Building A Movement

Through Sports Collaboration

Mission:

Through an interconnected support system, LSA enhances the capacity of youth-serving sports and recreational organizations so that every child has the necessary physical, emotional, and social skills to succeed in life.

Vision:

All Lawrence children have equal access and opportunity to engage in quality sports and athletic programs grounded in the principles of positive sports-based youth development.

Lawrence Sports Groups

This group of sports organizations and growing is working together to make sports better & more accessible.

Click below for list of “Championing Her Game” events. #teameffort

Lots of Collaboration Focused on Getting More Lawrence Girls #playing!

The next coaches training with The Center for Healing & Justice through Sports is coming in February!

LSA is part of the Movement for Sport Equity

Through collective action, with other groups like LSA, it is creating a nationwide movement to transform the youth sports landscape into a space for growth, healing, and wellness accessible to all.

RBI Program Invests in Lawrence Baseball! It’s impossible to sum up the significance of this partnership. It’s reviving the sport through a collaborative spirit and especially leaning on sports leaders with the history, passion, and commitment to make sure ALL kids can #playball…Read More!

Learn about the Lawrence Sports Leadership Academy!

The Lawrence Sports Leadership Academy, a first-of-its-kind multi-sport effort and the genesis of much of the City’s ongoing sports collaboration, returned after a trying timeout from sports due to COVID-19! Read more about its 2016 start and more recent efforts.

The Alliance’s Empowered Youth Leaders & Mentor Model collectively impacted more than 2,000 youth thanks to a City of Lawrence grant!

“Being part of the empowered youth leadership program helped me learn new skills that I can use to improve my academics, and it will take the burden from my mom because I can purchase my school supplies and uniform.” –Emmamuell, Suenos Basketball

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Through Partnerships More Kids are #PlayingBall!

It was a success! 200+ Lawrence boys and girls, ages 5-12 participated in the Red Sox’s #PlayballWeekend in Lawrence which was all about increasing baseball and softball participation in Lawrence through a #teameffort. This no-cost #RBI clinic included Wally the Green Monster –Tessie too–with lots of behind-the-scenes prep and planning with the Red Sox Foundation staff plus local sports leaders through the Alliance to make sure. The Red Sox highlighted it BELOW.