Kids On The Move
Sports Backers believes that fitness should be FUN, and that’s why we’ve created an action-packed program designed specifically for kids.
Begin on an exciting journey to fitness like no other with Kids On The Move!
From creative exercises to running across a finish line, we make staying active an adventure! Through a variety of program initiatives, children across the region will make friends, build confidence, and learn healthy habits that will follow them through life. Adventure awaits when there’s Kids On The Move!
Coach
Kids On The Move is made possible by a team of volunteer coaches that help lead running and fitness clubs! Fill out our interest form to learn more about becoming a volunteer coach!
Resources
The Kids On The Move team has created resources for coaches and schools to use to help facilitate their clubs.
Events
Join Us for the Atlantic Union Bank 10K Mini and Twilight 1-Mile Kids Run — Our Signature Events of the Season!
Initiatives
Next Up
Next Up is a collaborative community initiative working to ensure that Richmond Public School (RPS) middle school students engage in meaningful Out-of-School Time programs designed to improve academic achievement, workforce readiness and social, emotional and physical health. Sports Backers is one of the Next Up service providers at Brown, Henderson, and River City Middle schools!
Ragnar Trail Richmond Fundraising Team
Hit the trails of one of Virginia’s natural jewels, Pocahontas State Park, as a Kids On The Move hero at the 2025 Ragnar Trail Richmond and experience VIP treatment! With every mile you run, you are helping push forward the programming of Kids On The Move throughout the greater Richmond region and beyond.
Run Clubs & Fitness Clubs
Every year Kids On The Move gets thousands of young people across our region moving through our support of local running, walking, and fitness clubs. We focus on reaching kids across the region- Church Hill to Swansboro, up to Hanover, down to Dinwiddie, out to Short Pump, and everywhere in between.
Kids On The Move News
Energizing our community through active living, infrastructure advocacy, and fitness programs.