HEALTHY KIDS • PLACES TO PLAY • EVENTS THAT IMPACT • • YEAR IN REVIEW • 2019 OUR VISION TABLE OF CONTENTS 4............................................The Power of Sport At San Antonio Sports, we believe in the POWER OF SPORT. In fact, it’s our mission to transform our community through the power of sport. 7.............................................i play! afterschool That transformation takes place at the intersection of three vision areas: 10...........................................Fit Family Challenge , and It’s there that HEALTHY KIDS PLACES to PLAY EVENTS that IMPACT. 12...........................................Go!Kids Challenge you’ll see our programs transform the health and wellbeing of children and their families, the community improved by parks and enhanced recreational 14...........................................KiDS ROCK facilities for which we advocate, and our economy reaping the positive 15...........................................Events the Impact effects of the premier sporting events we attract. 16...........................................Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon 17...........................................NCAA 18...........................................Big Events 20...........................................Alpha Warrior Team Tough Challenge 22...........................................Corporate Cup 24...........................................All-Star Football Game HEALTHY KIDS 26...........................................Beyond the Game 27...........................................All-Star Cheer Challenge ENGAGE & INSPIRE • • ACTIVE LIVING 28...........................................Valor Games 29...........................................School Parks 32...........................................Hall of Fame 34...........................................Pull for Kids 35...........................................Volunteers PLACES 36...........................................Community Partners EVENTS THAT 38...........................................Individual Donors IMPACT TO PLAY 42...........................................Board of Directors 43...........................................Our Staff San Antonio Sports salutes the many community partners who help us accomplish our mission including local school districts, • YMCA of Greater San Antonio, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio, Greater San Antonio After-School All-Stars, KIN (NEISD), Learning ATTRACT Tree (NISD), Southwest Afterschool Challenge Program, Harlandale ISD Extended Day Program, San Antonio Food Bank, Haven & HOST for Hope, University Health System, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio Parks & Recreation, Bexar County Community Venues, Visit San Antonio, the City of San Antonio Convention, Sports and Entertainment Facilities and UP Partnership. 2 3 IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY BY SERVING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THE POWER OF SPORT EXPERIENCE HIGHER RATES OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. The “power of sport” is more than just a tagline for San Antonio Sports. THE FACTS It’s the essence of our mission: to transform our community through In 2014, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District reported 71% of the power of sport. Sport has the power to transform individuals, adults in Bexar County were overweight or obese. Of children aged 10-17 neighborhoods and entire communities, and every day we see evidence in Bexar County in 2013, 27% of African American and Hispanic children of that happening through the programs and events our nonprofit were obese, as were 12% of Caucasian children, according to a report by organization delivers. the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. SOURCE: RIVARD REPORT As a data-driven nonprofit organization, we continuously look 71% of adults in Bexar County were overweight to research to help us determine where and how we can make a or obese difference. During the past two years, CORE Research, on behalf of San Antonio Obesity remains one of the biggest threats to the health of our children Sports, polled more than 500 San Antonio-area business owners, C-suite and our country, putting millions of young people at increased risk of executives and community members. chronic diseases and contributing to billions of dollars in health care expenditures. The causes are similar to those of adult obesity, including 68% of those surveyed played sports in their youth, dietary patterns, physical inactivity, disparities in the food and physical reinforcing the view that there is a relationship activity environment. In Bexar County, obesity rates follow the geographic between youth sports and career success. patterns observed with income, as obesity rates are higher among adults who earn less than $25,000 than those who earn more than $25,000. affirmed participating in sports at an early age can “To be a successful 96% SOURCE: METRO HEALTH STRATEGIC PLAN JAN. 2017 – DEC. 2019 make a positive difference in a child’s development. team you have to have Asked about how we best prepare our youth to meet future challenges ACCESS TO SPORTS as adults, the top responses to our survey provided the information commitment, dedication, The annual survey by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) in below. 2017 found only 34% of kids ages 6 to 12 from homes with $25,000 or less and teamwork. That’s in income played team sports, compared to 69% of kids from $100,000+ character, personal growth, handle success & adversity Life skills: exactly what you need to homes (ASPEN INSTITUTE STATE OF PLAY: 2018 REPORT). While inactivity rates for Teamwork: bringing people together, self-confidence, leadership the overall population are down, most gains are among kids from upper- Responsibility: discipline, structure, work ethic, consequences be successful in business. income homes who can better afford the growing fees associated with Ernst & Young surveyed 821 business executives from 14 countries youth sports. around the world and found that: I think someone who has 34% of kids ages 6 to 12 from homes with $25,000 or 1 played sports is more less in income played team sports 90% of women executives sampled played sports of kids from $100,000+ homes played team of women executives currently holding a C-suite likely to be successful than 69% 96% 1 sports position played sports those who have not.” 75% said that a candidate’s background in sports 1.) Hess, A (2017, January 22) “If you want to be CEO later, play sports now” https://www.cnbc. 2 Bill Greehey com/2017/01/11/want-to-be-a-ceo-later-play-sports-now.html positively influenced their decision to hire them Chairman of the Board 2.) Brooke-Marciniak, B. (2016, February 4) “Here’s Why Women Who Play Sports Are Mmore Successful.” NuStar Energy http://fortune.com/2016/02/04/women-sports-successful/ 5 HEALTHY KIDS WHY SPORTS MATTER I PLAY! AFTERSCHOOL BRUCE BOWEN THREE-TIME NBA CHAMPION San Antonio Sports’ i play! afterschool program provides its participants skill-based instruction in five sports, while building My mother was a drug addict, and my father was an alcoholic. The fact is that my upbringing wasn’t ideal, but I had to own my reality. I learned at an early age that I confidence and self-esteem and teaching the importance of healthy shouldn’t complain about my situation. More than anything else, what can I do to help habits, self-discipline, social skills, teamwork and sportsmanship. better the situation? Sports helped save my life and taught me perseverance. I don’t Research shows that children in the program have significantly less know where I would be without sport, because it allows me to give a testimony of what absenteeism, fewer disciplinary referrals and higher academic outcomes kids can accomplish when they set their minds to it. in reading and math than children not in the program. The program currently serves 1,450 kids in third through fifth grades from 58 schools ANGIE SALINAS CEO, GIRLS SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS in five partnering school districts: San Antonio, Harlandale, Northside, Through sports, I learned discipline and all those things that I think my parents North East and Southwest Independent School Districts. and other role models in my life had tried to tell me, that nobody is going to give you anything. You have to earn your place, and you have a responsibility to give back. Our kids learn soccer, track, volleyball, basketball and tennis, and every I know I would not have achieved much of the success, which as a Marine, I rose from five weeks, San Antonio Sports hosts a program-wide tournament private to major general in the United States Marine Corps. I was the first Latina to make 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR awarding gold, silver and bronze medals to the winning teams. All general in the United States Marine Corps. All of that, I really attribute to the fact that I participants are provided with an i play! afterschoolt-shirt, shorts, socks, learned some of the most basic skills in sports. 58 shoes and backpack. Schools participate MAX LUCADO BEST-SELLING CHRISTIAN AUTHOR The challenge for me throughout much of my life, especially my teenage and early years in my 20s, was drinking. I come from a family of alcoholics. Sports 1,450 kept me busy and active. I had good coaches who would talk to us about self-control, Kids involved every week about watching what you’re doing. If it had it not been for sports, already what was a quicksand form of a problem could have sucked me under. But sports was just enough to keep me above ground until I could get my feet back under me. I think I was headed 5 toward a real mess otherwise.