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Local Park & Recreation Agencies
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National

 National Recreation and Park Association

 National Park Service 

Youth Sports

 Academy for Youth Sports Administrators
A Unique educational and networking opportunity that builds the body of knowledge among administrators and decision makers in youth sports.

 Adapted Sports Foundation
America’s hometown sports leagues for youth with physical disabilities and visual impairments. Registration, training, teams, opportunities and news are available here.

 American Camping Association
A community of camp professionals dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults through the camp experience.

 Blind Sports Organization

Bullet Hershey Track & Field Games has grown from a playground meet in Charleston , West Virginia , to the largest youth sports program of its kind in North America . After more than 31 years of existence, the mission statement is still the same: To provide a quality recreation and school program where children have fun and are introduced to physical fitness through basic track and field events, such as running, jumping and throwing.

Bullet Ball Hook a Kid on Golf 
Provides communities with youth golf programs – clinics, tournaments, manuals.

 Huffy Football and Basketball
Offer cutting edge products delivering the ultimate in performance, safety and looks. Official licensed backboard of the NBA, NCAA, and USA basketball. Also offer equipment for many other sports!

 Kids Camps
This is the internet’s most comprehensive directory of camps and summer experiences for kids.

 Little League
Website includes history, museum, structure, divisions of Little League organization. Also, you can find out about special programs, finding a league, look up forms and policies and more!

 MLS Soccer Camps
Run soccer programs for players ages 2 to 18. Website includes information on locating a camp, sponsoring a camp, prices, etc.

 National Alliance for Youth Sports
The goal of the NAYS is to make sports safe and positive for America’s youth. They offer youth sport administrator certification, coaches certification, background checks, guidelines, conferences.

 National Youth Safety Foundation
National non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the number and severity of injuries youth sustain in sports and fitness.

 NFL Flag Leagues
Site where boys and girls can play on-line games, learn more about the positions in football and how to play them, and meet real NFL stars and the teams of people behind the scenes who make the league work. Also information on how a family or organization can get involved in the NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass & Kick program and NFL Flag leagues across the country.

 Pop Warner Football
They provide youth football and cheer & dance programs across the nation. Find leagues, learn about the history, download forms, and get current information.

 Rawlings
Leading manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, hockey, basketball and football. Also, Rawlings offers licensed MLB, NHL and NCAA retail products.

 Riddell
Supplier of baseball and football uniforms, sports equipment, scoreboards and more.

 Sports Camp Federation
The organizing body for over 20,000 camps and schools in the U.S. Offer a complete directory of sports camps (15,000) to help connect parents, coaches, athletes, and administrators.

 Sports Illustrated for Kids
The sports magazine geared towards kids.

 Sporting Kid Magazine
“The magazine for families with active lifestyles.”

 T-ball USA
National not-for-profit youth sports organization dedicated to the development of the game of tee ball. Membership information, rules, for kids and for parents links are some of the features of this website.

 United States Sports Academy
This is a non-profit graduate school for sports management, administration, and teaching programs. Applications, job opportunities, programs, book store, and links are available.

 United States Tennis Association
Promoting and developing the growth of tennis.

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State

 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

 PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources 

 Bureau of State Parks 

 Bureau of Forestry 

 Community Conservation Partnership Program Initiative 

 Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program 

 Pennsylvania Greenways-This web site features Pennsylvania specific documents and links to resources for planning, funding, and implementing greenways. The site showcases successful greenway partnerships, features a bulletin board and listserv, and provides e-mail notification of recent news 

 Growing Greener Grant Program 

 GreenWorks Channel 

 Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education

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Colleges & Universities

Butler County Community College

Prof. Chris A. Calhoun, Coordinator

Recreation & Park Management Program

College Drive, Oak Hill

P.O. Box 1203

Butler, PA 16003-1203

Phone: (724) 287-8711 ext. 8238

Fax:     (724) 285-6047

Email:  Chris.Calhoun@bc3.edu

Website:  www.bc3.edu/prm/

California University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Thomas Wickham, Professor

