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.
2026 Beyond the Game Coach Development Workshop
Join Project Play: Southeast Michigan for the 2026 Beyond the Game: Coach Development Workshop!
Whether you’re a seasoned coach or stepping onto the field for the first time, this workshop will provide you with powerful tools to strengthen your leadership, build meaningful relationships and coach with greater empathy.
Project Play is proud to offer this training in various counties to reach all coaches throughout southeast Michigan. Click below to choose from one of the workshop locations that best accommodates your schedule:
Wednesday, May 20: Wayne County
Wednesday, August 26: St. Clair County
Wednesday, October 7: Washtenaw County
Sports Sampling Instructional Training
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Farmington Family YMCA | 28100 Farmington Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Aligning with the Project Play 8 Plays framework to encourage sports sampling, this training will explore best practices in hosting one-day or ongoing programs, equipping you with the tools to provide an engaging and well-rounded experience for youth.
Attendees will be introduced to non-traditional sports such as field hockey and archery. Guests can also expect to leave with new ideas, strategies to implement your own sports sampling programs and equipment to get you started.
2026 Summer Coach Training Tour
Join Project Play: Southeast Michigan for the 2026 Summer Coach Training Tour!
The purpose of this training is to provide coaches and youth sport leaders with practical tools and strategies that go beyond sport specific instruction, helping them create safe, inclusive and development focused sport environments.
Project Play is proud to offer this training in various counties to reach all coaches throughout southeast Michigan. Click below to choose from one of the workshop locations that best accommodates your schedule:
Tuesday, June 23: Macomb County
Wednesday, July 22: Livingston County
Wednesday, August 12: Oakland County
Girls in Sports: Title IX Celebration
Friday, June 26, 2026
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UWM Sports Complex | 867 S Blvd E, Pontiac, MI 48341
Project Play: 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, ages 5-14, to learn from dynamic female coaches and make new friends while learning the fundamentals of enriching sports.