[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     UP2US ANNUAL COACH OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Up2Us, a leading 
youth sports development organization working to address childhood 
obesity and promote improved academic performance and constructive 
activities for youth. Up2Us supports a national network of nearly 500 
member organizations operating in all 50 States, serving 25 million 
youth through both traditional and nontraditional sports programs.
  Sharing best practices, advancing initiatives that extend 
opportunities to new players, and delivering quality programs in 
underserved communities, these are but some of the ways where a 
tremendous need for constructive outlets for our youth are occurring 
through this organization.
  Also, the men and women serving as AmeriCorps members with the Up2Us 
Coach Across America program are helping young people with a passion 
for sports to go to the low-income communities and reach out to 
children who may not have someone to be their coach or their mentor.
  The entire staff of Up2Us and their volunteers are doing a great job. 
May God continue to bless them in their successful work for years ahead 
and in demonstrating that we can help our young people in constructive 
ways with sports and recreation. Indeed, advancing the lives of all of 
our youth is a team sport.

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