Academy Sports + Outdoors is a sports goods discount store chain. Academy carries an extensive line of name-brand equipment and clothing and shoes for competitive sports, physical fitness training, and outdoor recreational activities such as camping, hunting, fishing, and boating. Academy's company headquarters are located in Katy, Texas, a suburb of Houston, where it also owns a large warehouse used for effective inventory control and distribution.
The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. (National PAL), serves as the World's Foremost Leader Engaging Kids, Cops and Communities. National PAL's mission is to aid in the prevention of juvenile crime and violence by providing mentorship, civic/service, athletic, recreational, enrichment and educational opportunities and resources to PAL Membership Chapters and local communities. National PAL and its member chapters work nationwide to promote the prevention of juvenile crime and violence by building relationships among kids, cops and communities through positive engagement. As a membership organization, National PAL provides its member Chapters with training, resources, and opportunities to create new initiatives and relationships, as well as, to improve upon and enhance the quality of existing programs used to enhance and strengthen bonds within their community.