Parks and Recreation Management

Eberly Hall 160D

California, PA 15419

Phone: (724) 938-4180

Fax:    (724) 938-4370

Email:  wickham@calu.edu

Website:  www.calu.edu/academics/programs/parks-recreation

Cheyney University

Judith Ray, Chairperson

Dept. of Recreation and Leisure Management

Cope Hall, 1st Floor Room 1

Cheyney, PA 19319

Phone: (610) 399-2077

Fax:    (610) 399-2107

Email:  jray@cheyney.edu

Website: www.cheyney.edu

East Stroudsburg University

Dr. Angela Vauter, Department Chair

Dept. of Recreation and Leisure

Services Management

231 DeNike Building

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Phone: (570) 422-3305/3571

Fax:    (570) 422-3015

Email: avauter@po-box.esu.edu

Website: www.esu.edu/rlsm

Edinboro University

Dr. James Roberts, Chair Department of HPE

Edinboro University

Crawford Center
200 Glasgow Rd.

Edinboro, PA 16444

Phone: (814) 732-2520
Fax: (814) 732-2582

Email: jroberts@edinboro.edu

Website: www.edinboro.edu

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Health and Physical Education Department

Zink Hall, Room 225

1190 Maple Street

Indiana, PA 15705

Phone: 724-357-2771

Fax: 724-357-3777

B.S. in Sport Adminstration

Website: www.iup.edu/healthphysed

Keystone College

Mrs. Terry N. Wise, Curriculum Coordinator

Professional Sports & Rec. Management

One College Green P.O Box 50

LaPlume, PA 18440

Phone: (570) 945-8440

Fax: (570) 945-8006

Email: terry.wise@keystone.edu

Website: www.keystone.edu

Lincoln University

Yvonne Hilton, Professor, Chair

Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

207 Manuel Rivero Hall

Lincoln University, PA 19352

Phone: (484) 365-7385 ext. 7389

Fax:  (484) 365-8091

Email: yhilton@lincoln.edu

Website: www.lincoln.edu/hper

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Lock Haven University

Mr. Lenny Long, Department Chair

Recreation Department
107 Himes Hall

Lock Haven, PA 17745

Phone: (570) 484-2573

Fax:   (570) 484-3025

Email:  llong@lhup.edu

Website: www.lhup.edu/recreation

Messiah College

Jack Cold, Dept. Chairperson

Dept. of Health and Human

Performance

Grantham, PA 17027

Phone: (717) 766-2511 ext. 6820

Fax:   (717) 691-6044

Email:  jcole@messiah.edu

Website:  www.messiah.edu/department/hhp/index.shtml

Neumann University

One Neumann Drive

Aston, PA 19014-1298

Phone: (610) 558-5616
Email: neumann@neumann.edu

Website: www.neumann.edu

Penn State University

Mr. Garry Chick, Department Head

Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

801 Donald H. Ford Building

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: (814) 863-1941

Fax:   (814) 867-1751

Email:  gchick@psu.edu

Website:  www.hhdev.psu.edu/rptm

Slippery Rock University

Dr. Dan Dziubek, Chairperson

Dept. of Parks and Recreation Environmental Education

101 Eisenberg Classroom Building

Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Phone: (724) 738-2958

Fax:  (724) 738-2938

Email: daniel.dziubek@sru.edu

Website: http://academics.sru.edu/pree

Temple University School of Tourism & Hospitality Mgt.

Dr. Elizabeth Barber, Associate Dean

School of Tourism & Hospitality Mgt.

1810 North 13th Street

Speakman Hall 111E

Philadelphia, PA 19122-0843

Phone: (215) 204-6294

Email: betsyb@temple.edu

Website: www.temple.edu/sthm

Temple University Department of Therapeutic Recreation
Catherine Coyle, Ph.D., CTRS, Program Director 
1700 N. Broad Street
Suite 304
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Main Office Phone: 215-204-2703
Fax: 215-204-1386
Website: www.temple.edu/tr

York College of Pennsylvania

Dr. Julie Saville, Program Coordinator

Recreation & Leisure Administration Program

441 Country Club Road

York, PA 17405-7199

Phone: (717) 815-6448

Fax:    (717) 849-1619

Email:  jsaville@ycp.edu

Website: www.ycp.edu

 

Related Organizations

 Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association

 Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts 
The Trust for Public Land-conserves land for people to improve the quality of life in our communities and to protect our natural and historic resources for future generations. www.tpl.org

 Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion

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Americans with Disabilities Act

 ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
800-949-4232

 National Center on Accessibility
765-349-9240

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