NFL Thanksgiving 2009 and NFL PLAY 60

ow you and the kids in your life can Join the Movement

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NFL PLAY 60 is the NFL Movement for an Active and Healthy Generation, encouraging kids to play for 60 minutes every day in order to tackle childhood obesity. Through in-school and afterschool programs, team-based programs, and partnerships with like-minded organizations, the NFL wants fans to Join the NFL PLAY 60 Movement.  PLAY 60 appears throughout NFLRUSH.com, the NFL’s official kids website, so kids can do what they love – play games and follow their favorite NFL teams – while reminding them to get active. 

 

United We Serve & NFL PLAY 60: This Thanksgiving, a Public Service Announcement starring President Obama and NFL players Drew Brees, Troy Polamalu and DeMarcus Ware is airing during NFL games. United We Serve and NFL PLAY 60 share the goal of improving children's health. We are calling on you to Join the Movement by getting active in your community and getting kids to play!

 

To Join the Movement, explore the options below, or learn more about our programs to Play, CoachVolunteer or Give.  

 

Teachers

NFL Play60 Challenge Educators can get involved in the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge. Through a partnership with the American Heart Association, this is a curriculum of easy ways to get your school more active and healthy. You can register your school, or download the student planner to get started.

FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 NFL PLAY 60 has partnered with the National Dairy Council on this in-school program to make sure that kids get healthy through nutrition and activity. With the interactive program and fun prizes, kids are motivated to take control of their schools' focus on health and wellness.

NFL Network Keep Gym in School NFL Network is working with local school districts to adopt and deliver high quality, daily physical education opportunities to school students. Learn about grants they offer that can help fund facility upgrades, PE instructors and equipment for PE classes.

NFL Play 60 Super Bowl ContestStart a discussion with your class about how they like to play and why it's important that they get active for 60 minutes every day. Tell them about NFL PLAY 60 and get them to think about how fun it can be to get healthy. They can then write about why it’s important to them and enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest. A trip to the Super Bowl where the grand prize winner gets to run the game ball onto the field is one way the NFL rewards kids who join the NFL PLAY 60 movement.

NFL Girls Flag FootballGirls' Flag Football is taking off in schools nationwide. Find out how you can get your kids or your female students playing!

Parents

NFL Play 60Explore the PLAY 60 site for fun play ideas from the NFL. On Thanksgiving, have fun as a family and let your kids know that getting healthy starts with getting exercise. You can take your kids out for a game of good old touch football. All they need is 60 minutes of active play each day!

NFL Play 60 Super Bowl Contest Your kids can enter for a chance to win a trip for four to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, FL and to be an ambassador for NFL PLAY 60. Our PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest asks kids to answer 2 questions related to PLAY 60 in order to enter the contest. Your kids can sign up HERE until December 9, 2009.

NFL Flag FootballThe NFL offers a fun and safe way for kids to play football – NFL FLAG. You can start a league in your area or have your kids join one that already exists.

United We ServeThe US Government supports the mission to get kids healthy and active. See how you can inspire play by going out and volunteering your time!

Kaboom! it starts with a playground.Vote for a PLAY 60 Grant for the Best Play Day! We have partnered with KaBOOM! to reward communities who want to inspire play grants that will help them improve their play spaces. There are $1,000 winners each week, and you can vote for the recipient of the $10,000 grant! You can also donate to our partner organizations at NFL.com/play60, or support them by bidding on PLAY 60 auction items on NFL Auction

Goodell

"We are taking a leadership role in the movement to get youngsters fit. Our players know the importance of staying healthy and it's important that young fans also understand the value of exercise. PLAY 60 is an important tool in ensuring children get their necessary daily physical activity as recommended by health and fitness experts."

NFL -- NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell

NFL PLAY 60 Partners
PLAY60 SUPER BOWL Contest
PLAY 60 Photo Gallery
President Obama finds an open receiver on the shoulders of the Dallas Cowboys' DeMarcus Ware
President Obama passes the ball to a luck fan who is riding tall on the shoulders of DeMarcus Ware
President Obama and NFL Players Drew Brees, Troy Polamalu and DeMarcus Ware get ready to play football on the White House Lawn
President Obama plays football on the White House Lawn
NFL Players Drew Brees, Troy Polamalu and DeMarcus Ware warm up for Flag Football on The White House Lawn
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
New York Giants Hometown Huddle
Ravens World Wide Day Of Play Event
Ravens World Wide Day Of Play Event
Ravens World Wide Day Of Play Event
Youth Football Festival
Youth Football Festival
Youth Football Festival
Youth Football Festival
United We Serve
United Way
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