We volunteer and train youth and Police Officers in local Police Athletic Leagues (PAL). PAL’s are organizations in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities. The purpose is to build character, help strengthen police-community relations, and keep children off illegal drugs. Most PAL programs now call themselves “Police Activities Leagues” because many of the programs are now focused on youth enrichment, educational and youth leadership programs and not just sports.
We help local Police Athletic Leagues with our programs to donate funds & equipment, so that the cost to taxpayers is small while the returns are great. Participants in the League’s activities are supposedly much less likely to engage in crime, far more likely to praise the character of the police force, and discourage their friends from either committing crimes or covering up criminal activity.
Police Athletic League programs usually have a competitive component. Although the vast majority of the League’s contests are with other youths in the same city, there are regularly scheduled national contests between teams in different parts of the country. We have been honored to train both Local and Homeland Security Law enforcement to train many of their own young people who participate in many activities. These include Boxing, Soccer, Basketball, Football, and many other sports throughout the U.S.
