Thanks to all of your votes, the top ten teams will now receive a $2,500 Gear Up Grant to purchase essential sports equipment and a year supply of CooperVision contact lenses! Check out these amazing stories and see why these teams deserved the cash!

After school "Safe Haven" Weightlifting Program for Self-Esteem

I have a youth weightlifting team at Renaissance Magnet High School in Meridian Idaho. The team is run under the…

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Rock Hill High School Bearcats

Vision is a word that is often used in our program because it is one of the most important aspects…

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Cheerleading is a Sport!

My cheer squad, the LaPorte Slicers, has made it to nationals in Florida three times in a row. We were…

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Millennium High School Baseball Team

My name is R.J. Mckee and I attend a charter school K-12. I have been at the school since 4th…

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AL Stanback volleyball

What is a team? A team is your family. They back you up no matter what even if you don't…

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Giovanni Lugo - Glades Day Gators

Hi my name is Giovanni Lugo, and I have played football since the age of 5, soccer since the age…

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A helping hand

We are the Whitewater Alberta Slalom canoe kayak team. We need your help too get new gear to improve our…

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Looking Goofy

When training for the sport of Nordic Skiing, we often find ourselves looking goofy. In fact, it's usually encouraged,…

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CONTACTS IN, GOGGLES ON, BOBCATS ARE #1

My name is Jacob Smith and I am a junior at Grandview Heights High School. I am a member…

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Clear sight to the 2016 Olympic Games

We are Grant Johnson and Hannah Wright. We are 16 and 17-year-olds who have been in Judo since we…

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