Sports, Fitness & Recreation

Programs in this area develop fitness, positive use of leisure time, skills for stress management, appreciation for the environment and social skills.

Triple Play

BGCA’s comprehensive health and wellness initiative, strives to improve the overall health of members, ages 6-18, by increasing their daily physical activity, teaching them good nutrition and helping them develop healthy relationships. Since the Triple Play initiative was introduced in 2005, more than one million Club members have participated in fun fitness activities.

Wanna Play?

Encourages youth ages 6 to 12 to increase their overall fitness and health through physical activity and nutrition education, while learning the fundamental skills of baseball and softball. WANNA PLAY? increases members’ physical fitness by focusing on agility, balance and coordination. This program features a variety of fun and engaging activities and games to help Club members improve their fitness; increase awareness of good nutrition and hydration; and learn basic baseball and softball skills and knowledge.

Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI)

RBI is a Major League Baseball initiative to increase urban youth participation in baseball and softball by re-introducing America’s pastime to under-served communities. RBI provides training to Clubs seeking to start or expand boys’ baseball and girls’ fast-pitch softball leagues for teens. RBI teams representing Club leagues are eligible to participate in sports clinics, eight regional tournaments and a national championship tournament (the RBI World Series) conducted by Major League Baseball every summer.

PGA Sports Academy

The PGA Sports Academy introduces members ages 7-13 to the fundamentals of golf in a Club environment. Starting in 2012, a select amount of Clubs are given an opportunity to apply to participate annually. The near-golf equipment used in the program allows for skill development through instruction led by a PGA professional. Instruction may take place in a gym, open space or an outdoor area. Contests and games may be used to reinforce skills learned in a fun and non-competitive manner. The program teaches members basic golf fundamentals, skills, rules, equipment basics, etiquette, terminology and scoring.