village to raise our children to be productive contributors to society.
1. The most obvious reason (and one that we see on a regular basis in the media) for starting a children’s fitness program is to get our kids active so we can help prevent health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and other diseases. We want to instill healthy habits and a love for sport and activity so they carry that with them throughout their lives.
2. We will promote healthy cognitive function. Recent studies suggest that there is a connection between exercise and better grades. Movement potentially increases brain function by increasing blood flow to the brain, which then improves concentration levels. It is widely known that healthy, physically active children are more likely to be academically motivated.
3. We will help improve social skills such as communication because it plays a large role and in the success of everyday life and the school environment. Sports and activities are a great venue for children to master skills, make friends, solve problems and increase self-confidence, just to name a few.
4. Students will be given a variety of written materials in various areas of fitness, nutrition and movement. They are designed to allow students to continually increase their knowledge in the above-mentioned areas.
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Program Set-up
There are several options for implementing a fitness and movement program into your school. Components to take into consideration are:
- Length of the program: We recommend 30 min. for K thru 3rd and 45 min. for 4th thru 6th.
- Student to teacher ratio We recommend having one instructor for each class keeping the
ratio’s equivalent to what the standard set for public school.
- Frequency We offer 1, 2 or 3 days per week with 2 days being optimal, based on our experience working with schools and their scheduling.
Fitness and Movement programs offered after school and/or during school hours
Intramurals programs are also offered during school and/or after school hours.
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Fitness & Movement Program Themes
1. Communication skill building and trust activities
2. Contemporary activities
3. Super skill building with traditional sports and movement
4. Individual Fitness and Movement (inner and outer strength)
5. Olympic games and fun tournaments.
After School Intramurals Program
Offered to grades 3rd through 6th. The children are assigned a team and meet after school with their UofS coach for 2 hrs They cover areas such as game rules, strategies, skills, drills, teamwork and game situations. Each class will participate in a tournament against other teams in their grade. We offer a large variety of team sports.
Management of Students
The organization and management of the students is very important for a successful program. Our on-site director has a step by-step plan that will promote activity and deter non-participation and disruptive behavior. This will be discussed with the principal prior to the start of the program to ensure the satisfaction of the school and teachers.
Equipment and Facilities
The equipment used for the classes will be either provided UofS or supplied by the school. UofS staff will use the school’s facilities and structure the time frame of availability with the principal.
Fund-raising
UofS will help you with ideas for fund-raising programs. We have partnerships with companies like Pepsi, Reebok, Gatorade, Baden Sports and local businesses and will initiate contacts with these groups on your behalf.
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Additional Programs
University of Sports also offers many other programs designed to promote health, fitness and movement with our youth. We have camps year ‘round, home school fitness programs, field trips and children’s group exercise classes.
In addition, we offer CPR and First Aid classes, coache’s clinics and Parent/Teacher Sport Education Classes just to name a few. We look forward to designing an exceptional program for your students. Thank You.
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Contact Information
For more information on these exciting new programs, please contact Aaron Locks at 707-585-2302 x11 or email aaron@uofs.com
University of Sports
555 Rohnert Park Expressway Suite C
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
707-585-2302
www.uofs.com
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