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Park and Recreation Department Philosophy_ <br />The basic goal of the Mounds View Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department <br />program is to provide facilities and programs of wholesome leisure -time activities to as <br />many residents as possible, and to help them gain satisfaction, joy, and benefit from a <br />wide variety of recreational experiences. Further, it is hoped that the activities offered <br />the men, women, and children in the community can provide an opportunity to improve <br />skills, to develop and refine appreciation and form new friendships. The department is <br />determined that you will carry away something more than just the memories of the <br />program ... rather a WHOLESOME AND MEANINGFUL LEISURE TIME EXPERIENCE! <br />Youth Sports Program Philosophy_ <br />The main objective of the Instructional Youth Sports Program is to provide a relaxed <br />environment for children to learn, and practice the wide variety of basic skills and <br />situations that encourage cooperative play and good sportsmanship. Creating a non- <br />competitive atmosphere where the child's motivation to learn is emphasized over <br />"winning". <br />Motto for Program <br />If you had Fun ... You have Won! <br />Quotables <br />"The purpose of youth sports programs should be to teach the child how to play the <br />sport, about competition, about winning and losing and about playing on a team. And <br />the emphasis should be on the individual going out and enjoying what he is doing. <br />Every game will have a winner and loser. The only successful youth sports program <br />is the one with a coach who will accept the losing along with the winning, last place in <br />the league along with the first place, and still be able to congratulate his team for their <br />efforts." Roger Staubach, former Dallas Cowboy Quarterback <br />