Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2016 Fish Iowa! Games - Get Your School Hooked!

Fish Iowa! Games is a competition where students cast from three distances using the flipping, pitching, and overhand techniques. It was developed by the Iowa Sports Foundation, in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in 2006. Since then, over 90,500 K-12 students throughout the state have participated.
 
Register your school or your class now to secure your competition kit. The competition may be held anytime between February 1 and May 1.

P.E. teachers from across Iowa have enjoyed offering this activity to their students for years:

v  “Casting is a life-time skill – It’s a great confidence builder for students. It doesn’t matter your size, age, or gender...everybody can compete on a fair level.” – Susan Monahan Blair, Orchard Place Campus School, Des Moines
v  “Fish Iowa! Games is a creative way to ‘lure’ kids into the joys of fishing.” – Mat Daniels, Kanesville High School, Council Bluffs
 
v  “We have been participating the last 4 years in the Fish Iowa! Games casting contest – we start by watching the video that is provided about the different types of casting…then we usually have a practice period – the kids all have a great time, whether they have fished before or not!” Tracy McGregor, Nashua-Plainfield Schools


v  “Great program, keep offering programs like this, I’m always looking for ways to get kids outside.” Paul Rogalla, Indianola Middle School






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