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Escalon recreation staff wins $2,500 coaching grant; warns community pool likely closed
Summary
Staff reported a $2,500 National Recreation and Park Association grant to subsidize coach training, said participation falls in higher youth age brackets and floated partnering with outside soccer leagues; staff also told the commission the community pool will not open this year and that field space is increasingly constrained.
Recreation staff reported the city received a $2,500 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association and outlined program and participation changes on April 2.
Recreation staff member Jaylen French told the commission, "We did receive a $2,500 grant. The intent of the program is to train as many coaches as possible." French said the grant would be used to offset coach registration or provide gift cards to encourage up to 100 coaches to complete a training program tied to national coach-development goals.
French and other…
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