Husky Sport - Sites

Anderson Recreational Center

Anderson Center Girls’ Program
Husky Sport runs a program specifically for girls ages 8-13 at Kelvin D. Anderson Center. This after school program meets twice a week and pairs girls past and current UConn female student and student-athlete mentors. The participants take part in an interactive nutrition lesson and snack with the help of the Husky Nutrition program. Next they participate in a life skills lesson on topics such as community, leadership, and respect planned by the Husky Sport mentors. Lastly, the participants play a sport or are involved in a physical activity. The goal of this last segment of each day is to expose the girls to different sports (e.g. field hockey, swimming, lacrosse, rowing) that they typically do not see and to teach them games and activities they enjoy in order to encourage frequent physical activity.

Husky Sport - Service Learning Class
The Husky Sport service learning class serves mostly males. The students in the class prepare themselves to both demonstrate and play different types of sports. The boys take part in physical activity and finish their day with a nutritious snack.

Husky Sport is grateful for the praise and support it is receiving from Hartford's Health and Human Services Division and the Parks and Recreation Department.