About

It’s something I love coming to and gives me a fun activity to do in my free time. I get to know my teammates better and have made new friends.

Instead of seeing the police on the worst days of their lives, they see us during some of their happiest moments. We build bonds with people of different backgrounds and cultures, which is also important to me. I think it’s cool that their first coach is a police officer, especially as someone who grew up in PAL themselves.

I think that the opportunities Detroit PAL offers kids are great. A lot of these kids don’t have the chance to participate in sports, but because of PAL, they get that experience.

It helps me get my energy out and gets me moving. I love coming here because everyone at PAL is so nice.

My boys have participated in many programs with PAL, like baseball, tennis, & hockey. I love what PAL teaches them, besides just sports. My son Chase first learned  what resilience meant here, and carries that with him. I love how encouraging everyone is.

They are always surprised. People see me as girly, because I do step and cheer, but I also wanted to show that girls can play football too.