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Sports Writing Contest to Award Star Coaches

posted by AnnGaff, a Women Talk Sports blogger
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 9:50pm PDT

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Chief Technical Officer, Women Talk Sports. I competed in Track & Field and Cross-Country in college at the University of Nebraska and competed professionally in Track & Field (3000m Steeplechase) fr...more

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Play It Forward

YouthNoise Play City is a nonprofit campaign that promotes using sports for social change. On Friday, they launched a nation-wide writing contest called Play It Forward that asks entrants to submit stories and photos of the coaches who have made a positive impact on their lives. Prizes are available for both writers and the nominated coaches.




Do you have a coach who has made a positive impact on your life? Enter the contest!

The details:

Play It Forward runs from August 21 until September 21, 2009.

Contest is open to any US resident age 13 or older.

Top 3 nominated coaches will be flown to Washington, D.C. to be awarded as "Coach of the Year" at the national Up2Us Coach Appreciation Week conference.

Prize includes round-trip airfare, hotel accomodations, food and conference registration.

Approximate Retail Value: $850 each.

Three first-place writers will win $250 Eurosport gift cards, and three second-place writers will win $100 Eurosport gift cards.

Check out the contest site at http://www.youthnoise.com/playcity/playitforward/!

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