Triple Play
is BGCA’s comprehensive health and wellness program and it was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Triple Play is implemented all around the country in Clubs like ours and strives to improve the overall health of Club members by increasing their daily physical activity, teaching them good nutrition, and helping them develop healthy relationships with a focus on nourishing the mind, body, and soul.
Triple Play's
Mind
component encourages young people to eat smart through the Healthy Habits program, which covers the power of choice, calories, vitamins and minerals, the food pyramid, and appropriate portion size. The
Body
component boosts Clubs’ traditional physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness activities for all youth. Body programs include six Daily Fitness Challenges; teen Sports Clubs focused on leadership development, service and careers in athletics; and Triple Play Games Tournaments, inter-Club sectional tournaments that involve multiple team sports. The
Soul
component helps build positive relationships and cooperation among young people.
Our
SMART Moves
(Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) program helps our young people learn the confidence and conflict resolution skills they need to resist peer pressure related to alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, and premature sexual activity.
Our
Healthy Habits curriculum goes hand-in-hand with our Sports & Recreation
programming, and is designed to incorporate healthy living in every part of our members' lives. The program emphasizes good nutrition, regular physical activity, and improving one’s overall well-being.