HARLEM HOOPSTERS BASKETBALL FOR HEALTH, FITNESS & FUN!!!
We believe commitment to healthy living is crucial to success for our players and staff. We are hopeful that this commitment will inspire students around the world to take control of their own health destiny and stay active daily.
Children learn how to see through TV commercials, decipher food labels, and make choices that are good for their health and good for the health of the planet. As the children walk away to the beat of “Treat Your Body Right!”
Healthy Food, Study and Fitness Fun message by Harlem Hoopsters
- Feed healthy foods to your body sending positive messages to your mind
- Healthy eating habits and physical activity work together for better health
- Making healthy food choices helps kids to grow and be ready to learn
- Being physically active every day is FUN and helps you feel good too!
The following messages themes:
- Health & Fitness
- Character
- Teamwork and Sportsmanship
- Practice-and Best Effort
ARTS ON STAGE NY message
- Kids do better in school when they eat healthy & physically active
- Kids who eat healthy miss fewer days and are late less often
- Healthy food improves kids’ behavior and attitude at school
- Right food provides nutrients kids need to grow and develop healthy
- Kids feel good and complain less about being hungry
- It lets kids be more creative and perform better with increased attention span and memory
Students benefits to Stay Active, Eat Healthy, Have Fun!
- Academically-they strengthen young people’s academic skills
- Socially-it fosters a sense of community and respect for diversity
- Psychologically-under a safe environment monitored by caring adults, they develop positive and caring relationship with adults and peers a like
The magic includes the hottest basketball tricks, and humorous interactive games. The show closes with a motivational message. Typical subjects are character, teamwork, sportsmanship, healthy eating and fitness.
Curriculum Connections: Health, Fitness, Physical Education, Team Work, Cooperation, Focus, Concentration, Attitude ”Yes, I can”