Updates
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February 21, 2014
Corporate Kickball Champs Again ›
The competition was fierce on the kickball field, as fourteen teams squared off at Playworks 2014 Corporate Kickball event at Tempe Sports Complex on Thursday, February 21, 2014. Athletes Performance/EXOS came…
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February 20, 2014
Suns Superstar Gerald Green Inspires Playworks Students ›
Star Phoenix Suns‘ player, Gerald Green, was bullied as a child. In an unusual accident in sixth grade, he lost part of his left finger, Green shared during a visit to Loma…
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May 22, 2013
Junior Coaches Gather for Leadership Conference ›
More than 100 Playworks Junior Coaches attended an all-day leadership conference at Arizona State University. Students got to meet Sun Devil Men’s Basketball Coach Herb Sendek and were treated to…
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March 18, 2012
University of Phoenix volunteers visit Machan Elementary ›
University of Phoenix financial advisers traded in their briefcases for sneakers and hit the playground at William T. Machan Elementary for a day of Playworks Corporate Recess. The event included…
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February 22, 2012
Volleyball Season: That’s a Wrap! ›
Playworks Phoenix hosted its Volleyball Jamboree to close out the volleyball season. The jamboree was attended by more than 50 students from William T. Machan Elementary, Pan-American Charter School and…
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February 22, 2012
Coaches’ blog – stories from the schools ›
William T. Machan Elementary School – Coach Paul Xavier is a fun-loving six grader at Machan Elementary School. He has great hands on the4-square court and a killer shot in…
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September 7, 2011
Recess Rollout story from Phoenix, AZ ›
Playworks team members flew from cities across the country to bring more play to recess yards around Phoenix, Arizona. Below is some of what those coaches experienced and heard. “I…
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September 7, 2011
Coach returns after half-decade leave ›
Phoenix, Arizona was not where Coach Latesha thought she would end up. The grueling heat, the lack of rain… did we mention the grueling heat? Still, Playworks Phoenix is exactly…