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               There               are               many               critical               issues               facing               American               society               today               and               numerous               organizations               that               seek               to               aggressively               address               those               issues               using               various               remedies.

Among               the               core               issues               are               matters               related               to               the               economy,               health,               sports               and               today's               youth.

This               comes               as               no               surprise               to               most               Americans               because               high               unemployment               and               foreclosures               coupled               with               elevated               obesity               rates,               failing               schools,               rising               tuition               costs               and               budget               cuts               to               both               sports               and               the               arts               are               often               at               the               forefront               of               today's               headlines.

But               what               those               headlines               often               lack               is               an               answer               to               society's               ills.

Could               skateboarding,               once               considered               an               activity               of               society's               problematic               fringe               members,               be               considered               as               part               of               the               solution               to               some               of               America's               problems?

In               a               word,               "yes",               if               you               believe               what               organizations               such               as               Up2Us               are               saying.
               "Get:               Set               to               make               the               case               presenting               sports               as               an               agent               for               social               change",               a               collaborative               report               created               by               the               group               and               Nike,               indicated;               that               33%               of               the               nation's               children               are               overweight               or               obese               by               the               3rd               grade,               America's               national               school               dropout               rate               is               30%               (and               approaches               50%               in               many               inner               city               areas)               and               more               than               750,000               children               are               in               gangs               throughout               the               country.

Furthermore,               the               report               indicated               that               participation               in               sports,               including               skateboarding,               is               correlated               with               reductions               in               obesity,               dropout               rates,               gang               involvement               and               youth               violence.

Based               on               what               I               read               about               Up2Us               and               their               use               of               skateboarding               as               a               vehicle               for               change,               I               decided               to               contact               the               organization               in               an               attempt               to               learn               more.

As               such,               I               was               granted               an               interview               with               Megan               Bartlett,               the               group's               Director               of               the               Center               for               Sports-Based               Youth               Development               (SBYD).

Here's               what               she               had               to               say               about               the               organization's               work,               the               importance               of               skateboarding               and               sports               programs               in               general,               the               anniversary               of               Title               IX               and               more:
               Gonzalez:               Please               share               with               us               how               your               organization               started               and               what               its               mission               is?
               Bartlett:               Up2Us               is               a               national               nonprofit               coalition               leading               the               movement               to               advance               sports               as               a               vehicle               to               address               critical               issues               facing               youth,               including               childhood               obesity,               academic               failure               and               anti-social               behavior.

Up2Us               supports               a               national               network               of               close               to               500               member               organizations               in               all               50               states.

These               organizations               serve               20               million               youth               through               traditional               and               non-traditional               sports.

Members               share               best               practices,               advance               initiatives               that               extend               opportunities               to               new               players,               and               deliver               quality               programs               in               underserved               communities               where               there               is               a               tremendous               need               for               constructive               outlets               for               youth.
               Gonzalez:               Does               your               organization               recognize               skateboarding               as               a               sport?
               Bartlett:               Yes!

At               Up2Us               and               Coach               Across               America,               we               feel               lucky               to               have               a               core               group               of               high-quality               member               organizations               that               engage               kids               in               skateboarding               as               a               way               to               keep               them               active,               safe,               and               engaged.

Especially               in               cities               like               Los               Angeles               and               New               York,               skateboarding               is               really               popular               with               kids,               and               our               goal               is               to               ensure               that               these               young               people               have               the               coaches,               equipment,               and               guidance               they               need               to               channel               their               passion               for               skateboarding               into               long-term               success               on               and               off               the               board.

We've               had               coaches               at               NVISION,               a               division               of               the               Woodcraft               Rangers               program               in               Los               Angeles,               for               the               past               year;               the               work               they               have               done               to               get               kids               into               the               sport,               to               build               teamwork               skills,               and               to               foster               peer               connections               has               been               nothing               short               of               remarkable.
               Up2Us               supports               both               traditional               and               non-traditional               sports.

