PAL

 Main Objective: **Cops and Kids-- Working** **Together for** **a better Tomorrow.** The National Police Athletics/Activities Leagues, Inc. exists to prevent juvenile crime and violence by providing civic, athletic, recreational and educational opportunities and resources to PAL Chapters. PAL works as a juvenille crime prevention program that utilizes activities pertaining to sports and education to create bonds between police officers and youth in order to prevent negative attitudes and feelings about cops at an earlier age. "It is based on the conviction that young people - if they are reached early enough - can develop strong positive attitudes towards police officers in their journey through life toward the goal of maturity and good citizenship. The PAL program brings youth under the supervision and positive influence of a law enforcement agency and expands public awareness about the role of a police officer and the reinforcement of the responsible values and attitudes instilled in young people by their parents." ([])

**History an d Popularity: ** 65 years ago six chapters from the eastern seaboard of PAL's origional concept banded together to form the association in order to share ideas and resources and compete in several sports. Today there are over over 400 member chapters, involved in over 700 cities in the United States with @ 1,700 facilities used for the over two million youths countrywide.

** PAL I N NJ:  ** Help PAL: Prospective c oaches can go to [] and are need for such sports as American Sport Education Program Contact: Lori Brown, ASEP Youth Sports Sales Consultant Phone: 800-747-5698, ext. 2299 E-mail: LoriB@hkusa.com Web: []
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 * Baseball
 * Basketball
 * Flag Football
 * Tackel Football
 * Soccerr
 * Softball
 * Tennis
 * Volleyball
 * Wrestling
 * Contact Information for registration of coaches:**

 National PAL Website: ([] )