2011 Family Sports Festival

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Join Olympians, Paralympians, and your favorite Chicago professional sports teams for a FREE day of fun and fitness! Try more than 25 different sports and get information about the programs and places where you can get active in Chicago. With entertainment, music, and more the Family Sports Festival is a celebration of sports and health.

 Event Details
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Time: 11:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.

Location:
Armour Square Park (just steps from U.S. Cellular Field)
Chicago, IL 60616 (MAP)
 
Cost: FREE
 Featured at the Event
Try Out New Sports at Interactive Stations     Play Volleyball at Family Sports Fest     Try Rowing

Interactive Sports Demonstrations and Clinics: Experience more than 25 different sports including:

  • Archery - Archery Education Resources 
  • Badminton - Badminton Chicago 
  • Baseball - Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Bulls/Sox Academy
  • Basketball - Chicago Bulls and Chicago Sky
  • Beep Baseball (adaptive baseball for the blind and visually impaired) - Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Park District
  • Boccia - Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Sports Program
  • Bowling - Brunswick Zone
  • Boxing - Chicago Youth Boxing Club
  • BulletBall - Inclusion Sports–BulletBall
  • Curling - IceReach
  • Fencing - Chicago Fencing Club
  • Football - Chicago Bears
  • General Fitness/Exercise - LA Fitness
  • Golf - The First Tee of Greater Chicago 
  • Gymnastics - Illinois USA Gymnastics & USA Gymnastics Fitness Program
  • Hockey - IceReach
  • Judo - Menomonee Judo Club
  • Karate/Martial Arts - Sensei Fred Jordan Tornado Univ. Martial Arts Science
  • Lacrosse - OWLS Lacrosse
  • Project Play - Beyond the Ball
  • Paralympic Cycling - Project Mobility
  • Rowing - Lincoln Park Boat Club
  • Rugby - Illinois Youth Rugby Association 
  • Soccer - Chicago Fire, America SCORES Chicago and Urban Initiatives 
  • Speed Skating - IceReach
  • Table Tennis
  • Team Handball - USA Team Handball
  • Tennis - Pilsen Junior Tennis Camp
  • Track and Field - DePaul University
  • Triathlon - Tri-Masters Sports Initiative Programs
  • Weightlifting
  • Wheelchair Basketball - Chicago Park District
  • Wrestling - South Side Scramblers

Healthy Living: Enjoy nutritional snacks and beverages while learning easy ways to eat better every day.
 

World Class Athletes: Meet Olympians, Paralympians, as well and alumni from the Chicago’s professional sport teams.

Community Connections: Learn about programs and places to get involved with sports in Chicago. Get connected to everything from archery to wresting.
 
Try Soccer at the Family Sports Fest                    Open to All Regardless of Physical AbilitHealthy Living:<br />Enjoy nutritional snacks and beverages while learning easy ways to eat better every day.<br /><br />World Class Athletes:<br />Meet Olympians, Paralympians, as well and alumni from the Chicago’s professional sport teams. <br /><br />Community Connections:<br />Learn about programs and places to get involved with sports in Chicago. Get connected to everything from archery to wresting.<br />y
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