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Year
1.NCAA
Girls Sport Clinics
-5 Different Clinics throughout the academic year, approximately 70
girls per clinic.
-Clinics conducted by Yale coaches and athletes of non-traditional sports
(Squash, Crew, etc).
2.NYPP
(New Haven Board of Education/Yale/PAL/Parks and Recreation) Basketball
League
-League runs from January until March followed by an awards banquet
after the championship game.
-Approximately 125 boys and girls from the New Haven area participate
in the league.
3.Fall
Youth Day
-Youth Day in September @ Yale Football Game
- Clinics conducted for approximately 300 children (transported round-trip
to the Bowl) of New Haven free of charge followed by a BBQ and free
admission to the football game.
- Yale Youth Fair/Shoreline Football game in the Bowl.
4.
Spring Yale Olympic Youth Day
- Date picked in April for children of New Haven to participate in clinics
followed by a BBQ and free admission to all of the athletic events going
on that day out at the Bowl.
- All children in the clinics are bussed out to the Bowl.
5. School Visits/Hospital Visits
- School/Hospital visits take place throughout the academic year as
Yale Coaches and Athletes visit and speak with various elementary and
middle schools around New Haven along with Yale New Haven Hospital.
6.
Big Brother/Big Sister
- Mentoring program conducted by Yale Athletes for children of New Haven.
7.
Various Sports Clinics
- Yale Team's put on clinics throughout the year for the local
Youth of New Haven.
8.
Hospital Visits, Yale/New Haven Children's Hospital
- Yale athletes and coaches visit the New Haven Children's Hospital Adolescent Unit and Primary Care unit to play games and socialize with the children. The visits are always fun and rewarding for everyone.
. 9.
Bulldog Buddies Mentor Program
- This newly established mentor program matches Yale student-athletes with boys and girls from New Haven's Vincent Mauro Elementary School. Mentors visit Vincent Mauro School at least once a week to play games, help with homework and read books. In February, students and mentors were invited to attend a Yale Men's Basketball game in Payne Whitney Gym, as one of many special events.. 10.
Sports Assemblies and School Visits
- Student-athletes and coaches volunteer to visit local youth organizations, schools, and community organizations to talk about academics, athletics, college life or to demonstrate sports skills. Visits to schools are made every other week. The participating organizations and schools are also invited to attend a Yale athletic home competition in the hope of maintaining the connection between athletes and community groups.
. 11.
First Mentors: Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Program
- This mentoring program joins Yale students one-on-one with children in the New Haven community. Mentors and children meet individually on a weekly basis in an activity of their choice, like a trip to the park or watching a movie. There are also planned gatherings for all mentors and children to join together, including Yale athletic events and pizza parties.
. 12.
New Haven Tennis Outreach
- NHTO provides free year-round tutoring, tennis lessons, and mentoring to selected Vincent E. Mauro Elementary Magnet School students. Through the combination of athletics and academics a bond is facilitated between students and mentors (Yale varsity coaches, varsity & club team members) that can positively influence the direction of the student's futures. Students also receive a full scholarship to all four weeks of the Blue & White Championship Tennis Camps held at the Yale tennis courts during the month of July.
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Summer
1.
National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)
- Free 5-week summer program sponsored by the NCAA at Yale for approximately
350 children of New Haven. Children receive breakfast and a hot lunch
as well as participate in educational and sport activities. Children
are transported round-trip to the campus for the program.
2. Community
Rowing Program
- Free program for the youth of greater New Haven to learn the sport
of rowing.
- Runs during the winter in the indoor tanks of PWG and during the spring
and summer at the spectacular Gilder Boathouse.
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