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Celebrating the L.A. Watts Summer Games

USA City Games Presents

Pre-50th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff

Free Admission

at the

L.A. Memorial Coliseum

Saturday, June 17, 2017

9:00am	Doors Open
9:30am	1 soccer game
11:00am	Opening Ceremonies to include remarks City officials, Olympians and surprise guests.
12:30pm	Track and Field 40 and 100 yard dash 1 basketball game – Coliseum 1 volleyball game – EXPO Center 1 soccer game commence – Coliseum
1:30pm	2 football games commence – Coliseum 1 basketball game – Coliseum TBD
2:30pm	Lacrosse game begins
4:00pm	Event end

Did You Know?

Student athletes are 4 times more likely to attend college.
Physically active kids have up to 40% higher test scores.
Student athletes are 50% less absent than non-athletes.
Student athletes have an 11% higher graduation rate than non –athletes.

Youth Sports Are Under Threat

$3.5 Billion was cut from school sports budgets from 2009 – 2011.
An estimated 27% of U.S. public high schools will not have any sports by 2020.
Low-income families are 4 times more likely to decrease participation in sports due to costs.
50% of children stop playing sports by the time they reach adolescence.