Since 1981 - John LaRue has been conducting regional and national educational trainings and seminars as it relates to the use of cooperative and noncompetitive play to bring about character development with children  of all ages.

We invite you to click on this link, www.back2basicplay.org to navigate over to our Registered - not-for-profit organization (501-C-3 status is in the works)

As a professional in the area of parks and recreation

(BS - SUNY Brockport, '79 and MS - SUNY Cortland, '89 - both degrees in Recreation)

we feel it's prudent to give back to the profession.