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David L. Wolper Receives William May Garland Award

Barry Sanders and David L. Wolper David L. Wolper received the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games William May Garland Award, on March 9, 2010, at a luncheon at the LA84 Foundation. Wolper, chairman emeritus of the LA84 Foundation, was honored for his role in creating and directing the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony of the 1984 Olympic Games. The award, presented by SCOGG President Barry Sanders, recognizes those who have given outstanding service to the Olympic Movement. Past recipients include Mayor Tom Bradley, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Juan Antonio Samaranch, John C. Argue, Peter Ueberroth, Anita L. DeFrantz, Harry Usher, Paul Ziffren, Barry Sanders and Lord Killanin.

Peter Ueberroth, president of the 1984 Olympic Games organizing committee and LA84 Foundation board member, praised Wolper, saying, "David Wolper was, and is, the soul of the Games of the XXIII Olympiad. His ability to capture both the United States and the worldwide international audience set the standard and the ratings that insured our success."

Attention: Seeking LA84 Alumni

Congratulations to Tylee Glover! She is the third winner of the biweekly raffle of the LA84 Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Survey. Tylee has won a $15 gift certificate to I tunes in a random drawing of all the entries received from February 15st through February 28th, 2010. If you’ve ever been an athlete, parent of an athlete or coach in a Foundation-sponsored program, or you have attended one of our coaching clinics and would like a chance to win a prize, please fill out our 25th Anniversary Survey, here.

A Big Thanks to everyone who has shared your LA84 sports stories with us! If you haven’t told us your story yet, there’s still time to enter to win a prize!

By completing the survey, you can enter to win a biweekly drawing for an LA84 Foundation t-shirt or gift certificate to iTunes, Starbucks or Amazon! Also, at the end of June 2010, we'll be picking the BEST entry to win a weekend spa-golf package to Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego. GOOD LUCK!

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LA84 Foundation and SCMAF
Team with ASEP to Launch Online Course

SCMAF

In an initiative designed to reach 15,000 youth sport coaches over the next five years, the LA84 Foundation and Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation (SCMAF) have partnered with leading coaching education provider American Sport Education Program (ASEP) to offer customized online training to SCMAF coaches.

The two-tiered coaching education program features the general coaching course “LA84 Foundation’s Art of Coaching for SCMAF Coaches,” plus sport-specific LA84 Foundation-branded for flag football, basketball, and volleyball. The “Art of Coaching” will is now available to SCMAF coaches. The sport-specific courses will be released in fall 2010. The courses will be made available through the ASEP Web site at www.ASEP.com.

Through the sponsorship of the LA84 Foundation, 3,000 coaches per year over the next five years will have the opportunity to take the online courses at no cost.

LA84 Foundation Launches Weplay Page

The LA84 Foundation has launched a group page on www.weplay.com, a comprehensive youth sports social networking site. Visitors to the Weplay site are able to read LA84 Foundation coaching manuals, learn about Foundation news and events, and exchange information with other group members. “We are excited about the opportunity to work with Weplay,” said Wayne Wilson, LA84 Foundation vice president for education services. “The Weplay site is a great platform for sharing our information with coaches, parents and athletes.” Membership in Weplay is free. There are more than a 250,000 active participants. The site that offers networking opportunities, team management tools and more than 1,000 instructional skills and drills.

LA84 Merchandise Now Available

You can support the activities of the LA84 Foundation and youth sports by purchasing LA84 Foundation merchandise, including designs celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1984 Olympic Games. Store.

New Images

Summer Swim 2007   Photo Galleries.
  2009 Middle School:  Flag Football.(new)  Soccer. Softball. Basketball.
Summer Aquatics 2009.

  Video Gallery: Legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games.   Sports In My Life.
                             The Magic of Sports.
  LA84 Campus.

LA84 Foundation: Legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games

Alumni of the 1984 Olympic Games celebrated the 25th anniversary of the landmark event on July 18 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The LA84 Foundation featured prominently in the celebration, which included a screening of the Foundation latest video “LA84 Foundation: Legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games.”

Nike Grind

NikeGrind2 The LA84 Foundation and Nike are working in partnership to create new playing surfaces at sports facilities in Los Angeles. Nike Grind, recycled rubber left over from the manufacture of Nike shoes, is a key component in the resurfacing project. Learn more in this new video.