Sports Culture & Community Courts
Explore athletic facilities and sports culture across your community. Visit courts, fields, and recreation centers while documenting their condition and learning how sports bring communities together. A great journey for anyone passionate about athletics.
Building your Award:
Find Bronze Award examples to support activity planning
(Completed as a team. Participants will work together to plan and complete their journey.)
Example Activity: Sports facility tour visiting courts, fields, and recreation centers to document athletic spaces and how they serve the community.
Example Team Goal: Our team will visit at least 6 sports facilities, document their condition and accessibility, play at least 3 different locations, and create a report on the state of community sports infrastructure.
Example Assessor/Supervisor: Coach, recreation coordinator, or Award Leader
Example SMART Goal: Basketball is my sport! Over 13 weeks, I’m practicing for an hour each week, focusing on free throw accuracy and conditioning. Goal: hit 80% of my free throws consistently.
Example Assessor: School coach, recreation center staff, or community league coordinator
Example Log: Shot 50 free throws today and made 38, that’s 76%! Getting closer to my goal. Also did some conditioning drills to improve my court stamina. Working on my three-point shot next session.
Example SMART Goal: I want to share basketball with others through video! Over 13 weeks, I’ll create and edit one highlight video each week, learning editing software and storytelling techniques.
Example Assessor: Media arts teacher, technology teacher, or video production club advisor
Example Log: Edited my best video yet. I used slow motion for the key plays and added music that builds tension. Got 50 views! Learning that good audio is just as important as good video. Trying interview segments next.
Example SMART Goal: I love basketball and want to share it! I’m volunteering as an assistant coach for a youth team for an hour each week over 13 weeks, helping run drills and encouraging players.
Example Assessor: Head coach, recreation program coordinator, or community league staff
Example Log: Ran passing drills with the kids today. One player who struggled last week made three great passes! Seeing their confidence grow is the best part. Learning to give feedback that’s encouraging AND helpful. Starting shooting drills next week.
