Life Sport began in 1984 when Rudy Van Daele and the parents of the children he was coaching created a school based on creativity and mutual respect. Together they offered a way for children to continue to develop the resources that support them in taking care of themselves.
For 40 years parents have introduced us to schools and community centers where we have set up our equipment, trained coaches, and created new locations for children to enjoy personal development through play.
Locations 1984 - Present
Rodeph Sholom School
7 West 83rd
Ethical Culture School
33 Central Park West
The Brearly School
510 East 83rd
The Calhoun School
433 West End Avenue
West Park Church
165 West 86th
Studio School
117 W 95th St
Trinity School
139 West 91st
Church of All Nations
417 West 57th
The Roc
59 East 2nd street
Central Baptist Church
166 West 92nd
Nord Anglia School
44 East 2nd street
The Andrew Freedman Home
1125 Grand Concourse
Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance
2474 Westchester Avenue
P.S. 36
1070 Castle Hill Ave, The Bronx
Manhattan Country School
150 W 85th St
at Life Sport have experience with everything from
early childhood education through the coaching of Olympic champions.
If you know of a church, community center or other organization that would like to host a Life Sport program in your neighborhood fill out this form and a coach will promptly get back to you.
1984 through 2023
Alexandra Aprenova
Greg Arden
Darrell Autor
Sarah Barab
Sean Benton
Sulaiman Burvick
Gabriel Cadet
Sylvia Cazacu
Marium Kante
T Michael Dalton
Palmer Douglas
Brunella Falco
Barbara Joe Fleming
Tony Flores
Kenn Goodman
Lily Goodman
Chris Harrison
Anthony Johnson
Soomi Kim
Gary Lai
Jason Luis
Leon Maitre
Maria Markisello
Mike Maddi
William Maldonado
Cynthia Ming
Ekow Nunoo
Andrew Pacho
Patricia Parker
Jody Patterson
Joselita Pereira Oliveira
Vitaly Ovsiannoikov
Kristie Phillips
Vladimir Reyson
Valentina Reyson
Barbara Rhind
Bruce Rivers
Rochelle Romano
Sarah Sheppard
Katie Smethurst
Thea Smethurst
Sara Jo Strickland
Telma Silva Gama
Michael Taitt
Soley Thorsteinsdottir
Jonina Thorsteinsdottir
Vikingur Thorsteinsson
Toby Towson
Michael Vota
Andrea Weber
Robert Weber
Steve Wolf
Chris Van Daele
Rudy Van Daele
Emily Venizelos
Street Fairs
We support community events that raise funds for schools and neighborhoods:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Columbus Avenue Festival
Calhoun School
Poe Festival
West Side Montessori
The Mandell Preschool
Columbia Grammer