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Meet the KING Summer 2016 Internship Class! School is out and summer is here. As we get ready for our upcoming summer camps on the Upper West Side, Inwood, and in Riverdale, we wanted to introduce our internship class! Meet Nicole, Craig, Dominic, and Cameron! Nicole Doyle Hometown: Queens, New York Education: Marist College What … Continue reading Meet the Summer 2016 Kids in the Game Internship Class! |
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With summer right around the corner, everyone’s got camp on the mind. Here’s what parents are saying about last year’s Kids in the Game Summer Camp! Didi N. – 5 Stars on Yelp “This is an awesome summer camp which encourages your kids to be active and fit. Their philosophy is centered around getting kids involved … Continue reading Smiles for Miles: What Parents are Saying about KING Summer Camp |
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Kids in the Game (KING) is participating in May’s National Physical Fitness and Sports month! This month is meant to spread awareness of the many benefits of being physically active. Frequent exercise can help reduce the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and some types of cancer. Daily movement can include activities such as … Continue reading KING Schools take on May Fitness Challenge |
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KinG Hoops NYC, partnered with the Jr. NBA, will be hosting the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge. This free event will take place this Saturday, April 30th, at 10:00am in the Leman Manhattan Preparatory School gymnasium, located at 25 Greenwich Street (between Morris and Battery Place). Boys and girls ages 9-14 are welcome to show off … Continue reading Jr. NBA Skills Challenge |
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Kids in the Game (KING) has partnered with St. Margaret of Cortona School , 452 W. 260th Street, to create our new Summer Camp 2016 location in Riverdale, Bronx. The Riverdale, Bronx camp is located near Van Cortlandt Park and will have a variety of activities including field trips, swimming, sports, fitness games, dance and more. … Continue reading New Summer Camp Location: Riverdale, Bronx |
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Kids in the Game (KING) is proud to announce the start of youth soccer clinics with Partnership Schools! Following the volleyball and basketball KING and Partnership Schools series, soccer clinics will begin on Saturday, April 16th. The network-wide program will take place at Rainey Park, on Park Street and Intervale Avenue, in the Bronx. Boys … Continue reading A True ‘Partnership’ – Bronx Soccer Clinics |
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King Elite Youth Basketball Tryouts We are holding 10U, 12U, and 14U team tryouts. (Ages 9-14 are welcome to join us!) The program will be under the direction of Michael Murphy, former NCAA Division I Coach at Columbia University. The cost per tryout is $10. Tryout Dates: March 11th, 25 Greenwich St., 6-7:30pm March 13th, 229 … Continue reading King Elite Youth Basketball Tryouts |
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We’re excited to announce our Spring Semester basketball programs! Clinics will include skill development, competitive drills, and games. Upper West Side Basketball School of the Blessed Sacrament (147 W. 70th Street, New York, NY 10023) Saturdays, March 12th – April 30th (7 weeks, no basketball on March 26th) 10:00am-10:50am – Pre-K to 1st Grade 11:00am-11:50am … Continue reading Announcing Spring Semester Basketball! |
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Dear KinG families, We’d like to say a big thank you for helping us make 2015 a year full of ‘firsts’. Here are 9 ‘firsts’ that we are especially proud of: Found a home! We’ve settled into our office near Lincoln Center and painted, decorated, and designed a space that reflects our team’s culture. Started … Continue reading A Year in Review |
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Kids in the Game (KinG) has partnered with Upper West Side’s School of the Blessed Sacrament and Inwood’s Good Shepherd School to announce Summer Camp 2016. The camps are available for boys and girls entering Pre-K4 to 8th grade in Fall 2016, and will run for 8 weeks starting June 27th until August 19th. The … Continue reading Kids in the Game Announces Upper West Side & Inwood Summer Camps 2016 |
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A new year brings a new beginning – 2016 is the year to join in on the fun and get active! We are busy setting all sorts of goals and resolutions for our team and youth programs for the year ahead. During the process we thought we would share some of our favorite resolutions … Continue reading Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for You and Your Family |
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The Kids in the Game coaches derive from varied backgrounds and experiences in sports and fitness. Our diversity allows us to help shape our programs to encourage every individual to succeed. We take great pride in the positive influence our team members have on the community. Therefore, I’m excited to announce the start of Staff … Continue reading Staff Spotlight: Wilson Rose |
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We are proud to announce that our Director of Performing Arts, Frances Niduaza-Murphy, has joined the New York Choral Society (NYCS) for the 2015-2016 year. NYCS is made up of 175 members and sought after guest artists throughout New York City. Being in its 56th season, the NYCS will perform with tenor Andrea Bocelli on … Continue reading KinG Director of Performing Arts, Frances Niduaza-Murphy, joins distinguished NY Choral Society |
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KinG Hoops NYC, the youth basketball organization affiliated with Kids in the Game, is proud to announce its winter youth basketball clinics starting in Lower Manhattan, the Upper West Side, and Morningside Heights on December 1st. KinG Hoops NYC clinics are built for young players looking to improve their skills and take their game to … Continue reading KinG Hoops NYC Runs Youth Basketball Clinics |
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Kids in the Game (KinG) has partnered with Upper West Side’s School of the Blessed Sacrament to provide Winter Break Camp. The camp is available for boys and girls in Pre-K4 to eighth grade, and will run for two three-day sessions: December 21st to December 23rd and December 28th to December 30th. The campers are … Continue reading Kids in the Game Announces Winter Break Camp in the Upper West Side |
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Every November, three of my favorite events take place: my mom’s home cooked turkey feast with all the fixings, a Detroit Lions football game over pecan pie and the one thing I look forward to the most: the first day of basketball practice. While I am not too sure how to baste a bird … Continue reading 3 Simple Goals that Lead to a Successful Basketball Season |
