Get Active with Upcoming Events
Project Play events are designed to connect people, empower communities and create meaningful change. From dynamic gatherings and trainings to hands-on experiences, every event is a chance to get involved, contribute your voice and help shape a future where children can thrive through sports and play.
Unite to Ignite: Southeast Michigan Youth Sports Summit
Friday, April 24, 2026
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wayne State University
Join us for Unite to Ignite: Southeast Michigan Youth Sports Summit, a dynamic gathering designed to inspire, connect and empower the Project Play Southeast Michigan community. This special event brings together youth sports coaches, advocates, volunteers and leaders for a day of collaboration, learning and celebration.
Project Play Power Hour: Revitalizing In Town Leagues
Thursday, March 19, 2026
12-1 p.m.
Zoom: Virtual Meeting
Join our next virtual Power Hour, focused on revitalizing in-town leagues. This session will highlight successful regional and national models, along with practical strategies for staff recruitment and training, and developing effective parent handbooks.
Hear insights from leaders at National Parks and Recreation, Detroit PAL, Sheriff PAL, and Royal Oak Sandlot League as they share lessons learned and actionable ideas you can bring to your community.
Game Changers: Detroit Coaching Community Day
Saturday, May 16, 2026
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
DBG Detroit | 6445 E. Vernor Hwy
Join us for a free Coaching Training and Community Day designed to celebrate, equip, and connect the people who show up for Detroit’s kids every day.
This event is open to all sports and all experience levels, from seasoned coaches to new volunteers, parents, and mentors.
Training will be provided through Yes, Coach!™, an initiative of U.S. Soccer Foundation and Stand Together that equips youth sports coaches with innovative tools to foster positive, safe environments and build character in young people on and off the field.
Project Play Power Hour:
Communications & Storytelling
Thursday, May 21, 2026
12-1 p.m.
Zoom: Virtual Meeting
Learn strategies in effectively and authentically communicating your organization’s mission, programs and impact. Hear from resident experts across the region on practical strategies and ready-to-use tools that you can implement immediately. Participants can expect to learn how to better frame messages for various audiences, tangible examples of communication tools (social media, newsletter and hard copy assets), and developing a marketing calendar.
Girls in Sports: Title IX Celebration
Friday, June 26, 2026
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UWM Sports Complex
Save the Date! Project Play of Southeast Michigan, in collaboration with various sports and youth development organizations, welcomes dozens of girls from across the region to the UWM Sports Complex for a day filled with sports sampling, exciting giveaways and fun activities.
Join us on Friday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to empower the girls in your life, in grades 3-8, to learn from dynamic female coaches and make new friends while learning the fundamentals of enriching sports.