Behind The Game – Countdown to Camp!
Welcome to the first episode of Countdown to Camp; your one-stop-shop to learn everything about the Kids in the Game summer camps! On today’s episode, Coach Jenn talks to Michael and Frances Murphy to learn about the history of the Kids in the Game Camps, we hear some hilarious jokes from Coach Jason, and we learn about the neighborhood of our newest summer camp location, Greenpoint, BK!
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Behind The Game – Episode 21 with Nancy Horn
On episode 21 we’re joined by Nancy Horn, more lovingly known as @themamamaven. Nancy has built a personal brand through her NYC mom lifestyle blog ‘The Mama Maven‘ where she covers kids, family, recipes, travel and more. Nancy lives in Kew Gardens with her husband and three kids. In this episode, we cover how she built her brand, remote learning, raising a family in New York City and schools reopening.
Behind The Game – Episode 20 with Risa Hamilton-Lightfoot
On episode 20 of Behind the Game, we welcome Risa Hamilton-Lightfoot, a former Up2Us Vista who is currently working as the Senior Manager of Learning and Development at Away. Risa finished her master’s degree at Edinburgh in performance psychology, specifically with a lens on sports psychology and helping athletes achieve peak performance.
Behind The Game – Episode 19 with Natalie Hummel from Kids in the Game
On episode 19 Paul O’Connor is joined by Natalie Hummel, Co-founder and ED of the Kids in the Game located in Bend, Oregon. We discussed the similarities and differences between our two organizations, how we’re shifting programming during COVID-19 and how the youth sports landscape will change when we return.
Behind The Game – Episode 18 with Jesse Cerrotti
Behind The Game – Episode 17 with Austen Zoutewelle from the Department of Education
We had the chance to sit down with Austen Zoutewelle, the Expansion, Policy and Performance Coordinator at the NYC Department of Education. She works won the procurement Team within the Division of Early Childhood Education’s Expansion Team. Their focus is to expand early education services (birth-to-five years old) in community-based organizations.