Utah Jazz Unveil ‘Youth At Home’ Program For Students’ Remote Learning

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Jazz are lending a helping hand to youth across the country during a period of remote learning. With school doors shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Jazz have unveiled a slate of programs aimed at supporting, educating, and inspiring students, families, and basketball fans.

The program, accessible at jazzyouth.com/at-home, offers videos starring Jazz players and Jazz Youth coaches demonstrating basketball skills and drills. Guard Justin Wright-Foreman demonstrates stretching techniques in one video while Rayjon Tucker offers a demonstration on footwork from inside his own home.

The program offers a series of printable coloring pages and activities for school-aged youth, including mazes, word searches, and a word scramble.

Jazz bingo, also accessible on the site, encourages youth to complete a series of Jazz related challenges on a bingo card before May 15 which can be submitted for a prize.

Following the “bear hunt” trend of placing teddy bears in windows for children to seek out when exercising outdoors, the Jazz are encouraging fans to place a colored picture of the Jazz Bear mascot in their windows and post the photos on social media using the hashtag #JazzBearHunt.

Participants will be entered to win prizes including a signed player jersey.

The team has also encouraged youth to take part in the Bear’s Reading Challenge. The Jazz mascot is encouraging students grades K-12 to read for 600 minutes for a chance to win Jazz prizes. Parents, teachers, and students can track their reading and submit their results by April 27 for a chance to win.

Are you losing the #homeschooling battle?

Fear not, the @UtahJazz Bear is here to help! https://t.co/DDgPvV78kb

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 25, 2020

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• Avoid close contact with people who may be sick
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