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          No matter what the season, sports is big news! In this project,
            mentors and students will discuss sports and recreation activities together.
 
Activity 1: America's Pastime

            While baseball is often considered America's favorite
          pastime, other sports have become more and more popular.
        What sport do you think should be America's favorite pastime?
    Mentors and students should share their choices -- and the reasons
behind them - with one another!

    Activity 2: Medal Winners
           If you could select any three athletes to receive medals for greatest sports figures of all
time, who would you choose and why? Award a gold medal to your top choice, silver medal
to your second, and bronze medal to your third. Your choices can be from the same sport or
different sports. Share your choices - and the reasons for them - with each other.
     
  Activity 3: One Potato, Couch Potato
   

"Couch potatoes" enjoy spending the majority of their time lounging, perhaps with the television remote in hand, stretched out on the sofa or comfortably relaxing on the recliner. While relaxing
is definitely necessary, engaging in recreational activities also is important! In this activity, mentors and students should share their favorite "couch potato" activities and their favorite recreational activities. Why do you like them? Would you classify yourself as a classic "couch potato?"

     
  Activity 4: Your Leisure Time
   

Is your idea of a great time to curl up with a good book, play a wild game of Trivial Pursuit,
or to jog three miles? How do you like to spend your leisure time? Share with one another what
you like to do most in your spare time. Do you share any similar interests?

     
  Activity 5: Sports and Safety
    In this activity, mentors and students should think about how athletes stay safe while participating
in sports. What measures do you think are most important for athletes to take before, during and after playing your favorite sport? Mentors and students should also discuss the various safety measures they take when participating in specific sports!
     
  Activity 6: Sports Around the World
    Do you know where your favorite sport originated? For more information, visit the website,
Sports Around the World @ Sports Around the World. Share what you find with each other.
Mentors and students also should find an interesting fact about a sport that they are less
familiar with and share it with one another.