National Recreation and Park Association

Mm.

Like NRPA picked it up.

Like, all of a sudden, people were, like, flying me to go speak, and I was just like, "This is wild." Like, I'm not a person who studied gerontology.

I don't know anything.

It started way back in May, district competition and then division competition held in 12 Major League ballparks, at which the winners earned their uniforms from their district.

Making the presentations today, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Chris Schonfeld, the executive produ- vice president of Burger King, John Davis, the executive director of the National Recreation and Park Association, and C. Carson Conrad, the executive director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Our winners, nine-year-old Jay Gwynn.

Our runner-up, Mike McCune of Des Moines, Iowa.

So on the complete other end of the age spectrum, we have some news about youth sports.

The National Recreation and Park Association has this MLS Go Play Fund opportunity due December 31st, 2026.

Yes.

It's a great chance for local agencies to expand soccer access.

District competition and then division competitions held in 12 major league ballparks at which the winners earned their uniforms from their district.

Making the presentation today, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Chris Schonloff, the executive vice president of Burger King, John Davis, the executive director of the National Recreation and Park Association, and C. Carson Conrad, the Executive Director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Our winners, 9-year-old Jay Gwynn, our runner-up, Mike McCune of Des Moines, Iowa.

10-year-old division, John Giordano of West Patterson, runner-up, Mike DeFault of North Connecticut.

Yeah.

You marrying Melissa and him marrying Tasha were definitely not a mistake, but the times that y'all have scheduled it will be on NRPA.

Hey.

[laughs] Hey.

We're, we're a little disappointed we weren't invited to all, uh, officiate the wedding as one unit.

We'll see.

I know you guys are kind of a big deal now in the NRPA world, so I know NRPA has a little precedence over the wedding.

But, uh, one person who won't be there who will be at the wedding is Lauren.

District competition and then division competitions held in 12 major league ballparks at which the winners earned their uniforms from their district.

Making the presentation today, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Chris Schonlob, the Executive Vice President of Burger King, John Davis, the Executive Director of the National Recreation and Park Association, and C. Carson Conrad, the Executive Director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Our winners, 9-year-old Jay Gwynn, our runner-up, Mike McCune of Des Moines, Iowa.

10-year-old division, John Giordano of West Patterson, runner-up, Mike DeFault of North Connecticut.

Cause I was a preschooler when my dad was working on his in Pittsburgh where I grew up.

And so, but we just like being around, I mean, when you're around educators and you're around, young families, even if you're older, like 60, pushing 61 like me, and that's why I love your podcast, and I would love to be in Philadelphia at NRPA this year to develop additional relationships, but being around people that are younger keeps you more, I don't know if cutting edge is the right word, but just more open and aware to new experiences and less bogged down and you know, I came from a wonderful department in Maryland with tons of resources.

And I'm sure that people at Brighton got sick of me saying, what do you mean? You don't have 20 outdoor pools.

And they were like, but have you ever been to Rochester, New York? And in February, like I, you know, I was like, no, my, my fiance just would, I'd come up and play golf.