Sports

Bob Bigelow Youth Sports Lecture on Monday

Farmington Recreation and motivational speaker hope to put the youth back in youth sports.

The Farmington Recreation Department will host a youth sports lecture with Bob Bigelow on Monday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at West Woods School.   

The lecture, entitled "Adults and Children in Organized Youth Sports: Who Wins, Who Loses... A Common Sense Approach," is a free program sponsored by the Farmington Recreation Department and Farmington Community Chest. 

Coaches and parents of all sports, interested in balancing their perspective on youth sports, are invited to attend this program.  Farmington Recreation asks that all Rec. and Travel Basketball Volunteer Coaches attend this program.

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Bob Bigelow, a top 50 High School Basketball Player from Winchester, Mass., attended the University of Pennsylvania and played for Hall of fame Coach Chuck Daly. Bob is a former first round draft pick in the NBA who went on to play for four years professionally.  He has presented over 500 speaking engagements to adult groups interested in helping to keep their youth sports involvement in perspective while enriching their children’s experiences.  His goal is to help educate and guide parents as to their children’s needs, wants, and capabilities in sports. 

Bigelow’s program is educational, challenging, motivational, and humorous.  It asks two basic questions:  “Why do kids play sports?” and “What are my motivations for being involved, or not?”  Whether you are satisfied with your answers or not, you should attend this thought-provoking forum.  Farmington Recreation’s goal is Bob Bigelow’s Goal; to put the youth back in youth sports.  Bob has also written a book, “Just Let the Kids Play” that describes organized youth sports’ major systemic problems and offer many reforms for change. 

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Adults interested in attending may review Bob Bigelow’s website at www.bob-bigelow.com

For more information, please contact Farmington Recreation at 860.675.2540 or recreation@farmington-ct.org


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