Our               member               organizations               offer               programming               ranging               from               traditional               sports               such               as               baseball               and               soccer               to               non-traditional               sports               such               as               surfing,               rugby,               rowing               and               squash.
               Gonzalez:               How               does               your               organization               provide               support?
               Bartlett:               Up2Us               has               more               than               475               members               across               the               country               and               supports               its               members               through               several               services               including:               coaches               (members               receive               highly-trained               and               highly-subsidized               quality               coaches               from               the               Up2Us               Coach               Across               America               program),               volunteers               (members               connect               with               passionate               volunteers               in               their               community               through               the               Up2Us               Volunteerism               Initiative),equipment               and               apparel               (members               can               access               heavily               discounted               equipment               for               their               program               through               unique               Up2Us               apparel-provider               partnerships),               evaluative               tools               (members               can               use               research-based,               practitioner-tested               standards               of               quality               to               assess               their               programs)               and               research               (members               can               access               updated               research               and               statistics               to               help               make               the               case               for               sports).
               Gonzalez:               Please               talk               a               little               bit               more               about               your               organization's               Coach               Across               America               program.

I               read               that               the               program               recently               received               a               sizable               infusion               of               cash               through               a               Corporation               for               National               and               Community               Service               grant               for               the               purposes               of               expanding               the               program's               reach.

Was               the               organization               able               to               expand               as               planned               and               if               so               how               did               it               expand?
               Bartlett:               Coach               Across               America               (CAA),               the               AmeriCorps               program               of               Up2Us,               is               the               first               nationwide               effort               to               mobilize               a               workforce               to               promote               positive               youth               development               through               sports.

CAA               uses               sports               as               a               means               to               promote               health               and               nutrition,               education               success,               civic               engagement               and               personal               and               social               development               among               youth               in               some               of               the               nation's               poorest               neighborhoods.

CAA               coordinates               full               and               part-time               placements               for               high               school               and               college               graduates               as               coach-mentors               in               schools,               nonprofits               and               recreation/community               centers.

CAA               coaches               are               certified               in               sports-based               youth               development,               whereby               they               learn               to               inspire               health,               educational               and               social               success               among               youth               participants.

The               program               measures               the               impact               of               the               coaches               on               reduced               obesity,               reduced               dropout               rates               and               prevention               of               anti-social               behavior.

Currently               we               have               250               coaches               at               100               host               sites,               serving               about               35,000               kids               nationwide;               because               of               cuts               to               AmeriCorps               funding               we               will               remain               the               same               size               in               2011-2012               as               we               were               in               2010-2011,               but               hope               to               expand               during               the               2012-2013               program               year.
               Gonzalez:               With               this               year               marking               the               anniversary               of               Title               IX               there               has               been               much               discussion               as               to               how               far               women               have               made               it               in               terms               of               receiving               gender               equity               in               sports.

This               is               especially               a               hot               topic               in               the               world               of               pro               skateboarding               where               opportunities               for               women               are               shrinking               and               marked               differences               between               men               and               women's               prize               amounts               remain.

Do               you               think               that               overall               Title               IX               has               been               successful               and               what               more               do               you               think               needs               to               be               done?
               Bartlett:               This               is               an               incredibly               complicated               question               to               answer.

There               are               so               many               things               to               consider.

If               the               question               is               "Has               Title               IX               been               successful               in               delivering               on               its               promise               of               gender               equity?",               then               the               answer               is,               not               completely.

But               there               are               so               many               reasons               (enforcement,               legal,               stakeholders               not               mandated               by               it,               etc.)               why               and               the               situation               is               so               much               better               than               it               would               be               had               Title               IX               not               existed               that               it's               hard               to               think               of               Title               IX               as               anything               short               of               a               success.
               Gonzalez:               As               you               are               already               aware,               given               today's               current               political               and               economic               climate               many               schools               and               community               based               organizations               are               drastically               cutting               their               sports               programs.

What               do               you               feel               are               the               short               and               long               term               ramifications               of               this               and               what               specifically               is               your               organization               doing               in               response?
               Bartlett:               Eliminating               sports               opportunities               for               youth               is               dangerous               for               many               reasons.

