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Getting back to basics and redefining the word play, is what coach Becky Bliss wants for San Antonio girls. From bicycle rodeos to Frisbee Frenzies, Bliss created GoPLAYGirls, focusing on sports, fitness and productive growth.

We want to redefine the word play to get girls active, because active girls develop into leaders and good characters, Bliss said.

And it is lowering the risk of teen pregnancy and dropout rates and that translates into good grades. There are so many connections about sports, fitness, and overall development in one's character.

GoPLAYgirls is a non-profit organization open to girls of all ages. To date, the group has partnered with San Antonio Parks and Recreation, YMCA, area schools, San Antonio Silver Stars, as well as coaches from the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of the Incarnate Word.

An annual fee of $25 includes admission to events, camps, clinics, fitness fairs, mentoring programs and a T-shirt. Bliss hopes GoPLAYGirls will serve as a model for similar organizations in other cities.

Our focus is getting the most opportunities for girls because that is an underserved population. It is not being addressed. We need more people to get on board. The support is there, Bliss explained.

Maybe we can get more professional teams so the girls can have role models. We want to support what some people are already doing but by bringing new ideas to the plate. I would love to see it grow and see it as a U.S. organization, she added.

Bliss, a New York native with degrees in exercise physiology and kinesiology has an extensive background in physical education. She played softball in college and has overseen sport camps and clinics. She currently works with the animal welfare group Spay-Neuter-Inject-Protect San Antonio and offers private softball lessons, as well.

I grew up playing sports my entire life. When I moved to San Antonio five years ago, I was doing private lessons, but wasn't coaching collegiately and I saw the need, said Bliss.

I saw the issues the city is faced with the obesity, the non-participation and said I can do something to change that.

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