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Omaha summit focuses on opportunities for metro area youth to play sports

Metro area leaders gathered at the State of Play Omaha Summit to discuss enhancing sports and physical activity opportunities for youth.

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MEMBERS ARE DEPLOYED AS PART OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. METRO AREA LEADERS GATHERED TOGETHER, FOCUSING ON PROVIDING SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN AN EVENT CALLED THE STATE OF PLAY. OMAHA SUMMIT OPS COLLABORATED IN A SURVEY OF THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EXPERIENCES, AND FOR ONE FORMER OPS STUDENT TURNED COLLEGIATE ATHLETE, HE SAYS, IT’S ABOUT TIME EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER TO HELP OUT THE FUTURE ATHLETES OF TOMORROW. THE UNITY, THE THE UNIFICATION PART. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS ATTEMPTING TO TO SERVE OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT NOW WE’RE JUST GOING TO COME TOGETHER AND DO IT AS ONE. JOSH JONES ATTENDED OMAHA CENTRAL BEFORE PLAYING ON CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY’S BASKETBALL TEAM. HE NOW LEADS. FAIR GAME PROJECT, AIMS TO PROVID

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Metro area leaders gathered at the State of Play Omaha Summit to focus on providing sports and physical activity opportunities for youth.Omaha Public Schools collaborated with the summit in a survey of their students about their sports and physical activity experiences.”The unity, the unification part. I believe that, everyone is attempting to to serve Omaha Public Schools, but now we just all come together and do it as one,” said Josh Jones.Jones attended Omaha Central before playing on Creighton University’s basketball team. He now leads the Fair Game Project, which aims to provide youth opportunities to engage in sports from elementary school through high school.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Metro area leaders gathered at the State of Play Omaha Summit to focus on providing sports and physical activity opportunities for youth.

Omaha Public Schools collaborated with the summit in a survey of their students about their sports and physical activity experiences.

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“The unity, the unification part. I believe that, everyone is attempting to to serve Omaha Public Schools, but now we just all come together and do it as one,” said Josh Jones.

Jones attended Omaha Central before playing on Creighton University’s basketball team.

He now leads the Fair Game Project, which aims to provide youth opportunities to engage in sports from elementary school through high school.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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