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Originally Posted by BenTheEMOP It was starting to grow. The Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville wants to build a fencing team (and has committed funds to do so) and so do the other Chicago Public School military academies.
The Chicago Park District also want to start a program.
I did one demonstration in Bronzeville and another is scheduled for next week.
Any suggestions for how to keep the momentum going?
Aren't strong sports programs supposed to help eliminate problems like gang violence? |
I started this thread since we were drifting in the thread about Rio getting the 2016 Olympics over Chicago.
The key is parental involvement. The coach can't do this alone.
Start at the military academies.
Get a league started and emphasize team competition between the academies.
Start feeder programs at the parks for the younger kids.
This is a big project. I hope you are in it for the long haul.