Police Athletic League ( P.A.L. )

Police Athletic League exists for the purpose of providing quality after school programs that enhance both the life of the youth and their families. The method in which P.A.L.meets the needs of its participants is through mentoring, academic tutorials, organized sports, youth and family counseling services. Since its conception, we have been able to serve youth and families from Iredell and neighboring counties. We also have collaborated with other organizations such as Iredell-Statesville Schools and. Iredell-Statesville Schools Big Brothers/Big Sisters SPARKS program, Big Brothers, PDYF Success Institute Charter School, other community organizations. It is a network organization of Positive Direction for Youth & Families whose headquarters are in Greensboro, with sites in Sanford and Statesville.

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The P.A.L. Program has professional athletes who have donated time and resources to the center. They include Anthony Pleasant formerly of New England Patriots, Michael Dean Perry formerly of Cleveland Browns, Greg Briggs formerly of the Dallas Cowboys, and Germaine Crowell formerly of the New Orleans Saints, and others.



The programs that underway at P.A.L. are the fall football program, year-round basketball tournaments and league. Through collaborating with Success Institute Charter School, many of our youth participate in golf, soccer, and swimming. The events that are being added to the Police Athletic League during the summer of 2006 include competitive chess, robotics through the NASA Program, tennis, and volleyball. Champ Camp, the summer camp program consists of the five major sports, basketball, volleyball, football, soccer and track.

The Police Athletic League places a high priority on academics and uses it as a prerequisite for youth to participate in any of the P.A.L. programs. We encourage youth to become academic achievers through special tutorials for those who are not up to par.

P.A.L. is opened daily after school to 9 pm,  holidays. Midnight basketball is sponsored for those who are not in school to help keep them from being out in  the streets at night and to encourage them to be productive citizens.