ReCharge! Training Center | About ReCharge! | Guide to ReCharge! Components

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About ReCharge!

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The ReCharge! Kit is packed with tools, activities and information you need to implement the program, including:

And throughout the program materials you'll find:
	29 Activities with play-by-play instructions and suggested adaptations to meet the needs of all students, organized in three integrated modules: Index to Module One — A Balanced Team (PDF) lays the foundation for all of the core concepts covered in the program in 10 sequential activities. Index to Module Two — Nutrition Plays (PDF) builds on concepts students learn in Module 1 and teaches them more about how the "Energy In–Energy Out" balance keeps us healthy. Index to Module Three — The Ultimate Goal (PDF) reviews and applies the concepts students have learned in Modules 1 and 2 through a series of creative and culminating activities. Two Ball Juggling Relay (PDF) has students practice tossing balls in the air and catching them while moving, then use this skill in a relay. Dash, Drop and React (PDF) asks students to use speed, balance and coordination in an "Energy Out" drill. Spin and Move (PDF) relates the skills of sprinting, crouching and running to movements used in everyday activities, sports and games.
	Coach's Clipboard includes background information about the core concepts in ReCharge!, including nutrition, physical activity, teamwork and goal-setting. Also features information on football basics.
	"Energy In-Energy Out" Tracker helps students easily track their healthy nutrition and physical activity choices — developed in partnership with the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
	Equipment: 20 cones and five NFL youth footballs
	Food Models: 200 colorful, portion-size images of healthy foods
	Instructional DVD provides step-by-step directions and demonstrations of several ReCharge! Activities.
	Portable Storage Container for all of your ReCharge! materials
	Resources — a listing and links for resources referenced in ReCharge!
	Field Day: Ideas and plans for organizing a culminating ReCharge! "Field Day"		Healthy After-school Snack Guide and Recipes (PDF) offers specific suggestions on how to provide and fund healthy snacks for after-school students.
	NFL ReCharge! Cards (PDF) featuring NFL players and healthy tips can be used as incentives for students.		Playbook (PDF) blackline masters and instructions help students create their own booklets filled with things they learn throughout the program.
	ReCharge! Balancing "Energy In-Energy Out" poster (PDF)		Take-home Parent Newsletters are available as templates in English or Spanish to customize for your needs.
	Key Discussion Points that reinforce important "takeaway" concepts from each activity
	"Easier" and "Harder" Strategies to adapt activities for children of different skill and ability levels
	Parent Tips for extending activities and discussions to those at home
	Mentoring Tips for engaging older and younger students together and promoting service learning