This is an excerpt from one of my earlier Blogs that touched on a variety of items, but this one "I" feel worth re-peating ................ What If ????? ...................... What if the schools adopted a Shuffleboard Program.  Think about it.... How many school age children "do not" participate in the more physically competitive sports such as baseball, football, volleyball, hockey, etc., due to a variety of reasons including lack of space - ability - desire - etc.... Shuffleboard can be learned and played by literally - "anyone".... of any shape, size, or handicap.  Active tournament play requires stamina, concentration, focus, and a desire to compete.  Portable courts are available in a couple of different styles.  They can be set up indoors or outdoors on any flat surface.  Some schools already have a court surface "drawn" on the floor in a hallway.  My neice in Dayton, Ohio plays on such a court at her high school although they have no formal classes.  Equipment is not very expensive and lasts for years.  Classes and training would be fun.  Competition could evolve in many ways; girls teams, boys teams, individual competition, mixed doubles, novice, junior, advanced, expert levels based on prior tournament results.  All of those boys and girls of any age who may not be physically suited for the primary sports offered in schools, could participate in shuffleboard and become just as active and motivated as any other sport offered today.  Getting more children involved in competition and getting their minds off the negative distractions todays world offers up to our children could do wonders for the future. Ours, theirs, and yours.  A school program that would not only teach more children the values learned from competitive sports, but would follow them home where families could participate together in family events.  Interaction with more experienced shufflers is already occurring at a few clubs here in Florida.   Two I'm aware of are Pinellas Park, and St. Petersburg. Consider the possibilities!!!.... Low cost, can be portable or fixed, exciting, competitive, constructive, instructive, bonding, exciting, no-boundaries, confidence-building, NO OTHER SPORT CAN DO SO MUCH............ O.K... there may be others that can do a lot too, but Competive Shuffleboard is literally for everyone and I encourage you to take a closer look.  Today's youth are tomorrows Masters and we can't leave any possibility to chance.  Message me for more information or see www.fsa-shuffleboard.org for rules and information, links, results, etc.

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