Overview
- L.A. County Parks partnered with Disney Jr.'s Let's Play! and ESPN's Take Back Sports to stage the one-day clinic at Cathedral High School in East Los Angeles, with support from Every Kid Sports.
- Preschool- and kindergarten-age children sampled T-ball/baseball, soccer, flag football and basketball in short, age-based rotations.
- Mickey Mouse made an unannounced appearance, leading a warm-up featuring the 'Hot Dog!' dance in a tie-in to the Disney+ series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+.
- ESPN commentator Bernardo 'Bernie' Osuna emceed and emphasized returning fun to youth sports as a core aim of the Take Back Sports initiative.
- Local reporting put attendance at about 75 pre-registered children ages three to seven, and organizers highlighted joy, access and community engagement as the event’s goals.