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walking here after school because you
never know what they might do. "
" For me, I would be afraid to walk by
this park alone. "

Camp under the stars
Camping emerged as a common activity
among focus group participants. Camping locations ranged from backyards
to forests, and many activities such as
roasting s'mores and telling scary stories are favorite activities while camping.
The participants normally camped with
youth center programs, school camps,
and family.

" ...learned how to make a fire...
learned about...animals. "
" I went to this camp. They took us
on hikes and we played capture the
flag. "
" Um, well my family is really big on
camping and hiking...every year we
go. "

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Brock Enterprises Inc.
937
No Fault Sport Group
Court Clean
936
North West Rubber
Deschamps Mats Systems Inc.
2245
Oklahoma State University
as
lacrosse, badminExplore nature Disc Golf Association Inc. sports as diverse
2724
PlayCore
ton
and
soccer.
A
few
respondents
felt
Nature themes emerged
but
only
two
parEnvironmental Molding Concepts
2609
PlayGuard
Playground
left out of sports
activities beticipants spoke about
nature
exploration.
Safety Surfacing
FieldTurf
USA,
Inc.
401 related
cause
of
their
skill
level,
the
skill levels
" We go there a lot
(park)
and
just
sit
PlaySafe,
LLC
FlagHouse
1305
of
the
other
players,
and
because
ofInc.
the
there, there's like roses
and
there's
like
Premier
Concepts
ForeverLawn Inc.
1229, 1424
competitive
nature
of
the
sport.
When
hills to sit on and stuff... "
Profitable Food Facilities
GameTime
1901, 2011
asked about outdoor
activities
in genRaeslor
Playground
Systems
Gopher Sport
1927
eral the participantsRBoften
talked
about
Learn to swim
Rubber
Products,
Inc.
Human Kinetics
1402
Swimming in pools and lakes was a pop- their team sports. Recreation Creations, Inc.
Hunter Industries
2237
ular outdoor activity among the partici " I like to play soccer because it's not
RenoSys Corporation
Jayhawk Plastics Inc.
2026
pants. Over half of the respondents had really rough...you're having fun, that's
RTH Processing, Inc.
Let's Play Recreation, Inc.
913, 1538
been swimming in the ocean. They stat- the whole point of the game. "
Sagamore Publishing
Mateflex
1502
ed that the water is a good place to cool
" ...baseball
I like because you get to
Signature (Fencing) Systems
Midwest
Elastomers
Inc.
1324
off, hang out with friends, and they en- hit the ball and then like run around
Skillastics
joyed the feel of theMiracle
water.League Association, The
and make a1627
lot of home
runs. "
SofSurfaces Inc.
Missoula
Theatre
1226
" Swimming because
it'sChildren's
my favorite
Southeastern Security
520
sport to do and umMondo
like when I swim
Follow a trail
Consultants, Inc.
National
Alliance
for
the
sometimes it helps me get better. "
Hiking and biking were mentioned freSouthern Aluminum
Development of Archery
619
quently as activities. There were suggesEnterprises,and
Inc.
National
Alliance
for
Youth
Sports
611
tions to have more Sparton
trails available
Play on a team
SpectraTurf
on Accessibility
participants1122
would like
to have trails with
Participants wereNational
very Center
enthusiastic
Sportime
LLC biking
National
Sales
&
Supply,
LLC
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about team sports. They enjoyed par- curves and jumps (for mountain

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