WRPA is a resource for Washington park and recreation best practices, techniques, strategies, products and trends.  The following resources are available to give you the confidence to tackle impending issues and challenges that the profession is currently facing.  Resources help you to strengthen management decisions.   For additional resources we recommend you visit www.mrsc.org. 

The list below provides an overview of the available electronic resources WRPA provides:

Administrators

• Healthy Communities Through Parks
• Sample policies and agreemeents
• Positioning Parks
• Recreation & Conservation Resources

• Leadership

 Aquatics

• Aquatic Section Survey Results (uniforms, maintenance, staff, passes and swim programs) 

• Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

Athletic-Fitness

• Field and Facility Rental Resources
• Gender Equity
• Head Injury
• Healthy Communities
• Summer Daycamp : Parent Handouts, Medical Forms & Waivers, Summer Staff Training Manuals

Facilities

• Facility Forms & Information

Park Resources

Program

• Marketing Network

Teens

Conferences

• 2012 Annual Conference presentations
• Interim Use and Management Plans, Jonathon Turlove
• The Better Business Model, Lori Cummings & Jeff Price
• 2010 Conference Health Summit Keynote Presentation: Larry Cohen, The Prevention Institute (video)
• 2010 Conference Economic Summit Keynote Presentation: John Crompton, Texas A&M (video)
• 2010 Conference Environmental Summit Keynote Presentation: Gloria Flora, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions (video)
• “X’s and Y’s and Boomers: Bridging generations for resilience in the workforce” Matthew Chase, Ph.D.