Testimonial of the Month

Patty Robbins
PEP Grant Director
Millville Public School
April 7th, 2009

Wow, 

What a day yesterday with Jean Drennan your master HOPSports trainer. She is a dynamic speaker, superb spokesperson and supporter of HOPSports. You have got an ace in her. She has boundless energy and enthusiasm.

Below is the summary of our day - we are already brain storming ideas about next year.

Thank you for what you do!

The staff was able to participate on the equipment and experience the full benefit first hand. A group of students were available to use to work with and directly see the excitement that this equipment brings to a PE class. The students participated with heart rate monitors on and were able to gauge their work load in a personal way.

As a group we were presented with the immediate results that HOPSports is bringing to many PE programs across the country such as:

- Revitalizing the enthusiasm for fitness

- Objective assessment of students

- Self Esteem building of individuals

- And improvement in how to instruct a variety of topics in PE

As a group we discussed how this equipment can be “incorporated” into an existing program and is not necessarily intended to replace what is already good about a PE program.

Student assessment was discussed and the importance of doing them in a valid and reliable way. HOPSports was designed to assist in assessing and many of those techniques were discussed.

The group was tutored on the equipment from the setup process to the running of the equipment in the class setting. Many questions were addressed on security, care and ownership of the system both on the part of the teachers and the students.

We are excited about having HOPSports at ML Powell and how it will be used to help “get kids moving’ and also be used for family fun nights as well as for staff work outs. Myron L. Powell will be holding a teacher workshop for their staff about HOPSports in June as well as using it with their summer program. MLP is serious about being on the cutting edge of technology and school wellness. The partnership of the administration and staff will bring great things for the students.