BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- On Thursday, August 25th, the Bridgewater State University football team and coaching staff hosted the Fifth Annual "Road to Kindergarten".

The community event, designed for the children who are entering kindergarten at Bridgewater Elementary Schools, started at 9:30am with over 190 kindergarteners and 97 football players as well as the Bears' coaching staff on Swenson Field.

The children participated in a number of different activities including jumping over bags, throwing and kicking the football and practicing their touchdown dances. The kids also got the opportunity to meet the Bears' mascot, Bristaco.

After refueling with plenty of water, the children made their way to the open field for more fun. There were five different stations of activities such as duck-duck-goose, tug-of-war and red rover, as well as two different bounce-houses. The weather was perfect with temperatures in the low 80s and everyone had a great deal of fun.