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The Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc.
Sports Development Program
Mission Statement
The mission of Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc. (BTC) is to provide a safe environment
were children and families are encouraged to explore life's options, making positive
choices that strengthen self and community.
Program Description
The Sports Development Program (SDP) is an academically focused sports program
which provides youth of the Liberty City Community with academic support, structured
leisure time and recreational sport activities. The SDP consists of a variety of team
and individual sports which are designed to promote both the physical and social health
of the youth of the Model City communities. These activities and services will include:
Academic performance monitoring and tutoring; Organized team sports; Individual
Sports; Indoor/Outdoor games; and social and emotional support services provided
through the in house (BTC) youth service network.
The target population for the SDP are youth and young adults between the ages
between the ages of 5 and 17 years of age in Liberty City and surrounding areas. The
Sports Development Program serves a total of 60 participants in the basketball league,
200 per event in the football league and between 56 to 73 participants in the softball
league. BTC also hosts two special events two times a year and service approximately
500 youth. The programs activities and events provided by BTC save the City by
cutting operational, personnel and maintenance costs at Belafonte Tacolcy Park.
Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc. believes that youth and young adults when engaged in
positive structured activities will diminish opportunities of criminal behavior.
The program's strategy is one of prevention and intervention. Programming is
scheduled year round and includes organized team and individual sports such as
football, basketball, baseball/T-ball and Cheerleading. Outdoor and indoor sports and
recreational and educational games such as chess, checkers, and monopoly are also a
part of the program. The schedule of activities includes seminars and rap sessions as
well as an exhibition season and play off games.
The team sport schedule is as follows:
Softball March -June
Tennis March -June (Prospective programming)
Football June -December
Basketball December -March
Cheerleading June- December
In addition academic tutoring, counseling and social services are available by referral
through the youth and family support network established through other BTC
programs.
Co -Ed Football
Peewee
AGE
PARTICIPANTS PROGRAM
5-6 years 30 maximum
701b
7-8 years 30 maximum
85 lb
8-9 years 30 maximum
100 lb
110lb
125 lb
10-11 years 30 maximum
12-13 years 30 maximum
12-13 years 30 maximum
155 lb
14-15 years
Cheerleading
8-15 years
Co -Ed Basketball
9-11 years
12-13 years
14-15 years
Co -Ed Softball
7-8 years
30 maximum
60 maximum
15 maximum
15 maximum
15 maximum
120 days / Monday-Saturday/3 hrs per day
120 days /Monday-Saturday/3 hrs per day
120 days /Monday-Saturday/3 hrs per day
120 days /Monday-Saturday/3 hrs per day
120 days /Monday-Saturday/3 hrs per day
120 days /Monday-Saturday/3hrs per day
120 days /Monday-Saturday/3hrs per day
96 days/Wed., Thurs., Sat./2hrs per day
77 days/Monday-Saturday/3hrs per day
77 days/Monday-Saturday/3hrs per day
77 days/Monday-Saturday/3hrs per day
18 maximum 90 days/Mon., Thurs., Sat./3hrs per day
9-11 years 18 maximum 90 days/Mon., Thurs., Sat./3hrs per day
11-12 years 18 maximum 90 days/Mon., Thurs., Sat./3hrs per day
Individual Sports
May include swimming and tennis when transportation and facilities are available.
These activities will be conducted at off site facilities.
Two (2) special sporting events will be held per year. Approximately 500 children will
be serviced. The purpose of these events will be to promote team building, character
development, and leadership skills. These events will include relays, problem solving
activities, motivational challenges and an array of other structured games and
workshops.
Monitoring and Evaluation Design
Program impacts will be measured via the gathering of data on a monthly basis. The
data will be compiled on program service delivery forms. These forms will include
academics, attendance, weight, height, and behavioral information. Additional data
will also be gathered from the participant registration forms and all data will be
reported quarterly.