CIF Partners with Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind For 2024-2025 Athletic Year
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – CIF Sports Properties and Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind announced today the signing of a partnership through 2025. As an Official Partner of the California Interscholastic Federation, Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind will provide resources on bolstering health, community, and a sense of belonging to CIF administrators, coaches, student-athletes, and parents.
“We are pleased to partner with Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind,” said Brian Hastings, General Manager of CIF Sports Properties. “Both organizations appreciate the meaningful connection between physical activity and mental well-being, and we look forward to sharing this message throughout California.”
Through this partnership, Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind will support students, families and administrators by providing guidance and resources on physical activity, mental well-being, and the importance of keeping those in focus on and off the playing field. Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind will engage the CIF community via on-site messaging at CIF Section, Regional, and State Championships across California, as well as through digital initiatives, including email and social media campaigns. Health and wellness resources will also be available on the CIF State website.
“The Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being is excited to announce the partnership between our Move Your Body Calm Your Mind initiative and the California Interscholastic Federation,” said Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner of California and co-chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being. “Together, we embody the core principals of incorporating daily movement and mindfulness activities at the youngest of ages and throughout all stages of life. We are excited to spread this message while supporting local communities and youth on and off the court and field.”
About Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind
Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind is a California campaign launched in 2023 by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being, the California Department of Health Care Services, and the California Department of Public Health. The goal of Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind is to provide guidance and resources on physical activity and mental well-being for Californians of all ages; increase awareness among all age groups about the benefits of movement, sport, nutrition, and overall mental wellness; encourage intergenerational physical fitness activities; promote equitable access to outdoor and physical activities for underserved communities; and facilitate collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies, education, business and industry, the private sector, and others in the promotion of movement and mental wellness. The campaign provides easy ways for Californians to get active and to take steps to increase mental well-being. Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind provides resources for both individuals and organizations. To learn more or get involved, visit MoveYourBodyCalmYourMind.org.
About the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
Created in 1914, the CIF is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. The federation is uniquely positioned to foster student growth in values and ethics providing students the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete in education-based athletics. The CIF strives to promote equity, quality, character, and academic development. A nonprofit federation, the state office, located in Sacramento, Calif., represents the interests of its member Sections. The 10 Sections represent geographic regions within the state: Central, Central Coast, Los Angeles City, North Coast, Northern, Oakland, Sac-Joaquin, San Diego, San Francisco, and Southern. CIF represents 1,633 public and private member schools and more than 800,000 student-athletes.
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