BSU Football Hosts "Kickoff to Kindergarten"

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- On Thursday, August 27th, the Bridgewater State University football team and coaching staff hosted the Fourth Annual "Kickoff to Kindergarten".

The community event, designed for the children who are entering kindergarten at Bridgewater Elementary Schools, started at 9:00am with over 100 kindergarteners and 94 football players as well as the Bears' coaching staff on Swenson Field.

The children participated in a number of different activities including jumping over bags, throwing and kicking the football and practicing their touchdown dances. The kids also got the opportunity to meet the Bears' mascot, Bristaco.

After refueling with plenty of water, the children made their way to the open field for more fun. There were five different stations of activities such as duck-duck-goose, tug-of-war, red rover, sharks and minnows as well as two different bounce-houses. The weather was perfect with temperatures in the mid 70s and everyone had a great deal of fun.