November 2020 - PRB+ Magazine

Building Healthy, Happy Communities

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Publishers Note 1 min read

A Closer Look

Based on National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) Total Participation Points (TPP) measure, team sports increased 1.6 percent in 2019 compared to the prior year, while individual sports increased 1.2 percent during the same timeframe.

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Sports Fields 4 min read

One Emergency

On a hot summer day, a woman collapses near a baseball field. Bystanders jump into action and quickly realize she isn’t breathing and has no pulse.

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Parks 4 min read

A Message Etched In Concrete

Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Morganton, N.C., is a story of community-powered transformation.

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Parks 3 min read

Playground Perspectives

If your organization has a serious playground claim—which we hope you never do—you may be contacted by several parties to help resolve the issue.

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Parks 5 min read

WONDER, DREAM, IMAGINE

Design inspiration is vital to developing creative and imaginative playgrounds. Gathering ideas for inspiration is a critical part of the process.

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Parks 5 min read

One Size Does Not Fit All

Today’s recreation centers are more than just spaces in which to work out. When designed with a focus on the facility’s users, they can foster and grow connections within the community.

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Rec Facilities 4 min read

Rectangular Pools

Aquatic programs must use water time effectively to meet the needs of the community. In other words, programming needs precede design needs.

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Aquatics 3 min read

Simple But Effective

When it comes to rural, underserved areas, few are more remote than Bethel, Alaska. Located 400 miles west of Anchorage—40 miles off the coast of the Bering Sea—the region is only reachable by plane or boat.

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Programming 3 min read

An Expert Witness In The Field

Approximately one-quarter million children are injured each year on playgrounds. Not all of these injuries go to litigation, but how well prepared are you to defend a case?

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Columns 6 min read

Youth-Sports Administration

Having written this many times before, I will say it again: youth-sports administrators are some of the most dedicated public employees in our communities.

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Columns 4 min read

Hand-Picked Life Lessons

The one-square acre contained a house, an efficiency cottage, a garage that had been converted from a haybarn, and an attached single room for storage behind the barn.

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Columns 5 min read