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10/23/2015- At Kids in the Game, our NYC after-school programs, SPORT recess programs and professional performing arts to sport coaches focus on finding what the kids need to enjoy getting fit, learning new skills, and learning coachability through sports, performing arts, and recreation. 3 Attributes of NYC’s Best After-School Programs – Highest Quality Coaches Leading … Continue reading What Makes the Best After-School Programs for Kids in NYC? |
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The school year is off and running! Our team is busy getting our recess and after school programs off the ground, getting sports clinics up and running, and speaking with new schools about all things King! With all that is going on, we wanted to share with you a few new things we have planned … Continue reading 5 New Programs We Are Proud To Announce! |
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NFL may be kicking off this week, but Kids in the Game is thinking about another sport: basketball. The team is excited to announce the addition of former professional basketball player, Trevor Huffman, who will be leading the growing King Hoops NYC basketball program. Trevor recently retired from a 13+ year professional career overseas, which … Continue reading Kids in the Game adds former pro basketball player, Trevor Huffman, to expand basketball program |
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King Hoops NYC, Kids in the Game’s basketball affiliate, is running a 5-week fall league for some of New York City’s top varsity level teams. Hosted at Leman Manhattan Prep, the league will feature teams in leagues such as ACIS, Ivy League, PSAL, CHSAA, and NYCAL. Each team will play one game each night, as … Continue reading King Hoops NYC Announces Fall Varsity Basketball League |
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Our team is pleased to be settled into a new co-working office space called ‘TheYard’ on the Upper West Side near Lincoln Center. TheYard has 5 locations around Manhattan and Brooklyn, and we share common area space, conference rooms, printers, etc with the rest of the start-up community on our floor. The move symbolizes the … Continue reading Kids in the Game finds new home at TheYard on Upper West Side |
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KinG Hoops NYC, an affiliated partner of the Kids in the Game, will be conducting an 8-week skills academy at Léman Preparatory School in Lower Manhattan. The skills academy begins on Saturday, March 21th and runs through Saturday, May 23rd (no camp on April 3rd or 10th). The clinic runs in 2 sessions: 9:00am-10:30am (Boys … Continue reading KinG Hoops NYC runs 8-week Basketball Program for 4th-9th graders at Leman Prep |
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Earlier this year, Kobe Bryant, star forward of the Los Angeles Lakers, gave some controversial comments on youth basketball and skill development in the United States. “I just think European players are just way more skillful,” Bryant said. “They are just taught the game the right way at an early age. […] They’re more skillful. … Continue reading Kids in the Game Coaching would make Kobe Proud |
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Where did the vision for Kids in the Game come from? After moving to New York City, I began working for a non-profit organization that ran a physical education partnership program. The program was designed to bring physical education programs to schools that could not afford full-time teachers. When funding for the program was cut, … Continue reading Q & A with Michael Murphy, President and Founder of Kids in the Game |
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At Kids in the Game, we take great pride in our talented and diverse staff. We have coaches from across the United States as well as various countries, who have trained in multiple sports and performing arts and are dedicated to teaching today’s youth / tomorrow’s future—and we like to show them off! In this week’s we focus on … Continue reading Staff Spotlight: Denise Garcia |
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It’s that time of the year again and the Knicks are back on the court! After years of mediocrity, we have some tips from our SPORT recess program to get the Knicks back on track to win an NBA title… or at least to make the playoffs. Staying in your assigned area One of the … Continue reading 4 Things the NY Knicks could learn from Kids in the Game’s SPORT recess program |
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KinG Hoops NYC, an affiliated partner of the Kids in the Game, will be conducting an 8-week skills academy at John Jay Educational Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The skills academy begins on Saturday, November 15th and runs through Saturday, January 24th (no camp on November 29th, January 3rd, or January 10th). The clinic runs … Continue reading KinG Hoops NYC Runs 8-week Basketball Program for 8-14 Year-Olds in Park Slope |
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Kids in the Game and CYO Partnership KinG is entering their second year of partnership with Catholic Youth Organizations (CYO) to administer fitness assessments as a part of the CYO FitnessGram Challenge. The KinG Staff, who led the assessments last year for over 1,000 kids in schools across the city, played a significant role in … Continue reading Kids in the Game and CYO Kick Off 2014/2015 FitnessGram with NY Knicks Legend |
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“OK boys and girls, it’s time to head out to the yard for P.E.”, the first-year teacher at Cooke Grammar School says to her middle school class. “Um, excuse me”, replies a boy in the class, “We don’t have P.E. at this school. We have Kids in the Game.” After 11 years of Kids in … Continue reading KinG returns to Cooke Center on NYC’s Lower East Side for 11th year of Physical Education |
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Do you know what the fastest growing sport in America is? Most people would quickly say, “Soccer!” Especially after a record-breaking engagement in the World Cup, soccer is commonly spoken to be the future of youth sports. However, there is one sport that surpasses them all—lacrosse—and soccer’s not even close! The latest US Lacrosse Participation … Continue reading Lacrosse is KinG! Kids in the Game Awarded Grant from US Lacrosse |
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Growing up in the comfort of the Midwest, there was nothing I looked forward to more in elementary school than hitting the playground for recess time. At Central Elementary, we had an entire city block of space for the recess yard, and there was little issue heading outside with hundreds of kids at a time. … Continue reading Why Every NYC School Needs a Recess Program |
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Kids in the Game Summer Day Camp is officially under way! School may be out for summer but KinG programming is in full stride at Good Shepherd School in Inwood. This week marks the halfway point of a camp that has already been filled with new friends, camp songs, fun games, Zumba dance-offs and barbecues. In our 2nd … Continue reading Summer Day Camp Begins! |