YEAR IN REVIEW2018 HEALTHY KIDS PLACES TO PLAY EVENTS THAT IMPACT SANANTONIOSPORTS.ORG 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 6.............................................i play! afterschool our mission to transform our community through the power of sport. INTRODUCTIONThat transformation takes place at the intersection of three vision areas: 9.............................................KiDS ROCK HEALTHY KIDS, PLACES to PLAY and EVENTS that IMPACT. It’s 10...........................................Fit Family Challenge there that you’ll see our programs transform the health and well- 12...........................................Go!Kids Challenge being of children and their families, the community improved by parks and enhanced recreational facilities for which we advocate, and our 14...........................................School Parks economy reaping the positive effects of the premier sporting events 16...........................................Final Four we attract. 18...........................................All-Star Football Game 20...........................................Beyond the Game 21...........................................All-Star Cheer Challenge 22...........................................Alpha Warrior Team Tough Challenge 24...........................................Corporate Cup HEALTHY KIDS 25...........................................Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon ENGAGE 26...........................................All Can Ski & INSPIRE • • ACTIVE LIVING 27...........................................Valor Games 28...........................................Hall of Fame 30...........................................Charity Golf Classic 31...........................................Pull for Kids 32...........................................Community Partners EVENTS THAT PLACES 34..........................................Individual Donors IMPACT TO PLAY 36..........................................Board of Directors 37..........................................Our Staff 38...........................................Volunteers • San Antonio Sports salutes the many community partners who help us accomplish our mission including local school districts, ATTRACT YMCA of Greater San Antonio, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio, After-School All-Stars San Antonio, San Antonio Food Bank, & HOST Haven for Hope, University Health System, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio Parks & Recreation, Bexar County Community Venues, Visit San Antonio and the City of San Antonio Convention, Sports and Entertainment Facilities 2 3 DOES SPORT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? SPORTSSPORTS EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE Do you think that participation in sports and athletics at an San Antonio BusinessSan Antonio Executives Business Executives Played Youth Sports early age can make a difference toChart a child’s Title development? Played Youth Sports . Yes Used to 62% No participate THE POWER OF SPORT Not sure Sports fan 40% Currently active 30% Family members 28% play The “power of sport” is more than just a tagline for San Antonio Sports. Yes Not a sports family 6% It’s the essence of our mission: to transform our community through the 95% power of sport. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 8 Sport has the power to transform individuals, neighborhoods and entire 1 2 3 communities, and every day we see evidence of that happening through the programs and events our nonprofit organization delivers. Sport and physical education is fundamental to the early Of course, many of our staff and board members personally understand The benefits of sports participation development of children, and young people learn about the power of sport. They’ve lived it and learned the values and lessons are particularly important for girls: the importance of key values such as: sport imparts. But, as a data-driven nonprofit organization, we wanted “Something happens proof of what we know anecdotally. • Honesty “What I think team sports when girls play sports • Teamwork So we did some research. do is teach you how to be — they embody the • Fair play On behalf of San Antonio Sports, CORE Research polled 330 San • Respect for themselves and others Antonio-area business owners and C-suite executives, men and women, a team with a very diverse experience of not just • Adherence to rules and received affirming news: group of people. They winning, but the critical Sports also provide a forum for young people to learn how to deal with Most business leaders played sports in their youth, competition and how to cope with both winning and losing. reinforcing the view that there is a relationship might be your friends. experience of losing. It’s Making It Personal between youth sports and career success. In 2019, San Antonio Sports’ Power of Sport fundraising campaign will focus Over 60% of business leaders who responded to the survey They might not be your that process of carrying on on sustaining and growing our i play! afterschool program (see page 6). Our participated in sports in their youth. friends. Team sports and clearing hurdles that media campaign features respected business and civic leaders sharing their Sports can make the difference personal stories about the influence sport has had in their success and between success and failure. really teach you how to really builds confidence. invites the public to help provide the proven power of sport to more children Almost all (95%!) of business leaders confirm that there is a connection collaborate across a broad It’s an incredibly useful in underserved neighborhoods. between playing sports at an early age and a child’s development. spectrum of personalities proving ground for HEALTHY KIDS The respondents also told us the most important PLACES TO PLAY benefit comes from being part of a team. or individual talents, and business and leadership.” EVENTS THAT IMPACT Teamwork 39% SANANTONIOSPORTS.ORG Motivation 18% learn how to get the most Claire Shipman Television journalist and co-author Physical Health 12% Be a part of the Power of Sport! of The Confidence Code Discipline 12% out of what you have.” Contact Isabel Jones at 210.820.2118 or [email protected]. Life skills 12% Ellen Kullman Social & economic opportunities 7% Former Chair and CEO, DuPont 4 5 HEALTHY KIDS OVERVIEW 48 1,200 5 Schools Kids involved every week Sports units: soccer, track, I PLAY! AFTERSCHOOL volleyball, basketball and tennis San Antonio Sports’ i play! afterschool program provides its participants skill-based instruction in five sports, while building NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK Increased awareness of portion requirements when asked: “How confidence and self-esteem and teaching the importance of healthy 74% of students report they want to participate next year many servings of fruits & vegetables do we need each day?” habits, self-discipline, social skills, teamwork and sportsmanship. and increased days per week in which participants were physically 95% of parents describe their child’s experience in i play! Research shows that children in the program have significantly less active. afterschool as “great.” absenteeism, fewer disciplinary referrals and higher academic outcomes in reading and math than children not in the program. Three schools were added for the 2017-18 school year, with more than SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: 1,200 kids in third through fifth grade learning soccer, track, volleyball, PRE-POST ASSESSMENT basketball and tennis. Every five weeks, San Antonio Sports hosted a program-wide tournament awarding gold, silver and bronze medals to Percentage of students exceeding requirements the winning teams. All participants are provided with i play! afterschool t-shirt, shorts, socks, shoes and backpacks. “Attendance, that’s easy for me. I come to school every day and practice with Ms. Martinez. If I miss school, I miss practice and that doesn’t show dedication. You must be dedicated to your team, program provided by so attendance is very important. I love i play.” Bella M., i play! athlete data analysis provided by 6 7 HEALTHY KIDS I PLAY! AFTERSCHOOL’S IMPACT KIDS ROCK ETHNICITY Through its participation in the out-of-school-time consortium Excel Beyond the SUBWAY® KiDS Rock is a free, eight-week training program and fun run Bell SA, San Antonio Sports has access to data compiled by the P16Plus Council for children in kindergarten through seventh grade. San Antonio Sports of Greater Bexar County. P16Plus is a collective impact partnership that leverages promotes the training program to area elementary and middle schools. data and coordinates leaders to drive youth outcomes across San Antonio. Its Kids run, jog or walk a marathon, one mile at a time, accumulating Education Success Scorecard provides a shared measurement system to assess 25.2 miles over eight weeks. Many kids celebrate the completion of the and analyze the impact of San Antonio’s out-of-school-time sector, including our marathon by running the final mile at the SUBWAY KiDS Rock powered i play! afterschool program. 96% by San Antonio Sports, which is part of the Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll San Hispanic/Latino Antonio Marathon weekend in December. Race participants receive a t-shirt, medal and free admission into the San Antonio Zoo! I PLAY! AFTERSCHOOL Hispanic/Latino White IMPROVES OUTCOMES Black/African American Other Chart Title i play! afterschool program participants GENDER School district average RATE OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM 1% 284 10% 53% Elementary and