Fields & Futures Foundation

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BUILD PROGRAMOUR COMMITMENT TO BUILD OR RENOVATE ALL OUTDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES FOR OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2022, FIELDS & FUTURES HAS BUILT 35 SPORTS FIELDS AT 18 DIFFERENT CAMPUSES. BEYOND IRRIGATED GRASS OR ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS, FIELDS & FUTURES HAS ALSO COMPLETED 14 FUTSAL COURTS, 9 BASKETBALL COURTS, 7 ASPHALT TRACKS, AND 5 OUTDOOR LEARNING AREAS. BEYOND RENOVATIONS, WE ALSO PROVIDE PERPETUAL FIELD MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE IMPROVED PLAYING SURFACES REMAIN CLEAN, SAFE, AND IN-SERVICE TO ATTRACT USE YEAR-ROUND BY STUDENTS, NON-PROFITS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITIZENS LIVING IN NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS.

EMPOWER PROGRAM A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO THE 265+ COACHES WITHIN THE OKCPS DISTRICT. IN OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE TURNOVER RATE OF COACHING POSITIONS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS TO AID IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COACHES. SINCE 2013, THE ORGANIZATION HAS UNDERWRITTEN AND ORGANIZED THREE COACHING CLINICS PER YEAR; COVERING FALL, WINTER AND SPRING SPORTS. OUTSIDE OF SKILLED CLINICIANS TEACHING ADVANCED LESSONS TO COACHES, THE COACHING CLINICS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND AGENCIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BREAK-OUT SESSIONS TO SHARE CRITICAL INFORMATION NOT ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE ON THE RESPECTIVE CAMPUSES. IN ADDITION TO COACHING CLINICS, WE ALSO UNDERWRITE AND ORGANIZE THE DISTRICT'S AWARDS BANQUET TO RECOGNIZE, HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE COACHES, STUDENT-ATHLETES, AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE GREATLY VALUE OUR INVESTMENT IN COACHING. AFTER ALL, WHO IS COACHING THE COACHES? COACHES IMPACT MORE LIVES IN A YEAR THAN MOST PEOPLE IN A LIFETIME. WITHIN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, MANY COACHES SERVE IN ROLES BEYOND JUST THEIR TITLE; MANY HAVE TO BE PREPARED AT ANY MOMENT TO ACT AS A PARENT, MENTOR, OR FRIEND.

INSPIRE PROGRAMA COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MOTIVATION, SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND INSPIRATION FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP ATTRACT STUDENTS TO INTERSCHOLASTIC TEAMS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS, AND TO HELP COACHES AND FACULTY MEET THE BASIC NEEDS TO ENSURE HIGH YEAR-OVER-YEAR RETENTION RATES. AS WE SAY, "IF THEY PLAY, THEY STAY. AND IF THEY STAY, THEY GRADUATE." CORE PROGRAM EFFORTS AIM TO REMOVE BARRIERS STUDENTS MAY FACE, INCLUDING: COST OF SPORTS PHYSICALS, HUNGER, HEALTHY NUTRITION, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, AND SAFE PLAYING EQUIPMENT. OTHER ON-GOING EFFORTS ALSO EXTEND TO EDUCATING PARENTS, GUARDIANS, PRINCIPALS, AND TEACHERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF STUDENTS PLAYING TEAM SPORTS. THERE IS AN EXTREME CAUSATION FOUND BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND COMMITTED TO TEAMS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ACADEMIC SUCCESSES AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR.