Team IMPACT Founding
In what year did Jay Calnan help start Team IMPACT?
2011
Jay grew up in this Connecticut town (include the state).
Bristol, Connecticut
Team IMPACT kids can wear this to show they are part of the team
Team Uniforms
More than this number of NCAA teams are currently partnered with Team IMPACT (use the number shown as a fun fact).
1,100
Boston is the capital and largest city of this state.
Massachusetts
The first child Team IMPACT matched was a nine-year-old named ____ who had cancer.
Ben
Jay had a younger brother who inspired Team IMPACT. His brother’s name was ____.
Chris
Team IMPACT kids can sit with the teams during these events.
Games
Team IMPACT has been at more than this number of colleges (use the number shown)
800
he text names one very old university near Boston. What is that university?
Harvard University
Team IMPACT matches kids with college teams and keeps them on the teams for this many years.
Two Years
Before starting Team IMPACT, Jay started this type of business in 1996.
A construction company
Kids matched by Team IMPACT can be from this age range (give the lower and upper ages).
5 to 16 years old
Each year Team IMPACT chooses a special award for a matched child. What is the award called? (three words)
Teammate of the Year
The text says many universities are in or near Boston. Give one reason why Boston is a good place for college students (use the text).
Many universities are in or near Boston (students can attend nearby colleges)
Team IMPACT began as an idea to help kids feel this way when they join teams (one word)
Included (or inclusion)
Chris served this role for a local baseball team even though he could not play sports (two words).
Bat boy
Team IMPACT kids do NOT need to do this to be on a team (two words).
Play sports
People can do this on the Team IMPACT website to help pick the Teammate of the Year (two words).
Vote online (or vote)
Team IMPACT matches kids with college teams in many sports. Give three sports named in the text.
Any three of: baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, lacrosse
Approximately how many kids has Team IMPACT matched with teams (round to the nearest hundred)?
About 4,000
Jay’s younger brother later died in this year (a four-digit year given in the text).
1989
Name two benefits kids get from being on teams listed in the text (give two)
Any two of: make friends, gain confidence, have fun, feel included, inspire the teams
The 2025 Teammate of the Year finalists were a pair of teammates who play this sport at the University of North Carolina.
Lacrosse
According to the passage, Team IMPACT has partnered with more than 1,100 of this kind of teams (include the acronym).
NCAA teams