Articles
Background Checks
Recreation directors, take note of the following: Several months ago in Illinois, a gymnastics coach with Special Olympics was charged with abusing two girls with disabilitiesСages 13 and 10Сwhile in Georgia for a competition.
Forward Thinking
Many years ago actor Robert Duvall played a character in a movie titled A Family Thing. In one scene, his character talks with his nephew, who has withdrawn from life, disappointed from missing what should have been a professional football career.
It Costs Something To Do Nothing
When John or Jane Q. Citizen tees off at the local public golf course, they usually don't think about how the course was designed; they assume design and maintenance professionals have put all that thought and work into the cou
A Salute To Service
On the outskirts of Henderson County, Ky., is the small town of Hebbardsville. With a history steeped in coal mining dating to the early 1800s, it is quite fitting that an old coal mine would breathe such new life into this community.
Shoulder Season
The twins snuck into my bedroom and shook my shoulder. I woke with a start and asked them what was wrong.
Avoid The White Elephant
The “valley of ashes” in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was a real place, known in Fitzgerald’s time as the Corona Ash Dumps.
Throw Away The Old Playbook
Few recreation professionals would claim youth programming is an easy component of their job.
Community Comradery
In East Haddam, Conn., a small number of community members submitted a big idea to meСthe town's recreation director (and the only full-time staff member in the department). All of the members shared one thing in common--a passion for disc golf.
Optimistic About Pessimist DiscGolfPark
Contrary to its name, a new disc-golf facility in Fort Morgan, Colo., has city officials feeling positive about the impact of this growing sport for their community.
From The Ground Up
One of the greatest misconceptions by property owners and construction managers is that trees can easily withstand injuries from nearby construction activities.