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>>AN INDIANAPOLIS MAN HAS TAKENTHE MOSTLY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITYOF CYCLING TO ANOTHER LEVEL THATPROMOTES SKILL DEVELOPMENT,

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG YOUTH.BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THISWEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.BILL.

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>>GERRY, THANKS.AN INNOVATIVE LOCAL PROGRAMCALLED KIDS RIDING BIKES IS THEBRAINCHILD OF AN ORGANIZATION

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NAMED NINE13SPORTS WHICH BRINGSTHE BENEFITS OF CYCLING,INCLUDING ENDURANCE AND SPEED,TO THOUSANDS OF CENTRAL INDIANA

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YOUTH.AND JOINING US TODAY IS NINE13SPORTS' EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOMHANLEY.

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WELCOME.YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY A NATIONALCOLLEGIATE CHAMPION AT MARIONUNIVERSITY SO THIS WAS KIND OF A

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NATURAL TRANSITION FOR YOU TOGET INVOLVED.WHAT WAS THE CONCEPT?>> ABSOLUTELY.

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SO CYCLING, GAVE ME A CHANCE TOTRAVEL ALL OVER AND EXPERIENCEGREAT THINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRYAND WORLD.

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I DID THAT UNTIL I WAS 23 YEARSOLD AND THEN HAD AN ACCIDENTTHAT ENDED MY CYCLING CAREER.I HAD TWO BROKEN VERTEBRAE AND A

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BRAIN INJURY.I WENT DOWN THE TRADITIONALROUTE OF LAW SCHOOL AND THEACCIDENT GAVE ME A CHANCE TO

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STEP BACK AND DECIDED WHAT IWANTED TO DO SO I THOUGHT ABOUTBECOMING AN EDUCATOR AND THATDID NOT SEEM LIKE A GREAT FIT

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AND ULTIMATELY I REALIZED MYPASSION WITH THE BICYCLE ANDWITH KIDS SO THAT WAS THECATALYST FOUR NINE13SPORTS.

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>> GIVES THE VIEWERS AN OVERVIEWOF HOW NINE13SPORTS WORKS.>> WE OPERATE IN SCHOOL DURINGTHE SCHOOL DAY AS PART OF A

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CURRICULUM SO WE WORK WITHKINDERGARTEN THROUGH SENIORS INHIGH SCHOOL AND BRING INSIMULATORS AND INTEGRATE INTO

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THE PHYSICAL EDUCATIONCURRICULUM SO WE WORK WITHGROUPS OF 8412-15 MINUTES EACHAND WORK WITH EACH STUDENT IN A

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CLASS SO AND AN AVERAGE DAY WESEE BETWEEN 150-200 STUDENTS ANDIT'S AN EQUALIZER.WE THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO

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TAKE ALL STUDENTS AND CREATE ALEVEL PLAYING FIELD THAT CREATESPHYSICAL FITNESS.>> IT COST MONEY, UNLIKE MANY

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NONPROFITS THAT GET PRIMARYFUNDING FROM PHILANTHROPICORGANIZATIONS YOU HAVE BEEN ABLETO TAP INTO THE CLIMATE.

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>> WE OPERATE LIKE AN INDYCARTEAM MORE THAN LIKE A NONPROFIT.THREE QUARTERS OF OUR REVENUECOMES FROM CORPORATE MARKETING.

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WE PROVIDE A MARKETING SERVICETO THE CORPORATE WORLD AND IT SOHAPPENS THAT ONE UNDERWRITES THEOTHER, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO

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ALL OF THIS WITHOUT EVERCHARGING A SCHOOL A PENNY.WE BEEN ABLE TO GET GREATENGAGEMENT FROM DIFFERENT

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SECTORS, HEALTHCARE ANDORGANIZATIONS LIKE PEYTONMANNING'S CHILDREN HOSPITAL,REGIONAL HEALTH, AND THEN

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SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THEUNITED STATE OF INDIANA THATHAVE REALLY HELPED DRIVE THISFORWARD AND HAVE HELPED CREATE

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OPPORTUNITY FOR THOUSANDS OFKIDS.>> NOT ONLY IN INDIANAPOLIS, BUTPORTLAND AND YOU HAVE PLANS TO

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EXPAND.TALK ABOUT THAT.>> WE LAUNCHED IN PORTLAND INMAY 2015 AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

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GROW PROGRAMS OUT THERE WITHGREAT SUCCESS.THE PORTLAND OPERATIONS GOT THENIKE FOUNDATION INVOLVED WITH US

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AND OUR GOAL ULTIMATELY IS TOGROW ACROSS THE COUNTRY SO WEARE EXAMINING LOGISTICS INMINNEAPOLIS, AUSTIN, TEXAS AND

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NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN WILL MOVEFORWARD WITH THOSE IN Q4 AND Q1OF NEXT YEAR.>> AND GROWING LOCALLY.

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YOU SAID YOU HAVE A STAFF OFTHREE BUT HAVE EXPANSION PLANS.>> THAT'S A GREAT THING ABOUTWHAT WE ARE DOING WITH SO MUCH

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DEMAND.ABOUT 200 SCHOOLS ON A WAIT LISTRIGHT NOW FOR THE PROGRAM ANDOUR MAIN GOAL IS NOT ONLY

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NATIONAL EXPANSION OF THATSERVICE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SOBETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THEYEAR WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH

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CORPORATE PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TOEXPAND FROM 40 SCHOOLS PER YEARTO 120.>> QUICKLY AS WE WRAP UP IF

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PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN WHERE DOTHEY GO.>> TRUCK UP THE WEBSITENINE13SPORTS.ORG.