JCGP Paper, Product Steps, Obstacles, & Successes

  My Product

Work with kids in promoting physical activity and eating healthy to fight childhood obesity.

 Learning Stretch

Setting up an event and teaching young kids between ages 9-15. 

• Creating a lesson plan for my play day that would keep the kids active and interested.

• Not having the most efficient tools while replacing basketball goals.

• Doing my project around my work, school, and basketball schedule.

 Successes:

• Replacing the rims and cleaning up the basketball court.

• Having the play day with the kids and the turnout of attendance.

• Teaching the kids the importance of eating healthy and being active.

 Step: 1

Meet with the boyscout leaders in my brother's troop to introduce my project.

 Step: 2

Visit the Boy Scout's church and look at the basketball courts.

 Step: 3

Purchase the replacement rims from Dick's Sporting Goods.

 Step: 4

Take Down old Goals and replace rims. One of my obstacles was having to take the rims down with an adjustable wrench and not a socket. It took a long time!

 Step: 5

Scrap the torn and broken rims and start putting up new rims.

 Step: 6

Finish installing new rims. This was a success because the rims looked exquisit. 

 Step: 7

Cut down tree growing in the basketball court.

 Step: 8

Scrape up all dirt, leaves, and grass that has accumulated on the sides of the court.

 Step: 9

Meet with the Boy Scout troop and present my project and encourage them to participate in my play day to fight child hood obesity.

 Step: 10

Handout information slips to the Boy Scout troop.

 Step: 11

Have the play day at the Church where I fixed the basketball court.

 Step: 12

Provide lunch for the Scout troop and wrap up a great day of physical activities and fun.