I had the opportunity to take my son to a very special event surrounding NFL Draft Day a couple of weeks ago. It was the NFL's PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival at the Chelsea Waterside Park next to Chelsea Piers.
PLEASE NOTE: This opportunity was given to me by the good folks at volunteerspot.com, who asked me to attend the event on their behalf. They are compensating me for my time and expense. However, my opinion of the event is not connected to that compensation.) |
Kids going long for a pass. |

Once all of the ideas have been sifted, through, three finalists will be selected to meet with NFL players and league executives and finally a GRAND PRIZE winner will be selected. The Grand Prize is $5,000 along with an NFL prize pack, but most importantly, the winner will get to work with the NFL to make your invention happen!
While I was there, they were showing kids how to mash two ideas together. You'd pick one activity from one pile, one from another, and then try to do them both at the same time. We picked Football Touchdown Dance and Play Frisbee. We didn't quite nail it on our first try, but we'll keep on trying!
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Some of the ideas being invented on the spot. |
To find out more about the contest and enter, you can go to http://www.nflrush.com/invent. The contest is open to kids ages 6-13, and the entry period ends on July 12.
FREE STUFF ALERT! If you'd like a free NFL Play60 poster for your kid, Email info@bkfk.com with your mailing address to request one.
You must be over 13 to make the request!
FREE STUFF ALERT! If you'd like a free NFL Play60 poster for your kid, Email info@bkfk.com with your mailing address to request one.
You must be over 13 to make the request!
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We had our picture taken with moustaches! |
Under Armour was there giving away t-shirts and showing off a new brand of cleats and shoes. They were also conducting polls, and the most popular shoes and shirts that kids voted on would go into production.
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Rush Zone on NickToons |
We had our own 60 minutes of exercise that day, although it wasn't particularly play. We drove down to Chelsea Piers after school, thinking we'd bite the bullet and park in one of the 7 paid lots nearby (Street parking in New York is really a blood sport). Unfortunately, every lot nearby was completely full up, and so we ended up parking on 6th Avenue, and walking just about a mile up and a mile back. (And it should be said, my son also played on the very cool playground after the event) Looking at the local street parking signs, we really should have come down at 5:30 and waited in the car until 6-- then there was plenty of FREE street parking right around there. And the event ran until 7 pm.
Ah well. We did get 2 miles of walking in, anyway!
So we're on our way to the Play 60 pledge!
All in all it was a lot of fun!
Ah well. We did get 2 miles of walking in, anyway!
So we're on our way to the Play 60 pledge!
All in all it was a lot of fun!
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