Roll it, putt it, punt it, pin it.
Name a sport and you could likely try it during the Western Fair District?s Sport and Recreation Show.
Making the show as interactive as possible was one of the goals organizers set this year ? an effort to get folks moving and improve health by showing people all their options for fun.
?That?s what we wanted people to do: Go in there and have fun,? show manager Rob Lumsden said Sunday.
That meant rolling out turf for impromptu field drills. Squaring off space for local volleyball players to showoff their bumps, sets and digs. Setting aside stage time for mixed martial arts, wrestling and fencing.
?Recreation is such a broad term,? Lumsden said. ?It really is a different thing for everyone, and we wanted to showcase that.?
Mixing sports with experts on everything from nutrition to back pain gives the show a holistic approach to health.
It?s a message that?s not lost on participants. Jennifer Jaquith, who?s with the Nor?West Optimist Soccer Club, considers the opportunity to encourage physical activity one of the event?s biggest benefits.
?For us, this is like community outreach,? Jaquith said. ?It certainly promotes that mentality of ?Let?s be active, let?s stay active for life.??
The soccer club kept little feet busy throughout the weekend, rolling soccer balls onto a makeshift field and letting kids make the most of it.
Joining forces
The Sport and Recreation Show marked its second year Saturday and Sunday at the Western Fair District?s Agriplex. It also marks the second time organizers have melded the London Golf Show and Sale, an event older than the rec show, into the mix.
Organizers did not have total attendance figures on Sunday, but said the combo approach is working well, and is expected to continue in coming years.
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