When Mike Bensey and his family moved to Lake Nona 13 years ago, he’d hoped to enroll his eighth-grade son in youth football where he could play sports and meet new friends in the community. Instead, he spent a year shuttling his son back to their old neighborhood on the east side of Orlando to play football since he wasn’t having any luck finding an organized sports program in … [Read more...]
Lake Nona Family Shares How Playing Youth Sports Helped Son Focus
It’s the meeting many parents worry about when they notice their child seems to be a lot more energetic and active than other kids they know. Lake Nona resident Sophia Rogers remembers the day her son’s fifth-grade teacher requested a conference with her and her husband, Jeffrey. “She told us we may want to have Gabe tested for ADHD,” she recalls. “We were … [Read more...]
Catch a Lift Fund: Any Gym. Anywhere.
Fitness for Wounded Veterans Corporal Christopher Coffland was a Baltimore native and student-athlete who excelled both at The Gilman School and Washington and Lee University. He received his bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1998. After completing college, he pursued a doctorate degree for which he traveled extensively throughout the world, studying and immersing … [Read more...]
Lake Nona Junior Lions Coach Shares Wrestling Passion With Young Athletes
Lake Nona Junior Lions coaches Brandon Marshall and Kendrick Ellison are gearing up to hit the mat for the spring season of wrestling. Part of Lake Nona Youth Sports, wrestling registration will open in January to young athletes ages 5-15, and practices will kick off in February. “We’re hoping to expand on the fundamental skills we taught our young wrestlers last … [Read more...]
Local Church Determined to Be Part of the Solution
Pastor Collin Outerbridge felt it as he scrolled through his Facebook feed. That nagging feeling of helplessness that comes with seeing so many people pointing fingers at others for the problems in the United States. Outerbridge, the pastor at Nona Church, was chewing on this for a couple of weeks back when he walked into a staff meeting and said, “What if we could be … [Read more...]