Coupled               with               the               decline               in               both               physical               education               and               recess               over               the               past               decade,               the               recent               decline               in               sports               opportunities               leaves               young               people               with               precious               few               chances               to               be               active.

Youth               who               don't               have               the               chance               to               be               physically               active               are               more               likely               to               suffer               from               a               host               of               health               and               developmental               difficulties.

And               perhaps               equally               threatening               trend               to               the               elimination               of               sports               opportunities               is               the               privatization               of               them               -               the               rise               of               participation               fees               or               pay               to               play               fees.

While               in               these               situations               there               are               still               some               youth               who               are               able               to               afford               to               participate               in               sports,               a               terrible               dynamic               in               which               the               inequity               between               the               "haves"               and               "have               nots"               is               reinforced               by               these               fees.

In               this               situation,               the               obvious               "haves"               are               youth               who               have               families               who               can               afford               to               have               their               children               participate.

However,               another               group               of               "haves"               are               the               athletically               gifted               youth,               regardless               of               their               financial               state.

In               most               situations,               if               a               young               person               is               not               able               to               afford               the               fees               but               will               help               the               team               win,               often               times               the               fees               are               waived               or               paid               by               someone               invested               in               the               team's               success.

So,               not               only               is               this               practice               inherently               economically               discriminatory,               but               it               discourages               youth               from               participating               unless               they               happen               to               be               athletically               gifted.
               Gonzalez:               What               advice               would               your               organization               give               to               those               communities               seeking               to               save               or               establish               skateboarding               or               sports               programs               in               general               and               what               resources               would               you               suggest               they               look               into?
               Bartlett:               The               things               that               we               have               seen               have               some               level               of               success               are:               wide               mobilization               of               parents               and               students               appealing               to               the               school               board               or               whoever               is               making               the               budget               decisions               to               save               sports               and               fundraisers.

Fundraisers               are               not               a               sustainable               solution               because,               well,               there               are               only               so               many               bake               sales               and               car               washes               a               team               can               have.

But               many               parents               and               teams               have               decided               to               take               matters               into               their               own               hands               and               provide               the               financial               resources               to               allow               the               team               to               continue.

Another               option               is               public-private               partnerships               where               local               businesses               invest               in               the               local               athletic               community               and               keep               teams               from               going               under.
               None               of               these               solutions               typically               provides               any               long-term               relief.

Unfortunately,               even               in               the               three               states               that               have               legal               mandates               that               sports               be               considered               a               student's               right               to               free               education               (Rhode               Island,               Iowa               and               California),               there               is               evidence               of               pay               to               play               (sometimes               disguised               as               transportation               or               insurance               fees,               not               participation               fees).

Without               a               more               systematic               solution,               this               situation               will               not               soon               be               resolved.
               Additional               information
               For               those               interested               in               learning               more               about               Up2Us,               their               use               of               skateboarding               programs               as               a               vehicle               for               change               as               well               as               the               research               the               group               has               done               on               the               benefits               of               sports,               I               suggest               you               read               the               20               page               "Get:               Set               to               make               the               case               presenting               sports               as               an               agent               for               social               change"               report               referenced               earlier               in               this               article.

The               report               is               a               true               eye-opener.

In               addition,               Up2Us               has               other               research               materials               available               on               its               website               that               skate               fans               may               find               useful               when               approaching               government               officials               for               the               purposes               of               making               an               argument               for               the               establishment               of               a               public               skatepark               as               well               as               community               based               skateboarding               programs.
               My               children               are               skateboarders               and               I               have               a               history               of               following               the               sport.

In               addition,               I               spent               several               years               working               in               social               services               with               low-income               families               and               individuals.
               More               from               this               contributor:
               Skateboarders               up               for               the               2011               Powerbar               Performance               of               the               Year               Award               need               fan's               help
               Interview               with               Bustin'               Board's               Jeff               Vyain,               Adrenalina               Skateboard               Marathon               winner
               Interview               with               Steve               Larosiliere               Stoked               co-founder
               Session's               13th               Annual               Tim               Brauch               Memorial               Skate               is               fast               approaching






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