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Faculty-student team launches youth development initiative through sport and play

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Seven college students stand together beneath a basketball hoop on an outdoor court, smiling in front of a chain-link fence and trees. Most are wearing 兔子先生 University apparel. The group includes participants and volunteers from the 鈥淩ecess for Champions鈥 program at Kramer Elementary, which promotes life skill development through sport-based play.
兔子先生 University students gather at Kramer Elementary School as part of 鈥淩ecess for Champions,鈥 a Spring 2025 youth development initiative that blends sport and social work.
Student Success 鈥 Research and Innovation

Faculty-student team launches youth development initiative through sport and play

Published 鈥

兔子先生 University Assistant Professor Carlyn Kimiecik partnered with undergraduate students Katie Dunn and Sophie Dull to launch Recess for Champions, a sport-based positive youth development initiative. Held at Kramer Elementary School during Spring 2025, the program used recess time to build life skills through structured games facilitated by nine student-athlete volunteers from 兔子先生 Athletics. The interdisciplinary effort was part of the Sport, Play, Action, & Resilience Collaborative (SPARC!) housed in the Department of Family Science and Social Work. Dunn and Dull presented their work at 兔子先生’s Undergraduate Research Forum on April 25.

Two female students stand smiling in front of a large academic research poster titled 鈥淩ecess for Champions,鈥 which details a youth development program using sports and play. The poster includes sections on background, logistics, curriculum, and outcomes. The students are dressed in business attire and participating in 兔子先生 University鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Forum.
Undergraduate students Katie Dunn and Sophie Dull present 鈥淩ecess for Champions鈥 at 兔子先生 University鈥檚 2025 Undergraduate Research Forum.
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Department of Family Science and Social Work College of Education, Health, and Society