Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces - Junior Dolphins Flag Football Partnership

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

We can’t be everything to everyone! Typically, and historically, Park and Recreation Departments will struggle with finding the resources to support programs or launch new initiatives. Post COVID has seen struggles trend higher. In 2021, the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (PROS) Department partnered with the Miami Dolphins’ Junior Dolphins program to provide flag football programming to youth ages 6-14 in our underserved communities. The partnership seeks to provide youth, who may not be able to afford a flag football program or would like to join for recreational purposes, the opportunity to learn the basic fundamentals of flag football in a fun and safe environment at no cost. Through its Fit2Play afterschool sports development program, PROS staff teach youth the basic fundamentals and skills of flag football; introduce youth to non-competitive practices and games; and provides participants with opportunities to be successful and grow confident in their abilities.