Programs
Portland Activities & Athletics League (PAAL) serves all youth, with a primary focus on BIPOC youth and individuals living in low-income and under-resourced communities. PAAL provides a high quality after school experience based on a revolving schedule of academic enrichment (PAAL Smarts), arts (PAAL Arts) and physical education (PAAL Fit). Our goal is to help youth develop necessary skills to enhance their ability to engage with the community, law enforcement and service professionals to build their social and emotional learning skills through mentoring and athletics.
PAAL Smarts: Youth receive tutoring and targeted support in various academic areas. PAAL after-school programs offer an array of engaging STEM/STEAM, Lego Robotics activities designed to inspire youth and build academic skills.
PAAL Arts: Youth build confidence in self-expression through an introduction to illustration, instrumental music, dance, performance poetry, and theater arts. Students are given opportunities to showcase their talents through special events, craft contests, dance competitions, poetry jams and talent shows. Recording studio on site for youth to showcase their skills through arts and music.
PAAL Fit: Youth engage in the recommended levels of physical activity while learning about healthy lifestyles and nutrition. Children stay active through organized tournaments and friendly athletic competitions.
PAAL NFL Flag Football
Portland Activities & Athletics League (PAAL) was selected to start the first NFL Flag Football League in the Portland Metropolitan Area. This partnership with the NFL is a recreational program designed for all youth grades K-12, providing them with the opportunity to experience the sport with a focus on skill development, sportsmanship, and fun. Teams will practice during the week for one hour, once or twice a week with games on the weekends at city parks and schools.
Touchdown for Tots
Touchdown for Tots is a 6-week hour-long program with a 1-hour session each week. This program is for beginners ages 4 and 5 (Pre-Kindergarten and/or Kindergarten) who are not ready for the recreational program and games.
Each week there will be warm-ups, small drills, and fun mini-games. Players will also begin to learn important aspects of football including positions, handoffs, catching, and more! No week is the same to ensure that kids will stay engaged in the hour-long practice each week.
How to Be a Good Sport Program
Each week there will be a new character trait to focus on during the practice including relevant games and drills. Each character trait is a small piece of learning sportsmanship and we hope this program starts to create good sports at a young age.
Teamwork - Players learn how to work alongside others and the importance of teamwork.
Encouragement - Players learn how to encourage and cheer on their teammates during practices and games.
Fairness - Players learn the importance of following the rules and letting everyone participate.
Helpfulness - Players learn how they can be helpful towards their coaches, teammates and opponents.
Respect - Players learn the importance of showing respect toward the coach, teammates, and officials.
Sportsmanship - All 5 of the first traits are a part of sportsmanship along with emphasizing the importance of being a good sport during the scrimmage.
If you have any questions about the Touchdown for Tots program or are wondering if it is right for your athlete, please email info@paalnflflag.com or call us at (503) 752-3830.
PAAL Youth Football & Cheer Conference
PAAL Youth Football & Cheer Conference is pleased to announce that we are a part of the American Youth Football League (AYF). We are playing Division 2 in the Big West Region. PAAL is excited to kick off our inaugural season in the pacific northwest to include Portland, OR and the surrounding areas (including Vancouver, WA).
PAAL Youth Football & Cheer Registration Form
Boxing & Self-Defense
PAAL Boxing
The PAAL Boxing program includes non-contact or contact boxing, fitness cardio, range of motion, improved strength, sequenced movements, hand/eye exercises and more. This teaches self-defense, discipline and teamwork to grades 6-12, while getting the boxers in good physical condition. Annual boxing tournaments are held with partner boxing programs, increasing student exposure and creating friendly competition for the youth. The benefits include increased physical fitness, increased self-efficacy, and diversion from delinquent activities/behaviors. Sessions will be 90 minutes, once per week.
PAAL Girl Power - Self Defense
This program is designed solely for female students grades 2-8, and focuses on self defense for smaller individuals facing larger attackers, reaching fitness goals, and training with like-minded women. By educating young women on self-defense skills that can be applied to real-life situations, we hope to empower young women and bring greater awareness to the specific issues women face. Sessions will be 45 minutes, once per week.
PAAL Playstreets
PAAL Playstreets provide opportunities for children to engage in organized physical activities, and to access helpful resources in their communities. PAAL will visit public areas in Gresham City neighborhoods suffering from high rates of crime and poverty (hotspots) to create supervised and fun-filled places for children graded K-12 to play in safety. Each playstreet has fun athletic and recreational equipment, as well as arts and crafts, to make a fun experience for the youth. All Playstreets are staffed with a Playstreet PAAL, and will provide adult mentors and supervision.
STEM/STEAM
Who We Are
Our STEM Sports® team is committed to the educational enrichment of our youth. Through creative and strategic education and the fun of sports, students are engaged on entirely new levels and we cultivate participant’s STEM literacy, engagement, and retention.
STEM Sports® is dedicated to combining scientific learning and sports to help students develop critical thinking, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills that can be applied throughout their lives and be applied not only to future occupations and jobs but for real-life everyday situations.
Our Delivery
We create turnkey STEM programs rooted in sports, including but not limited to BMX, basketball, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball. STEM Sports® has been implemented in over 400 school districts nationwide to thousands of K-8 students.
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Police & Community
PAAL Fishing Expedition gives youth the opportunity to learn fishing skills from former law enforcement professionals.
PAAL’s Kindergarten Cop Once a month police officers visit their adopted kindergarten class and speaks on the six pillars of character counts.
PAAL’s Junior Police Club connects middle school students with law enforcement and service professionals through local precinct visits, crime prevention workshops, and community service projects.
Chief of Police for a Day” essay contest will be open to high school students throughout the city. Participants write about how they would solve an existing crime/community problem, were they the Chief of Police. Contest winners get the unique opportunity to spend an entire day at Police Headquarters with the Chief of Police and other top officials.
PAAL Literacy Events Program will promote the importance of reading by having guest speakers read to youth.
Cadet Program: Provide a pathway for youth to enter a cadet program.
PAAL One-Stop Mobile Center
Portland Activities & Athletics League (PAAL) will by provide a One-Stop Mobile Youth Center that provides opportunities for children to engage in organized physical activities, to learn valuable lessons about positive life choices and to access helpful resources in their communities. Portland Activities & Athletics League (PAAL) will create safe spaces in areas in Portland area neighborhoods to create supervised and fun-filled places for children ages 6-16 to play in safety. PAAL One-Stop Mobile Youth Center provides fun, athletic and recreational equipment, as well as arts and crafts, to make a fun experience for the kids. Participants also learn how to identify members of their local law enforcement and service professionals as well as their local elected officials, fostering strong relationships and an increased sense of community.
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