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Carol M. White Physical Education Program

HOPSports and the HOPSports Training System (HTS) objectives, content and professional development strategies unequivocally support the “New Direction” for PEP in 2010 as spelled out by the Department of Education. HOPSports with HTS also aligns directly with the “Purpose” and “Absolute Priority” of the Carol M. White Physical Education (PEP) Grant program. About HOPSports

HOPSports designed the Hopsports Training System (HTS) as an educational solution that delivers effective, comprehensive and standard-compliant physical education with a modern approach that excites students and encourages them to make healthy choices and sustain a physically active lifestyle into adulthood.

HOPSports believes that the delivery of effective physical and health education must evolve with the times. By utilizing a medium that speaks the kids’ language, HOPSports engages the next generation of children to harness the wonders of technology with the enjoyment and satisfaction of physical activity.

HOPSPORTS AN INTRODUCTION

HOPSports’ leadership reflects twenty-five years of experience training elementary, middle and high school students. HOPSports merges media with digital technology by offering cutting-edge training concepts interspersed with health, career and additional ancillary educational content.

Each exercise is presented by celebrities chosen for their ability to capture the target audience’s rapt attention. The roster of presenters includes Olympians, Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes representing the NFL, NBA, and MLB, and Olympic NGB’s USA Volleyball and US Rowing and entertainment brands such as Ringling Brothers, Harlem Globetrotters and Cartoon Network to name a few.

HOPSports’ reach has extended to approximately 1.5 Million weekly youth impressions in schools, after-school programs, treatment and military base sites nationally and globally. Currently in over 725 sites in 42 states, HOPSports projects an anticipated growth of 4 Million weekly youth impressions in 1,000 sites by December 2010.

ACCOLADES

The National Association for Health and Fitness along with The Network of State and Governor's Councils has recognized HOPSports as the recipient for 2009 Exemplary Health and Fitness Leadership Award.

First Lady Michelle Obama specifically mentions HOPSports in the National Association of Governors’ winter meeting during the “unveiling” of the LET’S MOVE campaign. The First Lady’s abridged comments are below. Click Here!

“We have to move to find new ways for our kids to be physically active both in and out of school…We have already started on a series of initiatives to achieve our goal. There are four key pillars. The first, let’s move to offer parents the tools and information they need and that many have been asking for to make healthier choices for their kids. We do not want to be in the position where we take one step forward with parents making good decisions but then we take two steps back when lunchtime rolls around at school and kids are faced with poor choices in the school cafeteria. So, let’s move to get healthier food into our Nations schools and that the second part of this initiative… And many of our kids live in what we call food deserts. These are areas without access to a grocery store; imagine that, living in a community without a grocery store. So too many of those calories at home come from fast food or processed foods from the local gas station or convenience store. So that’s why the third component of Let’s Move is to ensure all our families have access to healthy affordable food in their communities…We all know that eating right is only part of the battle; we all know that in our own lives, we know that physical activity is critical too. Not just for better health but for better academic achievement. Experts recommend that kids get at least 60 minutes of active play each day and we know that many of our kids aren’t anywhere close to that. So, let’s MOVE. And I mean that literally... Georgia is using a program called HOPSports and they’re beaming in videos of famous athletes into gym classes so kids can learn skills and techniques from their heroes and their role models. And to build on these efforts Let’s Move is going to work to modernize and expand the President’s Physical Fitness Challenge and we have already recruited professional athletes from dozens of different sports leagues; they are going to be involved to encourage our kids to get and stay active.” – Michelle Obama, February 20th 2010

HOPSPORTS EXPLAINED

HOPSports partners with K-12 educators and after-school program staff nationwide to empower them with the HOPSports Training System (HTS), the tool that delivers 21st century physical education. With an emphasis on accelerated learning, HOPSports’ unique platform restores and revitalizes endangered physical exercise and movement programs.

HOPSports, Inc. is the award-winning provider of educational wellness products and services that, through entertainment and other sensory distraction, enables and instructs the energized repetition of a variety of movement forms in conjunction with educational messaging targeted towards building healthy habits for a lifetime, nutrition education and understanding, social learning and more broadly focused community initiatives such as environmental stewardship or conservation.

Implementation of HTS technology provides with the embedded instruction and direction for repetition of quality movement in sports skills and fitness skills is designed to improve and increase time engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during the course of physical activity. Increased MVPA can be scientifically linked to contribute to accelerated learning readiness and a reduction in childhood obesity.

Through the lens of the LCD projector via a Central Processing Unit (CPU), HOPSports Training Systems deliver content produced from cutting edge Digital Video Recording (DVR) technology. An abundant combination of lessons can be created and structured from the ever increasing HTS DVR library that currently encompasses more than 160 activity based lesson plans.

Lessons are specifically designed to meet state and national physical education standards. These exciting and interactive lessons deliver physical education directly through this merger of innovative content and 21st century technology.

HOPSPORTS - NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARD COMPLIANT

NASPE recognizes HOPSports as a quality physical education program taught by a certified physical education teacher. Each lesson is reviewed by NASPE to match standards and determine age appropriateness. HOPSports makes available to its sites a comprehensive NASPE-approved Annotated Lesson Plans explaining exactly how each lesson is NASPE standards-compliant.

If you are interested in applying for the Carol M. White PEP Grant we may have a grant writing resource that is available to assist you or if you are writing the grant and want to include HOPSports please contact:

Benjamin Armstrong - Benjamin@hopsports.com or 505-306-7476

Michael Connors Long - Mlong@hopsports.com or 866-762-4677