Leading up to the Los Angeles Rams' home opener victory against the San Francisco 49ers, the team hosted a PLAY 60 Field Day at Caroline Coleman Field for over 600 fifth grade students from Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) elementary schools.

"Having an organization like the Rams who are investing in the young people in Inglewood, it says a lot about giving back to the community and giving something to the people that live here," said Inglewood Unified School District County Administrator Jim Morris. "The fact that an organization like the Rams think, 'Hey, you are important enough for us to come out and spend time with you,' it's a beautiful event for the community."

The fun-filled event included football drills and exercises led by the Rams rookie safety Kamren Kinchens and wide receiver Xavier Smith as well as Rams Cheerleaders and mascot Rampage. As a first time PLAY 60 attendee, Kinchens discussed the goals of the event and what he hoped to bring out of the participants.

"We wanted to come out here and teach them about football and just have fun," said Kinchens. "A lot of kids are indoors these days, playing videos game, so being outside and just enjoying the weather, that's what it's all about."

Rams PLAY 60 Field Days aim to make a positive impact on youth through teaching football skills, emphasizing exercise and reinforcing the importance of character. The unsung home opener hero, Smith, expressed how much of an impact he hoped to have on the kids and what it means to be a part of an organization that cares deeply about its community.

"When I was a kid, I wished NFL players would come out to my school and play football with me and have fun with me," said Smith. "Growing up in the inner city, you don't have a lot of role models who come back and pour into you and push you to want to be greater than your environment, so it's great to be a part of the Rams organization, who come out to the community so often."

Woundpros, the Rams official PLAY 60 partner joined the event and Enterprise Risk Manager Dion Davis discussed how their goals and the Rams goals coincide with each other, especially with PLAY 60 events and both organizations community efforts in the city of Inglewood.

"We have noticed the Rams have been visible in the Inglewood community for quite some time," said Davis. "We are aligned on getting involved with people and we wanted to incorporate nutrition along with exercise. We feel like that was a good marriage between our two companies and our two messages that we wanted to send out into the community."

The event was a part of the Wasserman Foundation and Creative Artists Agency’s School Day 2024 initiative, a Los Angeles county-wide call to action for entertainment industry partners to provide additional resources to teachers, students, and classrooms.

PLAY 60 is the NFL's national youth health and wellness campaign to encourage kids to get physically active for at least 60 minutes a day. Rams PLAY 60 Field Days take the team to school campuses and parks throughout the region and get students excited about exercising. The Rams have hosted over 120 PLAY 60 events and football clinics for more than 57,000 students throughout Southern California.

Since the Rams returned home to Los Angeles in 2016, players, coaches and front office staff have provided over 2,000 hours of community service in the Inglewood community and impacted IUSD students in a variety of ways.

For more information about the Rams' community outreach efforts, visit www.therams.com/community.