Last Season’s Plays
Plays are your tools for making healthy changes! Pick a Play that suits your school, use it as a guide and be creative — then share your experiences with other schools!
Check Out Last Season's Plays!
Grow a Pizza Garden
Healthy Eating
Grow a pizza garden with nutrient-rich ingredients for a pizza with students’ favorite toppings — then have a classroom or school-wide pizza party!
The Power Behind the Play
Healthy Eating
Use this milk-focused Play to help make the connection between the healthy benefits of low-fat and fat-free dairy foods and physical activity.
View PlaySuper “Bowl” Party
Healthy Eating
Hold weekly or monthly super “bowl” parties with different ready-to-serve nutritious snacks or cereals served in bowls.
Recipe Contest
Healthy Eating
Hold recipe contests for new breakfast or lunch items and build students’ interest in making healthy eating choices.
View PlayPlenty of Time...to Eat?
Healthy Eating
Find ways to give students adequate time to relax, socialize and have a well-balanced, nutrient-rich lunch.
View PlayMilk Mustache Booth
Healthy Eating
Highlight the benefits of low-fat and fat-free dairy foods in students’ diets and let students sample dairy foods by hosting your own “milk mustache” photo booth!
View PlayMeet Your Inner Chef
Healthy Eating
Work with local restaurants to find chefs who can volunteer their time to help get kids interested — and spice things up — in your school meals program!
View PlayMake Your Case for School Breakfast
Healthy Eating
Make sure your school offers a breakfast program, and get students involved in showing school breakfast’s connection with better health and learning.
Healthy Breakfast, Healthy Lunch – BAR NONE
Healthy Eating
Create salad-bar-style breakfast and lunch meals, and recruit students to help select delicious, healthy options for the bar.
Grab and Go – Anytime!
Healthy Eating
Set up quick and easy meals that students can grab for breakfast, lunch or after school for a nutrient-rich meal.
View PlayDrink Milk and Recycle
Healthy Eating
Help students fuel their day by serving milk in plastic containers, and then build awareness about the benefits of recycling the bottles!
View PlayBuild Your Own Shake-Up
Healthy Eating
Add a “Build Your Own Shake-Up Bar” in your school cafeteria, encouraging students to try new smoothie combinations.
View PlayBreakfast Picnic
Healthy Eating
Set up an inviting, convenient breakfast picnic area that students can visit before school or between classes for nutritious, tasty choices.
View PlayBreakfast in the Classroom
Healthy Eating
Increase breakfast participation by delivering reimbursable meals to classrooms for student consumption before or during class.
View PlayBreakfast – Grab and Go!
Healthy Eating
Boost school breakfast participation by offering quick and easy choices students can grab on their way into school or between morning classes.
View PlayBig Game Training Table
Healthy Eating
Get the right nutrients for physical activity by planning some pregame or post-workout “fuel up” offerings.
View PlayA Hero’s Breakfast
Healthy Eating
Promote healthy breakfast choices by hosting a monthly “hero’s breakfast” for invited community heroes or celebrities.
View PlayA Community Taste Test Event
Healthy Eating
Get the community involved by hosting monthly nutritious taste tests for students, their families and other community members.
View PlayCommunity Playtime – It’s Good for Everyone
Physical Activity
Your entire community should be up and active! Partner with local community groups and organizations to offer physical activity opportunities outside regular school hours.
View PlayLet's Dance!
Physical Activity
Ready to get moving? Set up a series of fun dance activities — or start a club — at your school.
Make Your Case for Quality Physical Education
Physical Activity
Create an awareness campaign to make sure your school has a quality physical education program — including P.E. every day that works for every student.
View PlayStop and Go Signs
Physical Activity
Place “point-of-decision” prompts around the school to encourage students (and adults) to take advantage of every opportunity to be active!
View PlayNFL Player Challenges
Physical Activity
Organize a weekly contest in which students or classes complete physical fitness challenges from NFL players!
View PlayNFL Play 60 Challenge
Physical Activity
Organize a friendly teacher competition for teachers to track their physical activity, and post it on a school bulletin board for students to see!
View PlayCreate Your Own Fitness Center
Physical Activity
Create a fitness center that can be used by students and teachers before, during and after school, and make physical activity a valuable part of your school’s day!
View PlayAfter-School Drills and Skills
Physical Activity
Add some fun to the after-school period by working with existing clubs or programs to implement some NFL-provided activities.
View Play2017-2018 PLAYBOOK
Check out the 2017–2018 Playbook.
View 2017-2018 Playbook